Bemused

So wow, I've found that there are more and more things that annoy me or get on under my skin lately. Certain people. Things people do. Just the way life happens.

So let's begin at the root of everything....people!

I don't know why but it just seems that lately the people that I either really don't like or have a short temperance for are making their presence even more unwelcome. My roommate's girlfriend for one. I've never like her and I believe that originally the feeling was reciprocated because she was convinced that I was going after her boyfriend. Which couldn't be further from the truth. I like the goof on people and I could tell that it totally made his day when he tought that I was interested so, even to this day, I refuse to burst that little bubble. And frankly if she was worried that I was "after" her boyfriend or whatever she should take that up with him not me. She even told him that she didn't want him to go to the Rolling Stones concert in Toronto (summer 2003) because we, a group of ten or more of us, were staying at my 'rents place and she wasn't able to come with. And most recently, she went as far as to tell him that she didn't want us living together, but its not just the two of us we have other roommates too! But it's not just that. She's also pretty ignorant and ill-informed on things and in ceonversations she just says stuff that is completely irrelevant, not to mention retarded. ARRRGGGHHH!!!!!

Another person who really irks me is my new boss. Recently there was a re-shuffle at work and our department was to be graced with a new manager. Ok, so change is a necessary part of life but what came next was ridiculous!! Our new manager set about changing every aspect of business as we knew. Meaning that people who had been with this company doing the same job for anywhere from 2 to 7 years had to almost entirely re-learn all procedures!! These are not qualities of a good leader. It's not necessary to change somethign that works for something that doesn't. This man has obviously had his head up his arse for the last 4 years or so that he has been with the company.

But I digress, neither of these people will change for my benefit thus I must leave them to go about their lives, but I will retain the right to complain.

As for the things that people do, one of my biggest pet peeves is when I see an individual wearing a fur coat on public transportation. The fur trade is something that bothers me but that is an entirely separate issue. It would appear to me though that if you can afford to purchase a fur coat that you obviously have money and don't need to be on public transportatoin. Unless of course the reason you're on public transportation is because you spent all your money on that fur coat. In that case you have bigger problems.

Another pet peeve, is people who just stare at you in hopes that you will read their mind and realize that they would like you to move. Is it really all that difficult to say excuse me, I think not. However, we are just all supposed to be pyschic and realize that a blank often somewhat menacing stare means "please move, I would like to get past, thank you". For crying out loud through whatever means of biology are at work you were (assumedly) born with a larynx and vocal cords which make up what is often referred to as the voicebox, therefore you should be able to speak. And excuse me is the simplest of simple phrases to put together, so please give it a try!!

Of all the things that happen or annoy me the most has to be the things that just happen in life. Recently, a handful of my friends have either broken up with or gotten dumped by the person they were dating. These are good people I and I feel so bad for them because of what they are going through and wish that there was some way that I am able to help them. Then there's the people in my life that are so lonely and just want to be with someone, to love someone, share things with. Even then there is nothing I can do, and it just makes me feel so helpless. Why is it that life just has to be so hard and unaccomodating sometimes? There is so much hurt in the world already why does there have to be more? I just hate it because it is like this horrible realization that there really is no control over what happens in our lives. That these horrible things are just fated to happen. And these things are hard to accept because I was never really one of those big believers in fate or destiny or anything like that. I've got to be one of the biggest skeptics when it comes to things like that. And I just hate that life can hurt people the way that it does.

Damnit the whole thing sucks!