Some ridiculous things I need to get out of my system and into the world. It’s a skimmer, trust me.
Ever
When people say “ever”, as in “I had the best time ever.” Because really? You had the best time EVER? Never, ever in your life have you had a better than the that time you had the best time EVER? I am all for exaggeration and blowing things out of proportion to get your point across, but this one irks me. Let’s be a bit more imaginative next time. How about “I had so much fun that I accidentally punched my friend in the face.” (True story, by the way. Last week at the airport. I witnessed an proposal and … let’s just say it was messy and there were tears involved.)
Just
When people describe themselves as “just” something (especially bloggers). I don’t know why, I think it’s a feminist/women empowerment thing that I have, but when I see a blogger describe themselves as “just” this/that in their “about” section I don’t believe them. Obviously they think they are something special or they wouldn’t have started a blog. I would never describe us as just five sisters because we aren’t. We are five fabulous, wonderful, interesting women who write this blog for each other. As soon as I see the word just in an about page, my eyes immediately glaze over.
Money
I just want to do it all, is that so hard to ask? How is it that I budget so hard and have a good income and a partner with a good income but somehow it isn’t enough. Ugh. I even stopped drinking to support my dedicated budget. Who is this person that has replaced me? I wore a pencil skirt and tights to work today. Really. Who IS this person that has replaced me? (I looked really good by the way).
Wheels
I have a beef with wheels. As in, I wish everything had wheels. I would pack my Calgary life into one long convoy and truck it across Canada so I could be closer to my family. Especially my condo – I never want to live anywhere else. But Mr. Leah pointed out that if it had wheels, then it would be a trailer. You know what? I lived in a trailer for the first few years of my life. And my Dad maintains that those were the best years of his life. Simple. Uncomplicated. Six people, one trailer, the front yard of my grandparent’s house. I could handle it again.
Now I almost feel better. Thanks for listening, blog.
What are you ranting about right now? It feels good to get it out, so rant away in the comments. Really, I want to know.
I agree with all of your rants… and I have one of my own to add…
Inconsiderate people. I spent practically all day Friday trying to organize a get together with a couple of friends. One has a child and said she would get back to me after she spoke with her babysitter. I personally wanted to go out somewhere that night, but told her that we could just hang at her place if she couldn’t get a sitter, or if she wanted to avoid the cost. I never heard from her again. It’s Sunday and I still haven’t heard a thing from her. I hate when people can’t even be considerate enough to get back to me, especially when I’m waiting to hear from them. Ugh.
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I agree with your rant about money. We work out butts off to save, but nevertheless something always happens – this weekend our gutters fell off of our house because of the snow and ice. What the heck?!?
I hate that in home renovation commercials (stereotypical “man” work), they will have a wonderful male:female ratio. A woman making her own mantle? No problem!
But then when it comes to cleaning commercials (laundry detergent, air freshners, windex, etc.), it’s ONLY woman cleaning. If there’s a man in the commercial, he just walks into the room with a look of pleasure on his face that his bitch was cleaning the room all day and making it smell all good.
Ooh and I have another one. When walking down the street and a man barks at you, or makes some other vulgar animalistic noise in order to get your attention. `Excuse me douche bag, I heard you barking at me from your sooped up civic. Now I REALLY want to sleep with you.`
No. No no no. It`s utterly disgusting.
“Is that all you have for lunch.” Whether or not it’s a big portion. Maybe I just brought in a juice and an apple. FRIG OFF it’s none of their business what I eat, and I eat pretty darn healthy thankyouverymuch.
I also hate it when I have an enormous amount of food/snacks for the day. They also tend to comment on that. Now that drives me bonkers!
^ What I meant to write (in the first paragraph) is that I go home for lunch seeing as I have a pup to tend to. Which is why they thought I had some issue with eating or something? No lady, those are my snacks.
Definitely the money rant, being where I am in my life right now when I thought I would have so much more rant, being torn between doing what’s best for myself vs. what’s best for the love of my life rant, all the jazz that’s associated with buying a house rant, AND…haha, a rant about people who I work with and the way that they treat out patients…arg! I could do this all day! Haha
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the word “epic” is starting to get to me. everything is “epic”–kind of along the same lines as your “ever” rant. things can be just OK! not everything needs to be epic!
the song “i can make your bed rock”. i hear it every day at least once on the commute to and/or from work. if i never heard it again, that would be pretty swell. radio in general is irritating. i feel like stations only have 25 songs they can play over…and over…and over…
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Epic:
Not everything is epic. “OH EM GEE LAST NIGHT WAS EPIC!”
Epics are epic…. but you getting hammered, then going to Jack’s then getting kicked out then getting a large pizza, then singing karaoke until 4am… that is not epic… thats just drunkeness. Fun? Mabye. Comparable to Tolstoy or Dickens?…. well you’d have to ask them, but I doubt it.
haha… Amy, amazing that we were writing the exact same rant at the exact same time haha
I have a rant about stupid people and their only hiring “with experience” well how the hell are you going to gain experience if nobody will hire you without it?!?! * on behalf of my hubby since I’m not the one looking for the “real” job *
seriously give someone a break and just hire them!! it would make my life so much easier and thus making the rest of my family happier.. haha.
oh and another one going on right now is the fact that I’m taking a 4 day trip out to Alberta, leaving my 2 children for the 1st time since the 1st was born ( which will be 4 years in June ) and having people tell me that I’m abandoning my children.. REALLY?!?! I’m sad enough that I’m going to miss them like crazy, you need to make me feel like I horrible mother?!?
there’s a rona commercial on right now and they are describing this guy saying ‘for the past 4 years, he’s been working like there’s no tomorrow’ and something about him working 15 hours days or something building for the olympics. ok if you thought there was no tomorrow would you work 15 hour days? if you thought there was no tomorrow why would you continue to build the olympic venues? and so on and so on. this is what erks me every time I see this commercial! at least i know it won’t be played anymore once the olympics are over!
Great rants! I am probably guilty of the EVER one! My latest rant is people who come to blogs and do not read the blog and then comment. LIke I had this amazing cancer survivor guest blogger last week and this girl comments to me about well-blah blah blah and how someday I will find my prince charming and get married. UM—-I am married and I have a son. The first freaking line of my blog was introducting the guest blogger. NOT to mention that her picture was on the post RIGHT next to my BLONDE hair profile picture I am a pretty nice person, but I HAD to write her and be like….um please go back and re read my blog. That guest blogger is one of my best friends and she will be reading those comments on HER post. Dang, I have never done that to a blogger before but I did then. Just realizing this is not a nice way to for me to introduce myself to you blog!
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Rant over. Happy Bubbly Jewels returning…I saw you on 2oSB on the blonde group!!
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I love how very random your rants are Leah! Right now my rant is that my living room is really messy and I’m the only one home to clean it.
Own the Podium, that’s my rant right now. Being a proud Canadian, I totally understand the urge to win and win lots at the Olympics. But, being a reasonable person, I also understand that you need to set reasonable goals. Own the Podium (for those unaware, Canada’s goal was to be the top medal winner in Vancouver) is an unreasonable goal. Why set yourself up for disaster?
In some sports, we are amazing, but when you consider the population China has to draw on, the discipline of the Russians and the money backing the Americans, it’s hard to compete on the grand scale of ‘most medals won.’ Historically, we haven’t come close.
Personally, I think we have done really well. I think we should be proud of our athletes, even those who came in 4th or 10th or 31st.
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Holy crap Bryan!! Haha…great minds think alike
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