Things That Piss Me Off
- Being tired all day, then not being able to fall asleep at night. For some reason I always feel like passing out at work, where I'm sitting upright, it's loud, it's bright, and people are all around. Then I get to my bed, turn the lights off, with peace and quiet, lay down with my 3 pillows and comfortable blanket, and then toss and turn for an hour and a half.
- White Sox losing to the stupid Tigers. Yes, let's lose to Mike Maroth twice this year, who is 5-13 and still on pace to lose 20 games for the season. Let's sweep the Twins and then get owned by the two worst teams in the AL. Let's make 2 big trades and then fall 8 games behind 1st place. This team makes me mad and sad at the same time. I know Hawk knows how I feel.
- Little black beetle-looking bugs that are all over the townhouse. Where do these things come from? I seriously kill about 5-10 a day, and I'm not even around the house for that long.
- Birds. I know I've complained plenty of times about them crapping on my car, but I just hate them that much. What good do they serve to the ecosystem, or to me? Shouldn't they be eating insects? Like those black beetles that keep getting in the townhouse somehow? Shouldn't they be singing and making beautiful summer sounds? No, the ones in Palatine wake me up in the morning with irritating noises. There's no sweet chirping to be heard.
- Ben Affleck and J. Lo, I saw some of them being interviewed on NBC last night, and man... I don't know exactly why, but they just piss me off. And it's not just "annoyed" anger, I think it's rage of unhealthy proportions.
- That 86-year old guy that drove through the marketplace in Santa Monica. The man went three blocks, killing at least 10 innocent people along the way, before finally stopping his car. THREE BLOCKS! And police who went to his house found that he hit his own garage numerous times while trying to park. Why in the hell was he still driving?? It's just plain disgusting.
- Baseball players that just take the day off without telling me. Barry Bonds, Hank Blalock, Troy Glaus, all you punks. Man, just say something, that's all I ask. You wanna be home with your family, fine. Need a little time to rest a sore shoulder, fine. But at least give me a holler beforehand. You're wasting valuable starts on my fantasy team.
Things That Make Me Happy
- UPS online tracking. I'm a converted fan. And right now, with 3 packages on their way to follow, it's pure bliss.
- Express jeans. This is unexpected for two reasons. One, Express used to be Structure and I swore off buying clothes at Structure. Two, I am not a woman, and I am not gay, so a pair of jeans shouldn't get me excited. Ok, well maybe I'm not really that excited, but ever since ripping a hole in the knee of my best jeans last year, I have lacked a nice, comfortable pair of jeans to wear. Well, I decided to give the store another chance, and the jeans void seems to be filled. Now I'm definitely "looking tasty, really scrumptious".
- Simpsons and Friends. The two best long-running TV shows ever, in my opinion. I know a lot of people have complained that they aren't as good anymore, but I'm still entertained. Also, every show is entitled to have a few bad episodes, and I haven't seen more than a few bad episodes out of either series. I just recently discovered that they show syndicated Friends on TBS every day, so sometimes I'll see like 3 or 4 episodes in one day. It's interesting to watch the really old ones, while thinking about how "years later", all the stuff that happens with Ross/Rachel, Chandler/Monica, and then Joey/Rachel. And they all started out looking so plain and kind of ghetto. But through the seasons, they eventually developed some fashion sense along the way, and they obviously started working out too. I must say Rachel has very nice female arms.
- Microwaveable White Castle. Tastes just like the real thing. Well not like it's hard to make cheap, ghetto hamburgers that you can cook in the microwave, but still nice. My only complaint was that it cost too much. So what did I find in the box? That's right, a COUPON for my next purchase. 75 CENTS OFF BABY!! Pure genius, now I am definitely a repeat customer. Someone at the corporate headquarters must have been using his/her noodle.
- Listening to the song "Paranoid Android". Always been one of my favorite Radiohead songs, always will be.
