Ok so I realized today that I have made just the one post since creating this blog.. oops! Apparently time passes quickly when you are free of work & enjoying the holidays for what they really are - an excuse to be lazy :)
Anyways, I suppose this post should have some purpose other than my apparent misconception of time these days. I came to the discovery tonight that www.gingerkids.org is no longer a site after a friend jokingly said a ginger was out to get them. This subsequently caused me to remember the yahoo news video about the "national kick a ginger day" that caused such outrage, because apparently, South Park is to blame for such an occurrence. Quite frankly, if it wasn't making fun of ginger kids, it would always be something. South Park isn't to blame, I'm sure the bullies would've still picked on kids that day, but this national day simply gave them an excuse and a scape goat. Seriously, kids will be kids, kids will pick on other kids.. South Park didn't change this or make this happen.
I realize this national day has long since passed, but regardless, that had to be said.
I hope the holidays has treated everyone well, I'm preparing for yet another move & quite frankly, dreading it. Not because I don't want to move, but the act of packing, lifting, moving, and unpacking is the dreadful aspect of it all. I'd appreciate it greatly if some magical moving fairies appeared in the next few days, so if anyone knows of any.. I'd be eternally grateful!
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Monday, December 1, 2008
'Tis the season
In keeping with the holiday season I figured my first post should be about the dreaded holiday shopping. This is on my mind mostly because tomorrow I plan to attempt to make my way into the stores and finish my shopping. I typically try to finish before the month of December as I'm sure everyone is aware of the craziness we call holiday shopping, considering people die during big holiday sales through various means, a concept I still find hard to understand.
Anyways, I'm hoping to avoid pushy old ladies and screaming children by starting my shopping at 9am, bright and early. I may even get a shopping cart by going at such an early hour, but I don't want to jinx anything.
I think what is most irritating about holiday shopping isn't the lack of parking spaces in cold and miserable weather, or having to carry a ridiculous amount of things in my arms. What bothers me the most (and I'm sure a fair number of people) is realizing how unbelievably inconsiderate people can be considering this time of year is supposd to be full of joy and giving. Just because you're trying to continue spoiling that child (or children) in your life does not mean you can do any of the following:
1. Cut me off using the cart you managed to somehow get when I'm walking as fast as the person in front of me, I'm not Jesus nor a ghost, I can't walk through solid objects.
2. Blatantly obstruct the aisle, do you not see people lined up way back like a 10-car pile up on the highway? Just because you want to read that magazine without paying for it or you see a great sale but are still debating the purchase does not mean you can stop and block the aisle. This is even more aggrivating if you then proceed to become angry because people are saying "excuse me" and are trying to squeeze by.
3. Make a snarky remark about the supposed slow cashier (especially if it's loud enough for the cashier to hear). Have you ever done the job at this time of year? No? Then shut up, I'm sure the cashier is not intentionally scanning items slowly, despite what you may think.
4. Put all of your items on the moving belt and then leave your cart as if you never had anything to do with it. At the very least push it to the end of the lane so an employee can push it the extra ten feet to the designated spot in the store that you were too lazy to do yourself, which is typically on your way out anyways.
That's all I can think of for now, I'm sure others can think of many more things of annoyance. I may have more after tomorrow, haha!
I swear I'm not as bitter as I may seem, but certain things (such as inconsiderate people) make me want to pull out my hair, and I love my hair.
Anyways, I'm hoping to avoid pushy old ladies and screaming children by starting my shopping at 9am, bright and early. I may even get a shopping cart by going at such an early hour, but I don't want to jinx anything.
I think what is most irritating about holiday shopping isn't the lack of parking spaces in cold and miserable weather, or having to carry a ridiculous amount of things in my arms. What bothers me the most (and I'm sure a fair number of people) is realizing how unbelievably inconsiderate people can be considering this time of year is supposd to be full of joy and giving. Just because you're trying to continue spoiling that child (or children) in your life does not mean you can do any of the following:
1. Cut me off using the cart you managed to somehow get when I'm walking as fast as the person in front of me, I'm not Jesus nor a ghost, I can't walk through solid objects.
2. Blatantly obstruct the aisle, do you not see people lined up way back like a 10-car pile up on the highway? Just because you want to read that magazine without paying for it or you see a great sale but are still debating the purchase does not mean you can stop and block the aisle. This is even more aggrivating if you then proceed to become angry because people are saying "excuse me" and are trying to squeeze by.
3. Make a snarky remark about the supposed slow cashier (especially if it's loud enough for the cashier to hear). Have you ever done the job at this time of year? No? Then shut up, I'm sure the cashier is not intentionally scanning items slowly, despite what you may think.
4. Put all of your items on the moving belt and then leave your cart as if you never had anything to do with it. At the very least push it to the end of the lane so an employee can push it the extra ten feet to the designated spot in the store that you were too lazy to do yourself, which is typically on your way out anyways.
That's all I can think of for now, I'm sure others can think of many more things of annoyance. I may have more after tomorrow, haha!
I swear I'm not as bitter as I may seem, but certain things (such as inconsiderate people) make me want to pull out my hair, and I love my hair.
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