Or as Sister Mary Lisa refers to it, list of random irritations. The radio station that I listen to in the mornings has a weekly presentation of things that must go. Little things (sometimes bigger things) that people do that are annoying. It's a public service, actually, because otherwise you might never know that your habits are driving other people crazy. So here is my first installment of things that must go.
Oh, and I'll never list anything traffic related. Traffic always sucks, and let's face it, no one will ever be as great of a driver as I am (isn't this how everyone feels?).
1. Bubble skirts. Now I'm a trendy person, and I shop often enough that I keep up with the latest styles and fashions, though not necessarily on purpose. Over the summer I received the fall catalogue from Victoria's Secret, and I noticed the bubble skirts. This reminded me of fashions from the late 80's. People-- I'm sorry, but bubble skirts are not flattering on any figure unless you are thin as a stick. I see these skirts popping up all over the building I work in. Just say no to bubble skirts! (then again, I'll never say never. I remember in high school I swore I would never wear pants that flare at the ankle and pegged the cuffs of my pants every morning...)
2. The use of "LOL". I know I'm offending a huge mass of people at this point. Everyone uses LOL. I used to use it constantly. But to me, it seems insincere about 90% of the time, and is almost a form of passive aggressive verbage.
3. Scheduling meetings for people when they're out of the office. I took 2 days off of work, and I come in to the office today and have meetings blocked on my calendar from 9am until 4pm. So much for trying to catch up with my emails and lurk on my blogs.
4. Cramps, because dammit, I'm suffering today. Although I suppose it's better than the alternative.
Okay, 4 is enough for now. I'm done.
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I wish you had kept going and not stopped at 4! But there will be other things that must go....
Domo- the fact that you stopped by my blog thrills me to no end! In fact, I wanted to get in touch with you today because my daughters had a whole conversation about you this morning. This is how it went.
Daughter B: "Mommy, renember that time we went to that place and I ate a sandwich and some of daddy's french fries and there was that mom and that dad and the baby and bigger kids but not big like Aaron (my nephew)?"
Me: No sweetie, I don't remember that.
Daughter B: Yes mommy, you were there! And I ate some of daddy's french fries!
(And I'm thinking... when does that NOT happen??)
Daughter B: It was at the restaurant mommy! With the mom and the dad and the baby and the bigger kids!
Daughter A: At the resternaut?
Daughter B: NO!! NOT the Astronaut! The Restaurant! And the girl had glasses!
Me: OH!!!! You're talking about the time we went to the restaurant with our friends and they had kids and you ate some of daddy's french fries! You adored (insert your older daughters name here), didn't you?
Daughter B: YES Mommy! Why didn't you renember that??
ha. I really did laugh out loud at that conversation, as painful as it was! Just so you know, your family is still talked about and missed!
I hate all skirts but you are right bubble skirts are especially heinous ! Lol(I had to do it)
Christy,
This is why I coined the new phrase "LOI" with a friend of mine. We both acknowledged that we were, in fact, NOT laughing out loud. But, like Domo suggested, only chuckling or grinning.
Therefore: LOI. Laughing on the Inside. Maybe it should be LOTI, which is equally as cool.
Domo: Why haven't you visited MY blog?!? I'm so jealous.
La- you are the funniest person! I looooove LOTI. I'm so going to use that now.
To clarify my problems with "LOL", I think it's used a lot when people are insecure in the statement they just said. Or they didn't want to appear as if they really meant what they just said, but they really did mean it, but if they add the LOL at the end of the sentence it makes everything okay. This is where I get the passive-aggressive rationalization from.
I read an email that I sent to a friend about a year ago, and I swear I had "LOL" in at least every other sentence. I shake my head when I see that... insecure much? Indeed I was. Now I try to be more confident in my writing. I make an effort to mean what I say and say what I mean.
Is this explanation long enough or what? LOTI
Things which must go:
1) Morning radio hosts who treat their female co-host like she's the stupidest person on the planet and who act like they are the only smart people ever.
2) 6:30 AM
OK, now I'm seriously self concious about my use of the LOL thing. I'm going to either stick with ROFLMAO or nothing.
Verbosity...exactly what's wrong with that??? I find it fun at times.
Domo: I will continue to converse with you through Christy's blog until we can agree on some "Visit Laura's Blog AND Leave Comments" arrangement.
So. Where are we at? ;)
ROTFLMAO!!!!
OMBFMPG, I <3 l33t sp33k. It is teh hot. Pff... now you are PWNED!
Pete, are you flirting with me here? I can't tell! ;-) I do have a thing for l33t sp33k...
Randy... come on, you can do better than that, I know you can!
What the hell is verbosity anyway?
It sounds like how my wife gets every 28 days.
Bishop Rick... tsk tsk tsk. Bad.
I'll add a few to the list:
1. Tourists. Ok, I don't hate tourists, especially because I am one at times, but be smart about it people. I was in downtown Seattle the other day when a tourist asked me for directions to a certain store. Which is fine. I don't mind giving directions. However, when I said that I didn't know of that store, she said "It's right by the Starbucks."
2. Don't repeat a joke if no one laughed the first time. We heard you, it just wasn't funny.
3. Saying "Wait around for 10 min and the weather will change." I live in Seattle. The weather DOESN'T change.
4. Knitters who look down on crocheters. Who the hell cares?
Ros, you rock my world! I love that you're an equal opporutinity needle work type of person. That is such a turn on! ;-)
My goal in life is to turn you on. Now I can die happy. But not as happy as I would be if I were to get to make out with you. Would Jer mind?
Ros, baby, not only no, but HELL NO! :)
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