Things that make me cranky

Listing meme picked up from kcwitch. Original instructions were to bold the things in the list that piss you off, and then add three of your own. The list is getting long though, so I thought I'd just list the things that piss me off, and then add mine. And then, you know, add commentary (italicized).

So there.

2. detailed voicemails instead of email
5. holier-than-thou vegetarians
6. Inappropriate Capitalization (also, complete lack of capitalization)
8. extolling of childrens' wide-eyed innocence
9. lack of continuity in movies/TV (Except in generally bad film, where it's a bonus)
26. people who reek of stale cigarette smoke all the time
30. being touched by strangers (without permission) (bonus points if they're in an altered state and I'm not)
31. Rabid know-it-all fanboys with superiority complexes. (bonus points for "lifestyle" fanboys - i.e. those who wear the Star Trek uniform to places other than costume parties.)
44. People who think that having a different point of view makes you automatically totally unAmerican.
45. Media pavlovian tactics designed to make us react a certain way to certain stimuli: like 9/11
46. Parents who allow their children to act up in public places.
52. Having to repeat myself.
53. Text messenger talk in any other situation than when it's actually being typed on a pager/cell phone/other device with very tiny keyboard and screen.
54. People who are genuinely deeply interested in celebrity marriages.

Things that make me cranky

Listing meme picked up from kcwitch. Original instructions were to bold the things in the list that piss you off, and then add three of your own. The list is getting long though, so I thought I'd just list the things that piss me off, and then add mine. And then, you know, add commentary (italicized).

So there.

2. detailed voicemails instead of email
5. holier-than-thou vegetarians
6. Inappropriate Capitalization (also, complete lack of capitalization)
8. extolling of childrens' wide-eyed innocence
9. lack of continuity in movies/TV (Except in generally bad film, where it's a bonus)
26. people who reek of stale cigarette smoke all the time
30. being touched by strangers (without permission) (bonus points if they're in an altered state and I'm not)
31. Rabid know-it-all fanboys with superiority complexes. (bonus points for "lifestyle" fanboys - i.e. those who wear the Star Trek uniform to places other than costume parties.)
44. People who think that having a different point of view makes you automatically totally unAmerican.
45. Media pavlovian tactics designed to make us react a certain way to certain stimuli: like 9/11
46. Parents who allow their children to act up in public places.
52. Having to repeat myself.
53. Text messenger talk in any other situation than when it's actually being typed on a pager/cell phone/other device with very tiny keyboard and screen.
54. People who are genuinely deeply interested in celebrity marriages.

That is what I do: I bring balance to this country.

My horoscope for today advises being balanced and saying nice things. Therefore, having posted 14 things that piss me off, I thought I'd now post 14 things that make me happy. Feel free to play with this list like the other one, if you like: Bold the ones that apply to you, then add three of your own.

1. Irish coffee. Stimulants and sedatives in the same cup - brilliant!
2. Sleeping in.
3. John Ashcroft's face, made of porn!
4. Literary in-jokes.
5. Comfortable shoes.
6. Finding things that aren't what you are looking for, but are nonetheless what you need.
7. Rube Goldberg machines.
8. Mutt dogs, especially those of improbable breed combinations.
9. Getting to leave work early.
10. Hedgehogs.
11. Men in kilts/skirts.
12. Kissing games.
13. Honey.
14. Monster movies.

That is what I do: I bring balance to this country.

My horoscope for today advises being balanced and saying nice things. Therefore, having posted 14 things that piss me off, I thought I'd now post 14 things that make me happy. Feel free to play with this list like the other one, if you like: Bold the ones that apply to you, then add three of your own.

1. Irish coffee. Stimulants and sedatives in the same cup - brilliant!
2. Sleeping in.
3. John Ashcroft's face, made of porn!
4. Literary in-jokes.
5. Comfortable shoes.
6. Finding things that aren't what you are looking for, but are nonetheless what you need.
7. Rube Goldberg machines.
8. Mutt dogs, especially those of improbable breed combinations.
9. Getting to leave work early.
10. Hedgehogs.
11. Men in kilts/skirts.
12. Kissing games.
13. Honey.
14. Monster movies.

Why yes, I do have a thirteen-year-old's sense of humor.

I keep it in a jar on my desk.

Seriously though, I just want to point out that Jesus loves Dick.

OK. You may all go back to whatever you were doing now.

Why yes, I do have a thirteen-year-old's sense of humor.

I keep it in a jar on my desk.

Seriously though, I just want to point out that Jesus loves Dick.

OK. You may all go back to whatever you were doing now.