Happy Camper? Mmm....

I was going to say I'm NOT a happy camper, but then I thought about it, and the day could've been better, but that was up to me, so I can't complain.

Plus, I have to deal with EDD tomorrow by phone, and I'm very nervous. My union rep was supposed to get the meeting cancelled, but of all weeks, his contact person at EDD was on vacation this week. Crap! I'm not sure what I'm going to do if this interview doesn't go well.....

Okay, but I still have to remember what I'm grateful for:

Not having been shot - which seemed to happen to someone else a few hours ago, a few blocks down the street. Seriously. Several blocks have been roped off and a helicopter is continuing to fly overhead.

Living (at the moment) in a beautiful apartment in a nice part of L.A. - yeah, even with the occasional gunfire.

The mountains, preferably when they're not on fire.

Being American. There are some things that can be tweaked, like health care!, but I'm not looking a gift horse in the mouth.

Being First-Generation American.