Cupcakes and Cashmere

Mad, Mad World

May 15th, 2009

I love reading lists about people’s favorite things and what makes them happy. On the flip side though, every once in a while you just need to vent. Read on to see my list of ten little things that really tick me off.

1. Getting your seat kicked at the movie theater.
2. Paper cuts. Mosquito bites. Hang nails.
3. Drivers who don’t use their turn signals.
4. Buying something full price to find it on sale the next week.
5. Realizing that you have something lodged in between your two front teeth hours after you last ate.
6. Having your iPod die on you minutes after beginning a workout.
7. Splinters. Hiccups. Blisters.
8. Dreaming up an outfit only to find it’s wrinkled beyond belief.
9. Choking on water in the middle of a meeting.
10. Sitting down to watch a recorded show only to realize you taped the wrong thing.

Okay, so what if all of these happened to me in one week? They’re now off my chest and I can enjoy my weekend!

Come on…let’s hear what tops your list?

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http://asiancajuns.blogspot.com AsianCajuns (Lauren)
OOo alll of the above annddddd, having someone tailgating you. I had this happen to me this morning. I wasn’t having it, so I slowed down to a crawl. Probably a really good way to spark more road rage, and get myself into trouble.
Happy Friday/Weekend to you!!!
http://www.omnislucis.blogspot.com OmnisLucis
Crying babies onboard your transatlantic flight, anyone?
http://www.bonbonrose9.blogspot.com/ Kristin
Ahhhhhhhhh drivers not using turn signals pisses me the F off! Also, I hate it when you let someone in on the road and they don’t say thank you! Ingrates!
http://www.captivateme.wordpress.com tanya
I completely agree!! Hangnails…choking on water in the middle of something important (the kind where you’re hacking out a lung)…ugh
http://blog.reshmispage.com Reshmi
1. People in the office on conference calls with the speaker phone on.
2. The AC on full blast in the office when its still 50 degrees out.
3. Tricky little ingrown on your brow that just wont pop out
4. A pimple on your face thats not quite a pimple yet…but hurts like crazy
…shall I go on…
http://kec-contentedme.blogspot.com Kristin @ Contented Me
Hi Emily! you’ve been tagged! I hope you can play… check out my post from today if you have time.
http://youaremyfave.blogspot.com Melanie
Really, how hard is it to turn on your blinker? Ughhh.
http://acheerydisposition.blogspot.com/ Whitney
I agree with all of these. I get mad almost thinking of the last time these things happened.
http://acheerydisposition.blogspot.com/ Whitney
I agree with all of these.
http://cindykhor.blogspot.com cindy khor
receiving letters that inform me of my unsuccessful job interview
http://www.yourgirlfriendisugly.com Your Girlfriend is Ugly
1.) Tardiness
2.) Incessant gum snapping
3.) Manicure chipping 5 minutes after you’ve left the salon
4.) Realzing your coffee is made incorrectly after you’ve left
5.) Infants at a 10pm movie screening.
I feel better now too!! Enjoy your weekend.
http://www.baileyandmeister.com hanako66
I totally agree……everything that you listed is such a bummer!!!
http://cuzimcrazy.blogspot.com Emily
God. AGREE, AGREE, AGREE x10!!!
http://hoisinivy.blogspot.com/ steph
Haha, great list!
I am a stickler for timing so my biggest pet peeve is when people run late without a head’s up. It’s like a slap in the face!
http://god-made-me-funky.blogspot.com/ Noopur
hahhaha, it was reading your list and i can see i aint the only one who can relate to the items on it. #1-5 are things that I constantly endure and crib about plus one more thing, bumping into things while walking around the house or off( ot could b your knee hitting the bed foot board or your waist bone hitting the corner of the table), i do it so often, that almost always there is some or the other part of my body that either blue or bruised, it happens so often that its past annoying, now i have kinda accepted it as a part of my personality.
http://melissabxoxo.blogspot.com Melissa
Where do I start?!?! Most of my pet peeves come from interacting with people who are not comfortable around my physical disability. At 27, I STILL have some people asking my mother questions about ME when I’m sitting right there!
http://liliesandgrapes.blogspot.com Lily G.
What about drivers who don’t turn off their turn signal?? That really aggravates me!!
http://www.butterflyfoodie.blogspot.com ash
haha, I think you’re list sums it up pretty good!!!
oh, and when you’re stuck behind really SLOW walkers you can’t seem to pass, when you’re in a hurry of course!
http://styletheworld.blogspot.com/ Jessica (JBae)
Good list. I’d have to say slow walkers on a crowded sidewalk, usually tourists. Hearing people be rude to waiters, cashiers, admin assistants, etc…If they are outrageous enough I actually snap at them. It’s surprising I haven’t been slapped at times, but being condescending to people in service industries really pisses me off. Oh, and dudes who make crude comments when I am walking alone. I didn’t leave my house so I could listen to some random, gross, and usually way too old man saying nasty things.
http://www.unbeweavable.blogspot.com Elizabeth Marie
I really hate how there are no left turn signals in LA. Somedays, I handle this better than others. Today…not so much
XOXO
Beef
1. People who pay by check at the supermarket (The year 1974 called and even it’s surprised by your lack of progress)
2. People who think their cell phone is actually two coffee cans connected by string, thereby forcing them to shout every word, forcing everyone within a 5o yard radius to hear their inane conversation.
3. People who don’t wash their hands after going to the bathroom
4. Leaving one last sip of any liquid (milk, OJ, soda) in the bottle
5. Short Sheeting
6. Over amplified car stereos that blast horrible Techno
7. Over indulgence of cologne
8. Lurkers
9. People who say “My friend [fill in the blank] is so funny.” Then you meet that person and they are annoyingly unfunny.
10. Regrettable tribal tattoos
http://kjzw.blogspot.com KJZW
When people ask “Are you tired?” especially when you thought you were looking pretty good
http://dresseduplikealady.blogspot.com Cammila
Having my seat kicked at the movie theater could probably send me into a homicidal rage. Also: people talking in a theater. Also: people in general. Or at least that’s how it feels when there are people TALKING IN THE FREAKING MOVIE THEATER!!!
Whew! Wow you’re right, I feel a ton better! Thanks!
http://littleinsomniaclolita.blogspot.com/ andhari
Number 1 and 4 could make me scream. Those piss me off very much
http://thegirlsgirl.blogspot.com/ Molly Jean
totally agree with the movie theater kicking-unforgivable! thanks for sharing this funny list!
http://lapetiterevue.blogspot.com la petite revue
staining my perfect white T with raspberry juice (today!)…. knocking my little toe on the corner of my bed(every morning!)… etc etc…!
have a nice weekend!
xx
http://nikymarie.blogspot.com Nicole Marie
hahahah i’m sorry this all happened to you in one week. but not you’ve vented and you can have a great weekend!!
http://www.downandoutchic.blogspot.com Down and Out Chic
oh this is too funny. hope you’re weekend is better.
http://underfundedheiress.blogspot.com underfunded heiress
Good ones!
http://africanteaparty.blogspot.com Anika
Amen to all the above, and can I add really slow walkers to that list (move out the walking lane, morons!). Sorry about the week, on the upside its a new week so it can only get better.
have a lovely weekend
http://www.befrassy.com audrey
LOVE YOUR BLOG.
your very pretty too.
i like this post and the photo: how adorable!
lets link?
xxx
http://synonymsforoptimism.blogspot.com Julia
SO true! Every item on your list made me mutter, “ugh, yeah, I HATE that!” My additions:
- When you have an awful cough or runny nose during an exam
- Receiving a terrible grade on a paper or project that you were proud of
- Accidentally turning off your alarm in your sleep
- Siblings or roommates deciding to borrow without asking
- A dessert that looks utterly delectable but tastes disgusting
- Being excited to make something or eat something only to realize it’s expired (cake mix, yogurt, etc)
- Playing phone tag for a long time
- When your significant other doesn’t understand that you don’t want advice, you just want to cuddle and make your problems disappear
- People who don’t apologize for running into you or stepping on your toes
- Getting cat hair all over your perfectly primped outfit
Trentsy
What about dreaming up an outfit only to realize you don’t actually own it?
http://www.krislynblog.com Kristin
#9 is so true, and so annoying. It actually just happened to me last week. I was utterly embarrassed!! Okay, and #1 is another one that bugs me. I took my mom to go see “Marley & Me,” and had some lame-oh kids not only kicking my seat, but putting their feet on my armrest(barefoot, keep in mind). You’ve inspired me to make a list now too!!
http://coolnessistimeless.blogspot.com Keith
One of the things that most ticks me off is when my boss is late with the paychecks. Of course, he’s late this time. I’m really mad. I want and need my money.
http://www.dutsonfam.blogspot.com Karlee Dutson
Great list!
I HATE chipping a freshly painted fingernail! Grrrrrrr. . .
http://dalyessentials.blogspot.com Daly Essentials
I second everything on your list! and have to add, I hate when I buy something new especially if its expensive- and the hem come undone or a jewel falls off etc the first time you wear it!!
http://wbjewelry.blogspot.com WendyB
I’ve encountered a lot of disappointingly wrinkled clothes lately that have totally ruined my outfit plans.
http://www.ciaochessa.com Chessa!
I went to the gym yesterday and my ipod died 5 minutes later. it was torture but I was already there so I sucked it up. I can’t stand it when people chew with their mouth open and don’t know how to cut their food properly…in fact bad table manners is a huge pet peeve . Oh and what about people who don’t say “thank you” when someone holds the door open for them. UGH!
http://google spring chicken
I detest :
people who are chronically late
dropping a muffin two minutes after buying it
slow cashiers or one cashier for twenty people
manicurists that talk about their customers in their own language
I could go on and on
http://www.comesitbymyfire.blogspot.com Relyn
I found my way to you from Char at Ramblins. I tell you the one I told her because it is my biggest pet peeve – BY FAR!
~ Those women who are so germaphobic that they refuse to sit on a toilet. So they pee all over it and have no issues with us having to clean up their nasty pee germs!!
http://readingmytealeaves.blogspot.com erin
these are great. every week i write about things that made my week, and some weeks i feel like it’s more appropriate to post the things that made it stink…this week? mosquito bites. everywhere.
http://engagedtobengaged.blogspot.com brandi
ooohh these are good….
how about when you see a cop driving and talking on his cell phone! UGH!
HATE THAT!
haha
xoxo
http://oh-whatfun.blogspot.com ashleylynnfry
i agree with EVERY single one!
xo
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