You know what really grinds my gears.......
Posted by shelloid on Oct 04, 2009 · Member since Nov 2006 · 4427 posts
Ok so maybe I'm just a weirdo, but there's silly little things that really bug me for no apparent reason - what about the rest of you? Is there any little thing that really annoys you, but probably shouldn't that much?
Ok I'll start:
I hate it when peolpe jiggle their legs up and down when they're sitting down. Some people will do this continually and I HATE IT. There's no logic to my annoyance but it really bugs me.
It also bugs me when women put their make up on on public transport - just wake up earlier if you want to wear it - and don't give people dirty looks when they stare at you.
My fantasy is that he always does all the dishes. T____T
But yeah I know what you mean. Actually I know someone who recently married who does this, so it doesn't necessarily end when the relationship gets older. =/
Along those lines, I have a friend whose facebook posts are almost always quotes from songs that cryptically refer to whatever boy troubles she's having at the time. I'd let her get away with it if she were still 16, but she's nearly 30. At least it's not multiple times a day though...only once a week at most.
My 30+ year old coworker does that with videos of songs. Another coworker and I energetically talked her out of it, so she has another friend post the videos to her on her page. It's progress. We'll break her of it yet.
But yeah I know what you mean. Actually I know someone who recently married who does this, so it doesn't necessarily end when the relationship gets older. =/
Yepp, it doesn't matter how old you are, that's why I said "emotionally intelligent and mature." It gets really bad when they try to do things to "keep" the relationship like jumping into a marriage because they believe it will save their relationship or keep their partner with them...and then people who have a baby in the hopes that it'll keep the relationship going.
Along those lines, I have a friend whose facebook posts are almost always quotes from songs that cryptically refer to whatever boy troubles she's having at the time. I'd let her get away with it if she were still 16, but she's nearly 30. At least it's not multiple times a day though...only once a week at most.
Facebook, I just, ugh Facebook...
I also have a friend who uses Facebook statuses as a to-do list and daily itinerary.
9am status update: "Just woke up! Gunna eat a bagel."
11: "Nap =)"
1pm: "Mmmmmm...a nice burrito for lunch!"
2:"Hanging with (insert names of people I don't know here)! Goin' to see (insert movie I vaguely remember hearing about here)."
4:"My sister just sent me this text message,"jrheuihfiefrngirngi" HEHE"
4:30:"(insert link from youtube here) I love (insert name of singer here)!"
5:"Dinner time...YUM!"
5:30"Watching TV"
ETC....
My 30+ year old coworker does that with videos of songs. Another coworker and I energetically talked her out of it, so she has another friend post the videos to her on her page. It's progress. We'll break her of it yet.
I had a couple of friends at one point who would sit there all day, every day and just continually post videos on FB.
It's extremely immature and honestly, it's always seemed to me that these types of people are not only insecure about themselves but insecure about their relationships and it's stability therefore attempt to live in a fantasy of golden love and take everything to the extreme so they can try to convince themselves that it's a fairy tale come true. It's very unhealthy. Until they become more emotionally intelligent and mature, I really don't see any of their relationships lasting-- in order to have a good and working relationship you need to feel secure. You need to live in reality.
I think these people see too many soap operas and "reality TV" (an oxymoron if ever there was one) and they have become convinced that this is "real life" how it should be. Ugh. Of course it has no resemblance to real life but that doesn't stop them trying to achieve it. They're the star of their own trauma-dramas in their heads.
I actually know this girl in real life and she has no real self-confidence and overcompensates for it in any way possible. She's extremely immature still and has a lot of emotional problems so I can see why she acts like this. It just bugs me.
also, people who overuse LOL. I, too, enjoy a good lol, but I had a classmate who would add it to every sentence she typed on facebook, even if it made no sense.
"wow your cat is cute LOL!"
"I almost fell asleep in ochem lulz"
"lulz"(yes, as a comment to any photo or status)
"good luck lol!"
WHAT. THE. HELL.
Hahahaha, I definitely understand that one! Sometimes I'll add "lol" to the end of something because if I don't I'll think it looks a bit bitchy or mean and since you can't hear the tone of my voice I don't want it to sound bad. For some reason I feel like "lol" fixes that.
Another thing that bugs me that my cousins do is type like this,"hiiiiiiiiii iiiiii lovvvvvvee uuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!!!" Why are you vibrating when you speak??? Ugh, my cousins. Don't get me started. Some recent status updates from my cousins:
"Long distance relationships are NOT real. Stop being a fake bitch cause everyone knows you're ugly and can't get a real bf. Whore." (I guess I'm happy that she at least used the right "you're").
"Lance won't get me a kitty. :( I was gonna name it "The Cuteness"... I'ma go cry and pretend i'm a carrot naow..."
"Wow. I'm so affended. You called me a bitch. Iknow ima bitch. Get the fuck over yourself you scumbag."
That's another thing: when did profanity and rudeness become a substitute for humour?
oh, that LOL thing...hahahaha. After agonising over what to get my brother for his 18th I sent him a greenstone pendant hoping he would appreciate the thought behind it.
He sent me an email after he got it saying 'I really like it. I'm wearing it now. I'll prob wear it every day, LOL'.
Why was he laughing after he said that!?!
Maybe he was afraid you'd think it was weird that a guy would wear a necklace every day.
A lot of people just use "LOL" in email like they use "innit" in conversation, a sort of verbal tic.
Sleeping in increments. I need at least 4 consecutive hours to not feel like a raging bitch. Instead I was woken up every 2-3 hours last night. I had to fight the urge to kick Evan every single time I had to get up. I know many of you have it worse off so I am trying to remember that to keep my anger in check.
Sleeping in increments. I need at least 4 consecutive hours to not feel like a raging bitch. Instead I was woken up every 2-3 hours last night. I had to fight the urge to kick Evan every single time I had to get up. I know many of you have it worse off so I am trying to remember that to keep my anger in check.
This is the game I was playing last night. You have my sympathies.
WRGMG is when this happens, DH reeks. Other times I don't notice a thing but when I am sleeping in 90 min shifts like last night, the stink just rolls off him. I can hardly lie in bed next to him. And yes, you want to just push him out on the floor...roughly.
Maybe he was afraid you'd think it was weird that a guy would wear a necklace every day.
A lot of people just use "LOL" in email like they use "innit" in conversation, a sort of verbal tic.
What is innit?
maybe a shortening of "isn't it"? maybe it's used to end sentences, like "you know?"
speaking of which, there was a teacher i had who overused "as you can imagine." i used to keep a tally of how many times he said it per class - it was usually around 15-30 times per 80 minute class. Once he used it twice in the same sentence! "As you can imagine, the proteins are denatured by the heat, as you can imagine"(something like that). UGHHHHH. Some of my friends thought I was too hard on him, as he wasn't a native speaker (there was a lot of bad grammar, and inability to pronounce some words, like phosphatidylcholine ), but i can't forgive overusing that phrase, especially when it didn't fit with the context.
And yes, it was years ago, and I still grumble over it. =D
What is innit?
maybe a shortening of "isn't it"? maybe it's used to end sentences, like "you know?"
yup.
when we were staying in south east London you couldn't walk five paces without overhearing shit like this.
That's one crowded city. :p
it is. we were in a particularly shit area and the accents really stood out.
My dad always finishes his sentences with "...and stuff" even if it doesn't make sense. "I ran into at church...and stuff. She's 5 months pregnant and stuff, and she's moving to California, and stuff like that." Huh? ??? ::)
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