So today at HAMK, my hopefully very soon to be future employer had a discussion forum and presentations regarding the master plan for the area and environmental protection in Finland in general. The local MP wannabe's were there to participate in the discussions and to inform the public of their agenda for the next 4 years. It was very interesting and educating. Environment, energy and logistics were the 3 main areas of discussion. The logistics would be what I'll be working on if I get this job. And my hopefully soon-to-be-boss was the organizer and the decision should come tomorrow or later this week so I also thought it would be a good way to be seen and seem interested, plus I really wanted to see what it was all about. And I got some insight into whom to vote and whom not. But mostly I just wanted to familiarize myself with the project and be seen.
I went to the exhibition area and before the discussion started I went to sit down. My cousins' son walks by and as I haven't seen him for a long time, the last time I guess was at my dad's funeral, I said hello. He sat down next to me and proceeded to tell me how he just educated a chinese student about the ways of Finland. At that point I was done. Then he proceeded to tell me that he's now studying theater at Teatterikorkeakoulu, expecting me to start brace him or something. When my response was oh yeah, he proceeded to tell me all about what he's done, where he's going, how Nokia is gonna tank, how Finland is gonna tank blah blah blah. And all the while I'm having this expression on my face of "I don't care". That did NOT stop him or his monologue. Then it's time to move to the auditorium and he comes with me, sits 2 chairs away from me and throughout the whole discussion he acts like a ADHD person. He comments on what the panelists are saying, sometimes by talking to himself, sometimes by yelling little louder, and sometimes so that everybody turns to look at him. He takes notes and then when the page is full he rips the sheet away very theatrically and loudly. He speaks to the guy sitting next to him, he makes comments without actually listening to what was said and his feet were moving constantly. In the mean time I'm trying to focus. OH YOUR GOD! I wanted to strangle him! And the the final straw...when there's like a minute left of the time allocated to public questions he makes a question without it actually being a question and then when the non question is answered he is not satisfied! And he made the whole thing about himself! When he started his rant I just slumped down and pretended I wasn't there.
I just don't understand people who are so self centered that they don't even realize that they are making asses of themselves! And it's my fault for saying hello...I should have thought before I acted and remembered that I blocked his statuses on FB about a day after I added him as a friend and every news article he has ever recommended have NOT been of any interest to me. No good deed comes unpunished!
I just needed to get that off my chest. I feel little better now. Hopefully I'll feel really good tomorrow. Should get a phone call to hear about my test!
Later!
update! oh oh oh...it's not even teatterikorkea where he studies, it's something much more lower level! I guess I could call myself the president of Finland or Mayor of Forssa...I mean the president IS a woman so I have that covered and I do live in Forssa so I have that covered too... just start to make shit up! Inflate my stories...and accomplishments!
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