Things that suck, vol. 3
It's time again for a list of things that suck. It's like a Christmas list in that for Christmas, I would like all such things to cease to exist.1. Annoying girls that stand in the doorway of an establishment that I am exiting and who do not budge to allow me an inch to squeak by them. They simply continue their cheerleadery discussion.
2. This is an obvious point, but I am annoyed with how professors, even though they experienced what I am currently experiencing now, fail to understand that as hard as their class is, I have 3 others JUST LIKE IT! And yet their deadlines are still iron-clad.
3. Deadlines. I must research the etymology of this most unpleasant word form. I believe that deadlines should, in practice, be more like guidelines. Stuff happens! Cars break down! People get kidney infections (and ear infections)! People have nervous breakdowns! I am lucky to have my lovely professors Dutoit and Sanyal that have been understanding when shit happened to me, but they are not all like this...
4. Rent increases! My rent just increased! What the hell?
5. Creepy thirty year-old men that hit on girls my age.
6. Tyra Banks. I don't even know where to start! My perception of her has always been neutral...I thought she was pretty, that was about it...then I saw a clip of her eponymous talk show, where she put on a fat suit and was crying about how horribly she was treated in it...to a crowd of overweight women...? Keeping this in mind, and being forewarned of her antics by my roommate, I caught a bit of "America's Next Top Model", and was disgusted. She introduced the panel of judges as if she was an old hand in the industry...and she was introducing Twiggy, who reached higher realms of popularity than Tyra before she was even born. And she introduces her as "Miiiiiiiiiiss Twiggy." And apparently she is using the show as a platform for her new single. I'm tired of these models that try to become everything. None of us get to try a new job every four months! Pick a job!
7. Jeans manufacturers that cut their jeans superlow, then make them available in sizes 24-30. NO ONE measures 24 inches around their hips, damn it! Who are you making these for?
8. The fact that I probably shouldn't drink as much Diet Coke as I do.
9. They let me out of school so late that I can't even get in the Christmas spirit until Christmas is over. When I go home after finals I remain in a catatonic state for at least 4 days.
10. I can't make breathy-voiced stops to save my life. God bless you, Prathna, for trying. She patiently repeats syllables over and over again until I sort of begin to make the correct sound. Sort of.
These are all the things that I can think of right now that suck. There is one good thing, though, a light at the end of my tunnel. It is my new favorite thing: Trident Strawberry-Lime gum! It is amazing! It brings me much joy in my world of stress.
posted by siobhan @ 9:36 PM
2 Comments:
Jacqueline,
The region of Gujarat that my family is from speaks a very breathy voiced version of Gujarati. Hence, I guess its in my lungs :c)
But you do a lovely job. And I'm patient because you are :c)
And strawberry lime gum is sooooo good :c)
Living la vida loca baby!!!
Don't worry, be happy!!
I want it that way!
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