I apologize in advance for what you are about to read; normally I pride myself in NOT having the kind of blog where I rant endlessly about my pet peeves and write about what I had for breakfast. I strive to keep it positive and avoid making a laundry list of tedious daily details. While I know a few other people (at least four now!) find this blog enjoyable, I do it mostly for me: it provides a means to flex my synapses a bit, and I usually end up entertaining the heck out of myself in the process.
However, I have been beset by grumpiness and negative emotions all day. Allow me to elaborate on two things that really cranked up the annoyance factor while I was out running errands. The first thing I noticed is that people are really, really lazy. Even to the point where it negatively impacts their own comfort levels. Isn’t that a paradox? I went to Target earlier to pick up some prescriptions and parked at the far end of the lot--the very end--because there were trees there and I wanted to park in the shade. It’s a warm day out. But 98% of all the other cars in the lot were parked right up next to the building’s entrance. Some folks were even circling around to get the closest spot possible rather than leave their cars a little further down and walk. I find this hard to believe--most people evidently would rather come back to a baking hot car that’s been sitting in the sun than walk an extra 1/8 mile and park in the shade. Baffling.
The other thing that’s been bouncing around in my head like a ferret on coke is this: a lot of new music these days bites. I feel a bit like an old codger shaking my fist at the sky and yelling, “Kids these days!” But honestly, so much of what’s popular on the radio today all sounds the same (one exception being the Fleet Foxes, of whom I am recently much enamored). Today, I was thinking in particular that Franz Ferdinand, Louie the 14th, and Kings of Leon all sound like the same repetitive whiny band. They shall henceforth be referred to collectively as “Kings of Ferdinand the 14th.” End of discussion.
To ameliorate all the vitriol I’ve been spewing, here’s a visual treat. The one thing that brightened my day was the girl I saw crossing the street on my way home. She was wearing a funky blue plaid top and had vivid orange and yellow shaggy hair made even brighter in the sunlight, and it just made me smile. Kids these days.
Oh man, I'm with you on the lazy people. It never ceases to amaze me that people will wait 5 minutes (at least!) for a stupid parking spot when there are a million more down the row, if only they were willing to walk a few more steps!
ReplyDeleteI was out shopping today, too, and my gripe was about how not enough people are using reusable bags. UGH. Whenever I forget to take my bags to the store (which is quite frequently), I tell the cashier that I don't need any. Then he or she just throws (or I throw) everything into the cart, and then I throw everything into the car. Once I'm home, I get a couple bags and retrieve my goods from the car. Woah. What a concept.
I agree with you about the music, too. And what's with all the new female singers? Lily Allen, Colbie Caillat, Duffy, Adele... I do dig some of their tunes, but to me, it all fades together just like Kings of Ferdinand the 14th.
Perhaps I should refer to them as Allat-Duffydele?