Things that I hate
- Luet
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I finally gave in and paid $40 to have my wedding set sized down to fit after two years of it being too big and wearing a ring guard so it wouldn't fall off. They said that I was a size 4 1/2 but that seemed really small and I was worried that it would be too tight in the summer, so I had them make it 4 3/4. Well, it's still too big. Grr.
Also, I somehow pulled my inguinal ligament for the second time. The other time was 5 or more years ago and I ended up having to go to physical therapy for months. I am limping. What the heck? It's usually a sports injury and I certainly was not playing any sports...at ALL.
Also, I somehow pulled my inguinal ligament for the second time. The other time was 5 or more years ago and I ended up having to go to physical therapy for months. I am limping. What the heck? It's usually a sports injury and I certainly was not playing any sports...at ALL.
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That my rabbit won't stop chewing on his stupid, stupid cage bars. He has more than enough chew toys, he just chooses not to utilize them. Getting him fixed might also solve the problem, but I can't afford it.
Here's hoping my parents will pay for a neuter, as I asked for one for Christmas. What an odd thing to ask for for Christmas...
Here's hoping my parents will pay for a neuter, as I asked for one for Christmas. What an odd thing to ask for for Christmas...
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with all that money I have after spending a month and a half travelling and buying a macbook proMove out! It's the best thing you can ever do post-high school.having a parent-imposed curfew when you're 18, graduated high school, and paying your own rent and insurance.
also, I hate watching my van bleed to death in the middle of the road
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You know the song "9 to 5"? Well, I hate working from 5 to 9 (in the morning). But hey, it's work and it pays for my driving lessons (plus the people are nice) so it goes by..
Who controls the British crown? Who keeps the metric system down?
We do! We do!
Who leaves Atlantis off the maps? Who keeps the Martians under wraps?
We do! We do!
Who holds back the electric car? Who makes Steve Gutenberg a star?
We do! We do!
Who robs cavefish of their sight? Who rigs every Oscar night?
We do, we do!
We do! We do!
Who leaves Atlantis off the maps? Who keeps the Martians under wraps?
We do! We do!
Who holds back the electric car? Who makes Steve Gutenberg a star?
We do! We do!
Who robs cavefish of their sight? Who rigs every Oscar night?
We do, we do!
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Here are my gripes about books, writers, editors..etc.
1. Anything that says: “A heartwarming, wholesome adventure for the whole family†We’ll dissect this one bit by bit. First of all…Heartwarming is a word that makes me think of puppies. ‘wholesome’…indicates that the characters learn something at the end and/or don’t swear, kill or cause pain. (‘cept the EVILE BADDIES!). ‘’For the Whole Familyâ€â€â€¦ Let’s face it. There is almost nothing on this poor earth that can be enjoyed by both two year olds and adults. (Except maybe muppets. ‘Cause A Muppet Chirstmas Carol†is entertaining….)
2. When it says “Now a major motion picture†on the cover. I don’t care about the movie, I want the book!
3. When reviewers claim it will make you “laugh and cryâ€. Just because it makes someone else cry doesn’t mean it will make me cry. And I’m a comedy snob. When someone insinuates that a book will make me cry, it only makes me determined NOT to cry.
4. “Humor†that isn’t funny.
5. Names that I can’t pronounce and am expected to be able to say many times in the story. I’m lookin’ at YOU Thenardier. I still can’t spell that name. (although I can pronounce it.)
6. When a name has the little apostrophe over a letter, so you can’t type it out without it looking like a misspelling. I’m STILL looking at you Thenardier!
7. Sick kids that miraculously get better.
8. Sick kids that are sweet, precocious and loved by every single person.
9. A little kid who goes out into battle, isn’t shot down and saves the day.
10. A little kid who knows more than the adults.
11. Weird Prophecies about the “Chosen Oneâ€
12. Characters that are too good or too evil.
13. When a character learns a hard skill in a few days.
14. Ridiculously happy endings.
15. Purple prose. Example:
Sapphire blue water cascaded into the silver liquid collected below. White, frothy foam shot into the air each time the water hit the pool, landing with the silence and facility of a swan. Diminutive ichthyoids nibbled at the foam, mistaken for a delicious collation, their tiny cobalt orbs lifeless and unblinking. Emerald scales glinted off the backs of the ichthyoids. Each scale was like a tiny faceted gem, glittering like a splendid jewel.
The froth proved to be insufficient fare, and the ichthyoids sunk to the bottom of the pool to search in the russet silt for edible objects. The silt itself was more than russet. Indeed, minute morsels of mica, scattered across the bottom gave life to an otherwise dull area. The ichthyoids nosed around in this silt, digging out larva with their adenoids. These larvae made sufficient meal for their ichthyoidal carnivores, as would you if you actually read this entire paragraph….
16. When an author gets published and praised because she/he’s a kid. Age has nothing to do with it. Ability is more important.
17. Sad parts that aren’t sad. You know it’s a bad book when you’re laughing your head off when a character has died.
18. When there are pages of praise before the book starts.
19. When kids are compared to Tolkien. I’m sorry…NO-ONE is on par with him. No-one. (I’m lookin’ at YOU, Eragon)
20. Cliffhangers. So then you rush out and buy the next book. Sad endings I like. But Cliffhangers are murder.
21. First person, although only sometimes. If you want good first person, check out Dostoevsky’s “The Dream of a Ridiculous Manâ€. (No, seriously, check it out.)
22. Bad movie adaptions. (I am NEVER seeing that Les Mis movie with that Liam guy. It sounds horrible)
23. Those long series for kids. Like Babysitters club and Animorphs.
24. Series that follow a formula and every book is exactly the same.
25. Books that are “Girl classicsâ€, that I’m supposed to like but don’t.
26. Books that preach.
27. Footnotes.
28. When you’ve got 100 pages of notes on the text after the book.
29. Rabid fangirls who get mad when you say you hate the book.
30. The “He’s published and you’re not, so you can’t judge him until you’ve written a book!†Argument. ‘Cause it doesn’t make sense. I can hate a book even though I haven’t yet written one.
Of course, not all of these completely ruin a book, but they just annoy me.
1. Anything that says: “A heartwarming, wholesome adventure for the whole family†We’ll dissect this one bit by bit. First of all…Heartwarming is a word that makes me think of puppies. ‘wholesome’…indicates that the characters learn something at the end and/or don’t swear, kill or cause pain. (‘cept the EVILE BADDIES!). ‘’For the Whole Familyâ€â€â€¦ Let’s face it. There is almost nothing on this poor earth that can be enjoyed by both two year olds and adults. (Except maybe muppets. ‘Cause A Muppet Chirstmas Carol†is entertaining….)
2. When it says “Now a major motion picture†on the cover. I don’t care about the movie, I want the book!
3. When reviewers claim it will make you “laugh and cryâ€. Just because it makes someone else cry doesn’t mean it will make me cry. And I’m a comedy snob. When someone insinuates that a book will make me cry, it only makes me determined NOT to cry.
4. “Humor†that isn’t funny.
5. Names that I can’t pronounce and am expected to be able to say many times in the story. I’m lookin’ at YOU Thenardier. I still can’t spell that name. (although I can pronounce it.)
6. When a name has the little apostrophe over a letter, so you can’t type it out without it looking like a misspelling. I’m STILL looking at you Thenardier!
7. Sick kids that miraculously get better.
8. Sick kids that are sweet, precocious and loved by every single person.
9. A little kid who goes out into battle, isn’t shot down and saves the day.
10. A little kid who knows more than the adults.
11. Weird Prophecies about the “Chosen Oneâ€
12. Characters that are too good or too evil.
13. When a character learns a hard skill in a few days.
14. Ridiculously happy endings.
15. Purple prose. Example:
Sapphire blue water cascaded into the silver liquid collected below. White, frothy foam shot into the air each time the water hit the pool, landing with the silence and facility of a swan. Diminutive ichthyoids nibbled at the foam, mistaken for a delicious collation, their tiny cobalt orbs lifeless and unblinking. Emerald scales glinted off the backs of the ichthyoids. Each scale was like a tiny faceted gem, glittering like a splendid jewel.
The froth proved to be insufficient fare, and the ichthyoids sunk to the bottom of the pool to search in the russet silt for edible objects. The silt itself was more than russet. Indeed, minute morsels of mica, scattered across the bottom gave life to an otherwise dull area. The ichthyoids nosed around in this silt, digging out larva with their adenoids. These larvae made sufficient meal for their ichthyoidal carnivores, as would you if you actually read this entire paragraph….
16. When an author gets published and praised because she/he’s a kid. Age has nothing to do with it. Ability is more important.
17. Sad parts that aren’t sad. You know it’s a bad book when you’re laughing your head off when a character has died.
18. When there are pages of praise before the book starts.
19. When kids are compared to Tolkien. I’m sorry…NO-ONE is on par with him. No-one. (I’m lookin’ at YOU, Eragon)
20. Cliffhangers. So then you rush out and buy the next book. Sad endings I like. But Cliffhangers are murder.
21. First person, although only sometimes. If you want good first person, check out Dostoevsky’s “The Dream of a Ridiculous Manâ€. (No, seriously, check it out.)
22. Bad movie adaptions. (I am NEVER seeing that Les Mis movie with that Liam guy. It sounds horrible)
23. Those long series for kids. Like Babysitters club and Animorphs.
24. Series that follow a formula and every book is exactly the same.
25. Books that are “Girl classicsâ€, that I’m supposed to like but don’t.
26. Books that preach.
27. Footnotes.
28. When you’ve got 100 pages of notes on the text after the book.
29. Rabid fangirls who get mad when you say you hate the book.
30. The “He’s published and you’re not, so you can’t judge him until you’ve written a book!†Argument. ‘Cause it doesn’t make sense. I can hate a book even though I haven’t yet written one.
Of course, not all of these completely ruin a book, but they just annoy me.
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on a related note, looking for pants that fit me (30"/34") and finding ones that don't (34"/30")You know the song "9 to 5"? Well, I hate working from 5 to 9 (in the morning). But hey, it's work and it pays for my driving lessons (plus the people are nice) so it goes by..
I'd have to agree with Darth Petra on most of those.....except Animorphs and Redwall both kinda fall in to the #23 category (and to some extent #24), and they have a special place in my heart.
adding to #11, weird prophecies in general, especially in universes where a prophecy doesn't really make sense (I'm looking at you Matrix), and adding to #15, authors who use too many adverbs instead of choosing their verbs carefully
"But the conversation of the mind was truer than any language, and they knew each other better than they ever could have by use of mere sight and touch."
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You know what I hate? Looking desperately for someone other than the person who normally drives you home to drive you home, because the normal person is really annoying, not finding anyone that leaves earlier than said person, and then getting snowed in so that person is leaving at the same time as all of the other potential drivers.
That's what I hate. Icy and snowy roads.
That's what I hate. Icy and snowy roads.
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having been one of those little kids, I'd like to add that adults who are supposed to be helping you learn but don't know enough to do so is something I hate10. A little kid who knows more than the adults.
"But the conversation of the mind was truer than any language, and they knew each other better than they ever could have by use of mere sight and touch."
Having heard your symptoms I prescribe a strong dose of A Song of Ice and Fire by George R R Martin, please avoid all Jordon, Goodkind or Paolini to avoid inducing a possibly fatal relapse.
4. “Humor†that isn’t funny.
5. Names that I can’t pronounce and am expected to be able to say many times in the story. I’m lookin’ at YOU Thenardier. I still can’t spell that name. (although I can pronounce it.)
6. When a name has the little apostrophe over a letter, so you can’t type it out without it looking like a misspelling. I’m STILL looking at you Thenardier!
7. Sick kids that miraculously get better.
8. Sick kids that are sweet, precocious and loved by every single person.
9. A little kid who goes out into battle, isn’t shot down and saves the day.
10. A little kid who knows more than the adults.
11. Weird Prophecies about the “Chosen Oneâ€
12. Characters that are too good or too evil.
13. When a character learns a hard skill in a few days.
14. Ridiculously happy endings.
15. Purple prose. Example:
So, Lone Star, now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb.
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My life right now which consists of horrible stabbing migraine pain, followed by temporary partial relief provided by buttloads of drugs which leaves me in such a stupor that I can barely function. Unfortunately, I try to relieve it with a normal amount of drugs (and these ARE prescription drugs to being with) first so by the time I get relief with the copious quantities, I am sobbing with pain. This has been nearly continuous for 10 days.
The neuro appt yesterday was a joke. He's a first class ass who should suffer a migraine once in awhile in order to gain some empathy. He ordered some tests to pacify me but gave me nothing for relief. What the hell am I supposed to do? I guess go to the ER if I get desperate enough. And do you know how hard it is to find a good neuro/headache specialist on your own, other than just randomly picking one out of the phone book?
The neuro appt yesterday was a joke. He's a first class ass who should suffer a migraine once in awhile in order to gain some empathy. He ordered some tests to pacify me but gave me nothing for relief. What the hell am I supposed to do? I guess go to the ER if I get desperate enough. And do you know how hard it is to find a good neuro/headache specialist on your own, other than just randomly picking one out of the phone book?
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I hate the current situation at home-
-My father is in vacation in the U.S. (New York and the surroundings, to be exact)
-My younger brother (youngest in the family) has just hit puberty (6th grade) - AKA he's always screaming, crying, yelling and seeking out reasons to fight with us.
-My younger (middle) sister constantly fights with him- which leads to even more yelling and screaming.
-Only my mom and I are the "sane" voices around, and my mom- which I love very, very, very much- tends to get into long arguments with my brother which don't solve anything (these arguments usually go something like this:
Little brother: *Complaint about life, the universe and everything*
Mom: No, because *Truthful answer to how my little brother could have prevented this complaint*
Little brother: No, you lie! WAAAAAA! *Complaint* WAAAA!
...and it goes on and on)
In conclusion: I can't wait until Jan. 4th. when my father (with the loud voice and powerful "convincing" skills) returns home.
-My father is in vacation in the U.S. (New York and the surroundings, to be exact)
-My younger brother (youngest in the family) has just hit puberty (6th grade) - AKA he's always screaming, crying, yelling and seeking out reasons to fight with us.
-My younger (middle) sister constantly fights with him- which leads to even more yelling and screaming.
-Only my mom and I are the "sane" voices around, and my mom- which I love very, very, very much- tends to get into long arguments with my brother which don't solve anything (these arguments usually go something like this:
Little brother: *Complaint about life, the universe and everything*
Mom: No, because *Truthful answer to how my little brother could have prevented this complaint*
Little brother: No, you lie! WAAAAAA! *Complaint* WAAAA!
...and it goes on and on)
In conclusion: I can't wait until Jan. 4th. when my father (with the loud voice and powerful "convincing" skills) returns home.
Who controls the British crown? Who keeps the metric system down?
We do! We do!
Who leaves Atlantis off the maps? Who keeps the Martians under wraps?
We do! We do!
Who holds back the electric car? Who makes Steve Gutenberg a star?
We do! We do!
Who robs cavefish of their sight? Who rigs every Oscar night?
We do, we do!
We do! We do!
Who leaves Atlantis off the maps? Who keeps the Martians under wraps?
We do! We do!
Who holds back the electric car? Who makes Steve Gutenberg a star?
We do! We do!
Who robs cavefish of their sight? Who rigs every Oscar night?
We do, we do!
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I hate it when you lose a suitcase after a flight. Especially if that suitcase contained many things you brought home to your son from the U.S., and he was really really looking for it (and you, of course) to come home.
In short: I hate Air France.
In short: I hate Air France.
Who controls the British crown? Who keeps the metric system down?
We do! We do!
Who leaves Atlantis off the maps? Who keeps the Martians under wraps?
We do! We do!
Who holds back the electric car? Who makes Steve Gutenberg a star?
We do! We do!
Who robs cavefish of their sight? Who rigs every Oscar night?
We do, we do!
We do! We do!
Who leaves Atlantis off the maps? Who keeps the Martians under wraps?
We do! We do!
Who holds back the electric car? Who makes Steve Gutenberg a star?
We do! We do!
Who robs cavefish of their sight? Who rigs every Oscar night?
We do, we do!
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Time. And moving through it. And the way that no matter how long you put things off, you have to do them in the end.
That my eyelid won't stop twitching.
That my eyelid won't stop twitching.
There's another home somewhere,
There's another glimpse of sky...
There's another way to lean
into the wind, unafraid.
There's another life out there...
~~Mary Chapin Carpenter
There's another glimpse of sky...
There's another way to lean
into the wind, unafraid.
There's another life out there...
~~Mary Chapin Carpenter
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