The End (sort of)

*refer to title of this blog entry* It reminds me of that one joke... "I like the phrase "sort of." It's like the ultimate filler... the fall back... "sort of." "Sort of" is good to use after almost anything.. except for some things like "I love you" or "You're going to live"... or "It's a boy!"- Demetri Martin (this man is hilarious. if you've never heard of him, go look him up now)

     So, I've reached my 8th and final blog post for my class assignment. Whether or not I will continue this blog now that class is over, I'm not certain. I guess it will mostly depend on how many things I can find that annoy me enough to write about them. So we'll see. For now, I'll leave you with two last little peeves of mine to close out this assignment. First, wide-ruled paper. Now I'm definitely not super "green" conscious or anything like that but wide-ruled paper seems like the epitome of waste. The paper looks unprofessional and the wide spaces take up so much room that I feel like I write one sentence and then the page is filled up. What is up with that? Unacceptable. All paper should be college-ruled. And if you say to me "well I just can't write small enough to fit in between those lines" don't think I will have sympathy. Anyone can learn to write smaller.. it's a matter of will, not of ability. Those 'a's don't have to be the size of a quarter. Think about it. Really. Use your brain, save the environment. Mostly just use your brain.

And as a final peeve and thought, ever considered the nonsensical money system we have? Why is it that, specifically in the coinage, nickels and pennies are less than but larger in size than dimes? This makes no sense. If you are trying to teach a child the value of money, obviously he/she/it is going to think that "larger" means "more." I mean, this is a philosophy Americans thrive in believing. Triple burger means more meat. Double extra plush super soft fit-for-bears-behinds toilet paper equals longer usage. This is simple knowledge. So why in the name of all that is ridiculous do dimes have to be smaller but equal more than pennies and nickels? Makes no sense. And while we're on that note, why don't bills change in size? As far as I can tell, slap a different president's face on it and change the number and you've got the difference between 1 and 100 dollars. Interesting how that works. Not sure how I feel about it. The dime situation annoys me more. I just thought I'd add the bills for emphasis. Did it work?

So there we have it folks. Two last things to add to this rather significant pile of pet peeves. I've enjoyed this project thoroughly and look forward to possibly continuing it due to some good feedback. Or who knows, maybe I'll branch into another themed blog. We'll see! For now, I thought I'd leave you with one last Demetri Martin joke instead of saying goodbye. He is a funny man and as this blog has mostly not been meant to be taken seriously, I think he fits here perfectly. Ta ta!

"I like to use "I can't believe it's not butter" when I breakfast because when I eat breakfast I like to be incredulous. "Hey man, how was breakfast?" "Unbelievable"

Blinds Out of Sorts

You know those blinds that have the wide seemingly woodish looking/feeling segments that flip up or down with relative ease? Ok well, I have a problem. These blinds can be (and often are) extraordinarily annoying in that when one just ONE of the segments decides to flip in the opposite direction of the others. It throws the entire set off balance. When I see this, it is like I can't be comfortable until I fix it. I could be in bed, 95% asleep- that time when you know you have about 5 more minutes of semi-consciousness left and blissful sleep will be taking over your body soon- when I glance at the window and see an upwards blind in a sea of downwards blinds. I am instantly awake and every fiber of my being is screaming "MAKE IT DOWN... MAKE IT DOOOOWN!!!" Obviously, sleep is out of the question at this point.

While there is a simple solution (ya flip it with yo finger) to the "uncomforming blind" I feel it is a waste of my time and energy to constantly be getting up and fixing them. I think, if we all try really hard, and with today's oh-so-modern and scientific methods, there is a way to permanently fix this problem. Someone should jump on this opportunity and then go on the show "Shark Tank" with your brilliant plan only to be told it's not so brilliant and have them eat you alive (not really. that's only in "JAWS." in this shark tank, they eat you alive with words. Pure, terrifying heart-stopping words). Not to get off subject, but this reminds of that time this guy appeared on that show with his "awesome invention" that consisted of baskets made of recycled chopsticks. Um. Excuse me? Chopsticks? Reeeeally? Who's bright idea was that: "hey, hey guys.. I think we should take these stick thingys out of the trash. I've seen people put gooey gunk food all over them and then stick them in their mouths like utensils. And and guys, it's so sweet cuz they're, like, some of them have like teeth marks and such because people chew on them when they get bored at the table. DUDE guys.. would it not be TOTALLY AWESOME if we made baskets out of these saliva-drenched extra large toothpicks? oh. yes. Up-top for genius-ness *high-five!" Ok but seriously, someone should hop on this blind-fixer-upper idea... think of the moneys! Think of the fame!


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Well, don't all jump up at once, please. Simmer. Simmer down. Really guys? You're going to leave it to me? Gee *enthusiasm reeking* thanks. Sigh. Oh well. It's not the end of the world, I suppose. But I will have you know, that if you happen to be around me and there is an out of place blind on a window in our room, I will not rest in peace until it's fixed.