i have been wanting to start this post for some time now...i read a similar posting that one of my friends put on her blog and it made me think, oh yeah, that's something that really gets under my skin, too. since it seems that things have been getting under my skin more than usual later (more on that one in another posting!) it seemed like the perfect time to document all of those little things that drive me nuts. things like...
* people who put their turn signal on for four blocks before actually turning. come on, it's nice that you want to alert me, but you end up just pissing me off instead!
* people who are backing out of a parking spot and are driving with one hand and smoking with the other (saw this at B&N today....it didn't help matters that she had purple hair and a nose ring). come on, is your caffeine fix really that necessary that you cant wait 30 seconds till you pull out of the lot?!
* and speaking of purple hair and a nose ring....people who work in public-service jobs with foul-looking tattoos or piercings. i'm all for personal expression -- to an extent -- but i really don't want to look at the gaping inch-wide hole in your ear when i'm ordering my coffee from you or have to see your BFF's name inked on your arm as you give me my change.
*people that complain about how busy they are and point out how much others aren't busy enough (my place of employment has a ton of folks like this!!). if you are that busy, you should be so focused on what you're doing that you could care less whether i'm talking to a donor or surfing the web. get back to work!!
* people who can't let things go and hold grudges. perfect example? a friend of a friend of a friend of mine (yeah, that many friends removed...) still won't talk to me over a minor incident that happened between our mutual friend and i more than five years ago, and she still ignores me in public places. come on, just get a life already!
* trailer trash who just keep having more welfare babies for the rest of us. need i say more? (and no, just because you live in a trailer, that doesn't make you trash....you're trash if you're stupid and ignorant).
* no toilet paper or paper towels in public bathrooms, and people who leave disgusting, used feminine hygiene products on the floors of public bathrooms. ick, what makes you think you are too good to dispose of them and that i want to see them?! for that matter...public bathrooms in general (but unfortunately, they are a necessity sometimes).
* people who dress in their sunday finest to go to wal-mart, yet their little kids are dirty and have snotty noses and are out waaay past their bedtime. get your kids home, give them a bath, and put them to bed, dumbass!!!
* people who talk on their cell (or just talk too loud) at the movies.
* my husband, when he says he's sorry over things he has no control over. if i have a headache, he's sorry i have one....if i'm running late for work, he's sorry....if i get home from work in a lousy mood, he's sorry i had a bad day. sorry, but you don't have to be sorry -- life happens!!
* people who harm children in any way. this has always disgusted me, but now that i'm a parent, i can't bear to hear anything on the news related to this.
* speaking of kids: celebrities who give their kids god-awful names. think of how your poor kid is going to get treated when they grow up!
* strangers who don't say "thank you" or even acknowledge you when you hold the door for them.
* not washing your hands after using the restroom. one word -- EEEEEW!!!
* TELEMARKETERS! 11:00 pm on a saturday night! 4:30 am on a sunday morning! STOP IT!!!!!
* making no attempt to avoid hitting animals on the road.
* poor grammar. (yes, i know that i'm one to talk, using all lower-case letters in my postings....but i'm consistent). and by this i mean blatant misuse of the English language and not caring. u kno wut im talkin abowt?
* and the last one...people who don't realize how incredibly lucky they are to live as well as they do when there are so many people in this world living terrible lives beyond their control (and i am just as guilty of this as anyone else, when i get in my 'i've gotta shop...i've gotta have this...' mode...time to stop and realize what's really important in life).
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Ever have to go to Walmart after midnight? A week after moving here, we had an emergency where I needed to go pick something up. I could not believe the number of toddlers only half dressed and AWAKE at Walmart at midnight. I was disgusted!
I'm just saying - you work in university fundraising and you are against telemarketers....how do you feel about those students who call me to ask for money for dear old state?
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