You know what really...

It just occurred to me that I haven't written a post since July, and a post with a point in over a year. I read through my old entries from high school and regret that the person I once was has died; gone are the days of wit and satire, and even mindless ramblings reflecting on everyday goings-on. So let's just fuck this shit in as non-literal a way as possible and give it another go:

With such Facebook notes as "You know what really grinds my gears?" popping up like Digletts in, well, Diglett's Cave, it's about time that I update my temporal "List of Grievances" of years past with fewer computer references, more relevance, and a shiny new "Number 2!" stuck to the front of it. As maybe two people would remember my first list, I'm also going to call it "NEW!" to make it look that much spiffier, when in actuality it probably isn't. So here goes:

NEW!!! OMG =O!

MS2k's List of Grievances Number 2!!!

1) The Expression "Grinds My Gears"

I get it; it's a metaphor. That doesn't make it clever, and the more people who use it, the less original it gets. And when the phrase is misused to describe something entirely unrelated to one's "gears" and how said gears are ground, it kills the expression's meaning.

2) People Who Talk During Movies

Shush now or I'll shove a pineapple down your throat.

3) People Who Talk Immediately After Movies

I'm still digesting it, damnit! Try waiting more than two seconds so it can sink in. If it's a dumb comedy or action thing, hold off til we're outside the theater. If it's a quality piece of cinema, wait til we're outside the building. Let it sink in and maybe you, too, will feel something (...down there =O!).

4) Egoists

You are not "the shit". How much money you have or which athletics team you're on or what "mad skillz" you have at X or how "badass" you are doesn't matter to anyone but yourself and the few idiots who follow you (how many of them is also trivial). When you die, you'll be forgotten.

5) Sports

Exercise for those playing, entertainment for those watching. It's nothing more, but people act like it is. A sport is a game. I have no grudge against the players/coaches/referees, etc., nor the commentators who make sports more accessible to those who don't exactly dig it (except for their grossly outrageous salaries). But ESPN, sports journalists, and the general hype over these events irk me to no end. No, I didn't see the game last night.

6) Skip Bayless

See above complaints against egoists and sports. I don't give a damn about his opinions on sports but he so fervently tries to shove them down his viewers' throats like a football-loving televangelist. It's not that other "sports analysts" don't bother me, it's just that his pompous enthusiasm makes me want to stab something. And what the hell kind of name is "Skip"?

7) UMD Event Parking

When it costs me $10 to come into work.

8) Crank Dat Soulja Boy

Shoot me. Shoot me now.

9) Facebook Notes

It strips all HTML from blog entries when it imports them. DIV tags are understandable, but there's nothing harmful about DL or FONT.