What presently irks you?

[CosmicSpork]

1) Apparently the council has bought a large number of houses nearby and they are going to move "problem" families (e.g. scumbags) into them from around the county... the police have already told us that they are going to have to step up their presence.
2) It has snowed.
3) One of my minions (yes I have minions... 3 in fact) at work is annoying and ginger (sorry to other gingers). I may have to extend his probation.
4) I have too much work to do and not enough time.
5) I am gaining weight and can't seem to get into the right mindset to do anything about it.

 

[The Felonius Pope]

Learning to weld with the GMAW system.

 

[Lallapalalable]

Fucking everything. Seriously. Here's a list, but its pretty whiny, just to prepare you:

My boss is incompetent and incapable of accepting suggestive criticism without going off about how nobody respects her
My amphetamines no longer work and Im just as useless as I was a few months ago
My car has two bald tires and it decided to snow all day
I have no money and lots of debt
I STILL live at home, at 23
The girl I went out with on Sunday still hasn't gotten back to me yet
Im currently in the throes of insomnia
There are no more jobs. Im at the ceiling of my current career path.
My estranged father called my brother a week ago, but has yet to call me
Google being Google
The warranty on my newly purchased laptop does not cover the damage I have incurred upon it, and the one Im using now has a degrading touch pad
The loss of Mega Video
I completed my favorite blog today, so now I can expect years of constantly checking for updates with a 5% chance of satisfaction
This kid I went to high school is bugging me as to why I no longer want to hang out with him, but the truth is harsh and he is prone to self destructive behavior, so I can think of nothing but BSing him till he gives up (which is only slightly better than telling the truth)

I just found out that some celebrities get paid 5k to tweet ads... in 5 minutes they make 1/5 of a lot of people's yearly salary... and my government wants to lower their taxes more.

THIS, OMFG THIS. The simple fact that celebrity personalities are paid just idiotic amounts of money for inane shit like this spawned my abhorrent aversion to their well being. They are the only class of human I would pull up a chair and giggle manically at if I were to see them being tortured.

 

[Gnug215]

Wow, Lalla, that really does suck. Lots of irkage there, for sure.

Maybe it's not my place, but I feel immensely compelled to try to help out a bit. If the help is unwanted, I guess you'll just have to add another irking to your list.

First off, I think you win this thread with the amount or irkings.

Now to the list:

1:

Fucking everything. Seriously. Here's a list, but its pretty whiny, just to prepare you:
My boss is incompetent and incapable of accepting suggestive criticism without going off about how nobody respects her

Well, she could be a total bitch, too, and really evil, and terrorizing everyone into respecting her.

2:

My amphetamines no longer work and Im just as useless as I was a few months ago

At least you're not worse than you were a few months ago.

3:

My car has two bald tires and it decided to snow all day

You probably won't have to worry about that too much in the future, what with climate change and such.
Also, that means you have two good tires!

4:

I have no money and lots of debt

As long as you make steady payments, the debt will slowly but surely disappear. I like looking at the monthly overview where my student loan just diminishes month by month.

5:

I STILL live at home, at 23

It could be a lot worse. You could be a lot older. You could be homeless. You could be complacent about the whole thing. But you're not! That's good!

6:

The girl I went out with on Sunday still hasn't gotten back to me yet

You got a girl to get out with you! That's more than many others accomplish.

7:

Im currently in the throes of insomnia

Judging from the rest of the list, there might be something you can do about the insomnia - or at least it might dissipate again once some of these other stressful factors are removed - which I'm sure they will eventually.

8:

There are no more jobs. Im at the ceiling of my current career path.

At least you have a job, which is a good thing in these times. And now it's beginning to look like things might be looking up, and we will eventually come out of the crisis, and the job market will become more flexible again, at which time you can make your move and switch careers.

9:

My estranged father called my brother a week ago, but has yet to call me

He may yet call, or maybe he has good reasons for not calling you. Being estranged to begin with, it doesn't sound as if he's someone who makes good choices.


10:

Google being Google

Imagine you only had Yahoo instead!

11:

The warranty on my newly purchased laptop does not cover the damage I have incurred upon it, and the one Im using now has a degrading touch pad

Can you add an external mouse? At least you can still write posts in here, right??

12:

The loss of Mega Video

I'm sure that is replacable somehow, isn't it?

13:

I completed my favorite blog today, so now I can expect years of constantly checking for updates with a 5% chance of satisfaction

Can't you get an alert thingie going for whenever there are updates? And well, this means you have time to look for new, good blogs, yeah? I'm currently trying to plow through every interesting article I can find on Cracked.com, and it doesn't look as if I'm about to run out anytime soon. I know their stuff isn't for everyone, but I warmly recommend readin their stuff.

14:

This kid I went to high school is bugging me as to why I no longer want to hang out with him, but the truth is harsh and he is prone to self destructive behavior, so I can think of nothing but BSing him till he gives up (which is only slightly better than telling the truth)

I don't want to meddle too much, but it sounds like it might be a better idea to tell him the truth. Maybe you could help him by letting him know?

I just found out that some celebrities get paid 5k to tweet ads... in 5 minutes they make 1/5 of a lot of people's yearly salary... and my government wants to lower their taxes more.

THIS, OMFG THIS. The simple fact that celebrity personalities are paid just idiotic amounts of money for inane shit like this spawned my abhorrent aversion to their well being. They are the only class of human I would pull up a chair and giggle manically at if I were to see them being tortured.

Well, sounds like you might enjoy this video then:

"God Bless America": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEFj0Pngu_E

Ok, I think that covers it. Hope it helps. I know some of the "advice" may sound as if I'm trivializing your problems, but I find that this often CAN help. It's often a matter of relativity and perspective.
Some of the advice may sound as if I'm being facetious, but in those cases, I'm not making light of your plight, but only trying to cheer you up.

Anyway, I'm rambling.

 

[bluejatheist]

Almost everything that irks me is school related;

Teachers that cannot maintain class discipline while others handle it just fine.
Teenagers that literally stop in the middle of a hallway during class changes, causing the entire intersection to clog.
School endorsed student newspapers that actually recommend use of astrology when deciding who to associate with.
The dim witted, cud gum chewing camel face the average 16-18 year old student has on their loathsome head.

Perhaps my bitter view of life skews this a bit, oh well.

 

[Lallapalalable]

Thanks Gnug, that did help But its not like its controlling my life, I just figured where else to vent like that? Its odd, Im usually the one putting a positive spin on everyone elses' problems. Cracked is another that I read 90% of (futilitycloset.com being the one I referenced), and you will hit that wall sooner than you think.

And I will buy twelve copies of that movie!

 

[Lallapalalable]

A little less "me, me, ME!" (I know, so atypical):

Stumbleupon's Bizarre/Oddities selections are becoming less and less bizarre and more "Hm, I guess thats not too common." Im looking for the truly outlandish, once in a species-reign events, not news stories about the mexican army seizing large quantities of meth (not at all an oddity).

 

[)O( Hytegia )O(]

My FFD submission coming up.

Standing watch and studying for more Warfare Pins and such.

Stupid people being stupid and Military Efficiency being, well, as efficient as a military can be. >.>

All of that + Going to Germany in less than a year.
Is it nice? Yes.
Do I have to fill out a metric asston of paperwork? Yes.

 

[malicious_bloke]

My next door neighbour left his wheely bins protruding into my driveway this morning. I had to move them so I could get my car out.

My wireless adapter seems to be dying, it's flickering between 1 out of 5 bars of signal strength and "0", "disconnected", "showing connected but not loading pages" and "generally being an asshole".

The local shop isn't stocking Timothy Taylor's Landlord any more, i'll have to trek all the way down to Morrisons to get some decent ale now.

Minor irritations to be sure. :FML:

 

[Frenger]

I ran out of boxer shorts this morning, no one has noticed yet.

 

[DepricatedZero]

I ran out of boxer shorts this morning, no one has noticed yet.

Who is supposed to notice this?

I'm concerned here...are you walked around nude and no one is noticing? That would be disappointing I suppose

 

[Laurens]

I just heard someone say '110%', that bloody annoys me, as does 'I could care less'....

 

[tuxbox]

AT&T DLS!!! :evil:

 

[)O( Hytegia )O(]

The end of Mass Effect.

:evil:

 

[Prolescum]

My fugging immune sysdem. For dwo days now I've been unable to bronounce hard sounds.

 

[Frenger]

I ran out of boxer shorts this morning, no one has noticed yet.

Who is supposed to notice this?

I'm concerned here...are you walked around nude and no one is noticing? That would be disappointing I suppose

It's trousers off tuesday where I work. It helps to relax the atmosphere.

 

[The Felonius Pope]

It's trousers off tuesday where I work. It helps to relax the atmosphere.

Wow. That does sound relaxed. Where exactly do you work?

 

[australopithecus]

The end of Mass Effect.

:evil:

SPOILERS!

 

[DepricatedZero]

Homework...

I'm drowning in Anthropology homework. So...dry...

 

[The Felonius Pope]

I've gained 10 pounds in the last 3 months and I have to wake up at 5 O'clock every morning. :evil: