Well, this isn't happening nearly as often as I had kind of hoped. Oh well. Here it is, vomit blog the second. :-)
#1 A bad reputation can be incredibly difficult to move past. I've noticed that in a lot of the things that I've been trying to change in my life lately, a past reputation can be really damaging. As I've started to realize this, I've been thinking about how it applies to maybe a more severe situation. What about someone labeled as a sex offender? I know that's an extreme example but the same principle applies. You get labeled with something like that, how the hell do you move past it. I don't know how many sex offenders really change their ways and try to improve their lives but how on earth could you? The same idea really applies to everyday life for most people. Even your own friends' preconceived notions of you, based on past reputation, can be really damaging to trying to make any real change in your life. It's kind of frustrating.
#2. Sneezing while driving is pretty much the most terrifying thing in the entire world.
#3. Service Fees. I'm certain that I"m not the first person to complain about this online and I certainly won't be the last but seriously, knock it off. If you need to charge me an extra $8 for admission, that's fine. I can deal with that. But don't tell me that the ticket is going to be $20 and then when I get to the checkout, oops, SURPRISE!!! It's actually $28. Just tell me 28 to begin with. I don't want to know what kind of shenanigans you had to pull to get that number. Let's just start at the real price and everyone can go home happy.
#4 Welcome to my world. Everyone should stop saying this and every variation or it. It's annoying, insensitive and does nothing but let people know that your problems come before theirs. Show some damn sympathy.
#1 A bad reputation can be incredibly difficult to move past. I've noticed that in a lot of the things that I've been trying to change in my life lately, a past reputation can be really damaging. As I've started to realize this, I've been thinking about how it applies to maybe a more severe situation. What about someone labeled as a sex offender? I know that's an extreme example but the same principle applies. You get labeled with something like that, how the hell do you move past it. I don't know how many sex offenders really change their ways and try to improve their lives but how on earth could you? The same idea really applies to everyday life for most people. Even your own friends' preconceived notions of you, based on past reputation, can be really damaging to trying to make any real change in your life. It's kind of frustrating.
#2. Sneezing while driving is pretty much the most terrifying thing in the entire world.
#3. Service Fees. I'm certain that I"m not the first person to complain about this online and I certainly won't be the last but seriously, knock it off. If you need to charge me an extra $8 for admission, that's fine. I can deal with that. But don't tell me that the ticket is going to be $20 and then when I get to the checkout, oops, SURPRISE!!! It's actually $28. Just tell me 28 to begin with. I don't want to know what kind of shenanigans you had to pull to get that number. Let's just start at the real price and everyone can go home happy.
#4 Welcome to my world. Everyone should stop saying this and every variation or it. It's annoying, insensitive and does nothing but let people know that your problems come before theirs. Show some damn sympathy.
Hahaha. Paulito, #2 is SO true. Do it on a motorcycle with a full faced helmet going 75mph, and then you understand true fear.
ReplyDeleteI hate "my two cents". It's the most annoying saying ever. Overuse kills everything!
ReplyDeleteI enjoy reading your blog. :)
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