I know I decided to turn Whining Wednesdays into No Whining on Wednesdays and I have been good for the last few weeks, but every now and then we all need to whine
(
just a little)
freak out #1) Hubby reading in the bathroom. This really, really bugs me. And I haven't blogged about him in a long time
(
at least a week)
but this has gotten
so out of control.
I am constantly finding strange things in the bathroom - like flashlights and drill bits and unopened mail
(I know this has nothing to do with
reading, but these things freak me out, too)
and I am totally yucked out when I find a book in the bathroom. I mean, is it just me, or should
nothing be in the bathroom that doesn't belong there.
this is how it starts folks -------->
Soon George will be taking the book into the restroom at the library
before bringing it home so he can test it out; see how it feels on his lap, how well it rests on the back of the toilet tank, etc.
This
so freaks me out
(of course, this does
not apply to bathtubs or parents escaping their children- both valid "book in the bathroom" scenarios)
freak out #2) Amazon - Remember when Amazon was
the internet's go to place for books, music, and movies?
Then they somehow collaborated with every other website ever created and now you can also purchase wholesale servings of organic juice drinks, a dog sled, a 200 pound drillpress, my own cemetery plot under a shady tree in Nevada and frankly, I don't like seeing those items as suggested purchases next to my shopping cart with my Snowdogs II Anniversary Edition DVD in there.
(
Olive claims to be a big fan of Cuba Gooding, Jr although I suspect she has a little crush on snowdog number one)
freak out #3) That Tiger Woods
talking listening to his dad Nike ad (ala Hamlet?). I have read this advertising called
brilliant branding. I am just calling it C-R-E-E-P-Y.
(remember when Nike had that great ad with all the little girl babies throwing off their pink nursery caps- what the hell has happened to them?)
freak out #4) - An 11 year old girl super hero (YAY), but wait a minute, an 11 year old girl super hero who uses the "c" word (not so YAY) - I don't think I am a prude
(in fact some of the reviewers of this movie
want me to feel like a prude for objecting, but I object
anyway)
if women let this word become acceptable and part of normal conversation I resign from my race, really truly .... let's boycott this movie - I'm not even going to say its name.
freak out #5) SEO - I have immersed myself in this stuff over the past few days, so I can pass all the wisdom I have accumulated on to you guys next week
(
and maybe sell a few things)
"So is it all about the Benjamins, baby?" you may be asking yourself
(
because in my head you all talk like P. Diddy)
and yes, it kind of
is, actually....
and speaking of immersing myself
(freak out #6) I did take a break this morning from my SEO education to liberally baste my face with some new organic skin care products, because I think this is something I need to start thinking about and because I really don't want to be able to use the folds of my face as a coin purse anytime soon.
I realize someday this is going to happen and I will probably be happy to have the extra storage space, but for now I still have a couple empty shelves in my pantry...
Now here's where I insert the disclaimer that I have been advised by my sister (who moved to Portland, Oregon a few years ago) that people on the west coast consider "freaking" a bad word, as if it were the
real "f" word (and yes, I think the "c" word is
way worse than the "f" word) that we use all the time here on the east coast and no one bats an eyelash.
She claims that when she says "freaking" to people they look at her as if she said something really bad, so she has stopped saying it.
(she is back to using the real "f" word and giving them the finger)
So, if you are a west coaster and this word is like fingernails on a chalkboard to you, I freaking apologize,
sincerely. And if you are a west coaster and think my sister is freaking crazy let me know that, too (I think she is actually saying frigging, which
is gross actually).
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A Life Through the Lens3. Freak Out and Throw Stuff notebook by
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