I also wish that drivers would not drop trash out of their car windows. Since I've moved to New Orleans, I've been noticing this regularly and from all kinds of people: students, Mommies with their carpools, construction workers, businessmen, prissy girls, and people walking along the road. I can't stand it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If I'm following someone who does this I honk madly at them and even once, rolled down my window and shouted that they shouldn't do that, but what I REALLY want to do is jump out of my car, run over to them and throw it back at them through their open window. I'm not just talking about cigarrette trash....and I personally DO consider butts to be trash! I used to see this in Macon, GA and came to think of that city as a dirty place with disrespectful citizens. Once, in Macon, at a CONCERT in the civic auditorium, I saw a mother walking with two children and her husband out of the building, presumably to pick up her other child who was just finished singing. That in itself was annoying because it wasn't fair to the rest of the kids who were left to perform. Anyway, she was walking past a trash can and then four feet later, DROPPED her fast food cup on the floor without even stopping or slightly pausing. I would assume that any normal person would either put the trash into the trash can OR hold onto it until they come across one. I've even taken trash home in the car or left it inside the car until I find a place for it. I used to think that perhaps it was a sign of poor upbringing or stupidity, but honestly, here in New Orleans, I have witnessed SO many people dropping trash out of their cars that I can no longer blame it on education, class of society, or full trash cans! It is sooooooo aggravating. For me, THIS is my kind of road rage and my blood just boils. I hope to one day find a proper way to scream at these idiots, GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
I guess I'll end on a lighter note : )
I found an awesome apartment IN the French Quarter so I can't wait to move out of this hellish place. There's this one nutcase in my current complex who I had to call the dept of children's services on because she can't handle it when her baby cries. Talk about Law & Order episodes......this was exactly like a few of them that I've seen. I've had to call the police on two other sets of neighbors, Grrr. My happy ending is that I am moving to a highly beautiful and very quiet place with a gorgeous courtyard and in the Quarter! Hurrah!
Here's another picture and if you don't know this particular flower, it's an awesome one to see and smell : ) It's called the Night-blooming Cereus. The leaves remind me of cactus stems, but the flower comes off of the end of the leaf instead of being on a separate stem. Here is a pic that I took.......
No, it's not blooming, you'll have to wait until it gets dark, DUH......Night-blooming : )
Here are a few websites to read about it if anyone wants:
Here are a few websites to read about it if anyone wants:
This particular varity is called the Epiphyllum oxypetalum ....I think.
So, the coolness of this new apartment will hopefully cancel out the crappiness of the old one. I move in July, but not sure when, depends on money....as does everything, for so many people in today's world!