Holier Than Thou Judgemental People

It really irks me to hear really smug people who go to church yet they have zero tolerance for Gays. Who are they to think that they have the right to judge others.
I have heard Bill O'Reilly on Fox News say that Alcoholism is not an illness he said that Alcoholics just "like to drink". Gee Billy Boy I hope none of your children or grandchildren take a liking to booze.
When a family has a problem with one of their children many of these people sit back blame the parents and think it can never happen to them.

What has happened to compassion ? Humility ?
Remember no act of kindness no matter how small is ever wasted.

But Otherwise, I'm Really Easy To Get Along With

Mispronunciations and Bad Grammar ... make me cringe. Throw a "nuke-you-ler" or a "supposably" into a sentence, and I lose about 10 respect points for you.

Super-Happy People ... bug the living crap out of me. Maybe they really are that chipper all the time, but it always comes across as an act to me. I'm sarcastic and kind of snarky by nature, and I have trouble sustaining perkiness for more than three consecutive minutes. It makes me tired and, frankly, so do they.

Overly-Permissive Parents - You're making the rest of us look bad to our kids. Knock it off.

Two or More Gray Days in a Row - I have a hard enough time getting up in the morning when I've stayed up way too late watching reality television. Sun would be helpful.

Aggressive Drivers - Really? Riding my butt in traffic is going to get you there faster? Not when I slow waaaaay down because you're pissing me off.

Cleaning - I hate it with a passion normally reserved for things like land wars in Asia. HATE. HAAAATE. Are we clear?

My Flickering Eyelid

Sorry, it's metaphor time.

I have that twitch in my eyelid, the one that you can't control, that comes anytime it feels like it and makes you feel like the world can tell your eyelid is moving.


That's my life right now and it's the biggest irritant I have. I could call it "the broken mirror", because I'm pretty sure it started when I broke a mirror on New Years Day. So for the next 6 years and 3 months I can expect things to happen over which I have no control, that disrupt my life completely, that happen without warning and get better, worse and better all within the same day/week/month. And I can expect to feel like the whole world can tell my life is crazy even though I go to great lengths to appear calm, collected and together on the outside.

Right now, I can handle just about anything else. Not much else bothers me. I mean really bothers me. I guess it's a good thing. Meanwhile I really need to google *curse of the broken mirror*.

Irritations

I'm going to go for list form on this one.

-Hypocrisy-in just about any form. People who say one thing and do another, that sort of thing.

-People who call my office for help, and then insist that what I tell them is wrong and that it can't possibly be that way. If you don't want to hear my answer, don't call for help. If you're that smart, then why are you calling Tech Support in the first place?

-Complete and total pessimism-I can understand pessimism to a certain point, even I get that way sometimes. (though rarely...I'm one of the most optimistic, happy people you will ever meet). But at some point pessimism becomes a "woah is me" whining fest and half the time it's the person's own fault for the way they are feeling. Despite what some people think, the world is out to get them, and everyone's thought process DOES NOT include "and what can I do to hurt or upset today". Sometimes I think people really do think that.

-Misuse of basic math terms. Always been a pet peeve. You DO NOT 'plus' something or 'minus' something, you 'add' or 'subtract' it. 'Plus' and 'minus' are reserved for use in reading things like 2+2 or 10-3. The misuse of the words to say "You plus 3 to 5" seriously grates on my nerves and makes the speaker sound like an uneducated idiot. (I apologize if anyone does it, it's just a real pet peeve of mine)

I'm sure there are lots of other things, but those are some of the top ones that come to mind immediately.

Don't Get Me Started!

Here's a list of some of the current issues that push my buttons:

1. Having my (rightful) anger or frustration being attributed to "getting ready to start your deal" . Guess what "deal" that is? Guess whose blockhead husband says this? Having my anger, temperment, or bad mood belittled to being b/c of "female" problems is insulting. And no matter how many times I explain this, I just end up more and more mad, he still can't get it through his thick head, and it's a waste of time. Why do men say stupid stuff like this? You know, it could be b/c the lack of help, the demand on my time/energy, and being tired after working and then coming home and working some more that could be making me a bitch. Not hormones.
2. People that feel that "no smoking" bans in restaurants and other public places tread on their rights as Americans. YES, assholes, you have EVERY right to kill yourself slowly and to stink like trash. HOWEVER, you DO NOT have the right to do so if it makes EVERYONE else around you have to breathe it, also (and stink). THAT'S treading on OUR rights to BREATHE CLEAN OXYGEN. So go smoke your cigarettes in your own house and leave the rest of us to breathe and smell nice.
3. And for that matter, people who smoke in their cars when children are strapped in the backseat. You DON'T have to smoke. You might think you do, but believe me, you will survive if you have to wait 5 minutes to smoke. But go ahead and be a selfish ass and make others in the car cough, stink, and gasp. Especially those who have no control over their own lives.
4. Insurance companies. Do I really need to elaborate? You pay them monthly/yearly without fail, and then they do everything in their power to not pay you when you have a claim. Nice.

I think I need to stop. I could go on and on, due to my "woman troubles" of course, but I will spare you all. LOL.

I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore!!!

This is what makes me annoyed, frustrated, hot under the collar, livid, and outraged.  (In no particular order.)

1.  People who speed down my street.  I've talked about this before, slow the f--- down before you kill a child.  I mean it.  I'm getting really mad, and I might just throw an egg at your car.

2.  Snobs.  Get over yourself.  You aren't better than anyone else because you have a huge house, belong to a country club and drive a Lexus SUV.  Maybe you got those things because you're a genius and deserve it more than the rest of us.  But most likely it's because you'll do whatever it takes to get what you want, no matter who you have to crush to get it.

3. Pain in the a-- parents who feel the need to show how proactive they are by criticizing everything.  We have great schools, in our town.   We are very lucky to have such wonderful people teaching our children.  They know what they are doing, and believe it or not, they can do it without your input.  Especially when it's Back to School night and other parents don't want to hear you run off at the mouth.  Save it for conferences.

I could go on forever, but I want to let you guys have a turn, because nothing ticks me off more than a person who doesn't know when to shut up.

I saw myself in black and red

When I was little, I never really knew what I wanted to be. Not much has changed in that arena. I toyed with the idea of being a marine biologist. But for a central Illinois girl surrounded by cornfields, that was just all silliness. I'm often amazed at how many people really wanted to be a marine biologist. Fascinating...

I digress.

I also gave much more serious consideration to being President. Of the World. Seriously. Then I learned there wasn't one, and again my hopes were dashed.

I never really set a specific goal for myself, but there was one vision I always had with regards to my grown-up life. I pictured myself wearing a black turtleneck sweater, a red plaid skirt, black tights, black boots, and a little beret. I had a little curly-headed girl (assuming she was my future daughter), and we were walking out of an apartment onto what appeared to be a city street.

Yup. That's all I saw. Some clothes and a random child.

Weird, huh?