Little things that annoy the hell out of you

[brentsg]

Going to some social event and the first thing anyone does is ask "what do you do" or other interrogation. Usually theyre very proud of their lives too. great, a maxed out self consciousness meter is the perfect way to begin an evening, thanks!

Perhaps they are making small talk, and just trying to break the ice. But really it would depend on context and tone.

It wouldn't be so bad if I felt remotely positive about my life, occupation or lack of ambition.
Unfortunately this isn't the case, and my elusive answers apparently made me come across as a prick.

Fuck breaking the Ice, I'm happy to socialise without running a background check on whoever I'm talking to..

Going to need thicker skin.. People are just looking for something to talk about, something they have in common perhaps. What do you do, or perhaps a question about whether you have children (depending on age) are standbys. The weather is pretty lame and predictable. Otherwise, where you live or what you drive might be kind of odd.

[Blinge]

Grow a thicker skin? Maybe. Just don't feel like it.

well, one can't just get there by flicking a switch, right?
meanwhile the situation i mentioned, and my poor social performance is having further reaching consequences than i thought -_-

[Specineff]

^^^You can always give an ambiguous answer and leave the rest to their imagination.

[jonny5]

Grow a thicker skin? Maybe. Just don't feel like it.

well, one can't just get there by flicking a switch, right?

Actually, yes, you can. The only way you can make changes in your own life is to actually make the changes, as obvious as that sounds. Not happy? Change things. You aren't going to magically wake up one day and things will be great; you need to go out of your way, well outside your comfort zone and change things for yourself. Take control of your life and direct it where you want it to go.

It won't be easy, but you'll appreciate the effort in the long run, and you can look back with pride at how far you came.

Do it now. The longer you wait, the longer you are simply delaying your own happiness and fulfillment, and if you wait too long, it can remain out of reach for good.

Hope this helps.

[Moniker]

^^^You can always give an ambiguous answer and leave the rest to their imagination.

Or pull a George Castanza and just tell people you're an architect. Which is to say, bullshit can be a vital tool until you turn things around proper, as jonny5 suggests.

[Skykid]

Grow a thicker skin? Maybe. Just don't feel like it.

well, one can't just get there by flicking a switch, right?

Actually, yes, you can. The only way you can make changes in your own life is to actually make the changes, as obvious as that sounds. Not happy? Change things. You aren't going to magically wake up one day and things will be great; you need to go out of your way, well outside your comfort zone and change things for yourself. Take control of your life and direct it where you want it to go.

It won't be easy, but you'll appreciate the effort in the long run, and you can look back with pride at how far you came.

Do it now. The longer you wait, the longer you are simply delaying your own happiness and fulfillment, and if you wait too long, it can remain out of reach for good.

Hope this helps.

Great post.

[Ed Oscuro]

Everybody has their pride, but sometimes being honest in situations like that can bring unexpected responses. I don't think there are very many people looking for a bad answer, after all, or to get over on you. If they are, you know to stay away from them. If they aren't, their reaction won't likely be a problem, and they might even be able to say something or give you an idea or lead on job hunting (or whatever the thing is). Smoke 'em out!

Back on topic: Two days, two men's restrooms in a sorry state. You know, don't piss all over the floor in front of the bowl or beat off in the restroom

[trap15]

Actually, yes, you can. The only way you can make changes in your own life is to actually make the changes, as obvious as that sounds. Not happy? Change things. You aren't going to magically wake up one day and things will be great; you need to go out of your way, well outside your comfort zone and change things for yourself. Take control of your life and direct it where you want it to go.

It won't be easy, but you'll appreciate the effort in the long run, and you can look back with pride at how far you came.

Do it now. The longer you wait, the longer you are simply delaying your own happiness and fulfillment, and if you wait too long, it can remain out of reach for good.

Hope this helps.

Great post.

Seconded. Helped me figure some things out for myself today. Absolutely 100% right.

[BIL]

Back on topic: Two days, two men's restrooms in a sorry state. You know, don't piss all over the floor in front of the bowl or beat off in the restroom

The worst thing - Surprise Disgusting Restroom. Had to call in to my university's immaculately-kept office to collect some mail, nipped into their loo on the way out, some motherless fuck had shat all over the toilet and floor. :[

I did salvage some good humour from the appalling situation, though, when I returned later that day and caught an iron-faced old cleaning lady at the restroom entrance gasping in horror at the sight! When she noticed I was there she acted all embarassed, aww! Either she was attempting to preserve her indomitable professionalism, or I BET SHE THOUGHT I THOUGHT SHE DONE IT ;3

[Ed Oscuro]

Death Wish VI: They shot the shitter, man!

[50Hz]

I don't usually get annoyed at anything but the pig fucking scum at Batchelors changed their Super Noodle "Mild Curry" recipe with no real indication on the packaging and it tastes worse than horse piss.
It was such a great savoury snack whenever I didn't have the time / couldn't be bothered to make a proper meal

[President_Obama]

Spaghetti in boiling water with curry powder in it?

[50Hz]

Pretty much, yes.
Spaghetti in boiling water with curry powder in it meant a lot to me.
Bear in mind that I am a lazy, 18-year-old, student subhuman that you should all, quite rightfully, despise.

[President_Obama]

Drop out. The future's cancelled.

[50Hz]

No point in dropping out really, by student I mean that I decided to go for 2 more years of free education instead of uni.
The expense of that is pretty off putting.

[Eno]

Changing guitar strings.

[Ed Oscuro]

Putting the finishing touches on a laptop CPU repaste job
oh wait, one screw gets lost in the case
Have to go back and tear down THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. Something like 40 screws at least.

gj asus, suck a dick in hell
next time, I'll have the thing sitting vertically so it can't do that.

On the plus side, it gave me an excuse to go wash the keyboard and shit.

[Moniker]

Changing guitar strings.

Especially when it's the 'thread through the hole, wrap around, and clip' type guitar. And pulling the other end off lacking a pair of plyers? Such a PITA. It's why I only have 4 strings left on my electric. Still, it's surprising what you can come up with using only four strings.

[Moniker]

The cliched villain-to-hero remark in movies, which goes either "Are we so different, you and I?" or "We aren't so different, you and I." What especially sucks is that it appears in really good movies. Raiders of the Lost Ark and Gladiator come immediately to mind.

At least TDK's Joker rephrased the sentiment enough to not cause any cringe factor.

[emphatic]

When your wireless router has some sort of meltdown and won't accept new connections until you've physically restarted it. Why the fuck is my laptop allowed to use the wifi, but not my smart phone?

[Lord Satori]

When your internet connection hiccups for about 10 seconds, thus ending the vid you were watching on youtube.

[rancor]

When your internet connection hiccups for about 10 seconds, thus ending the vid you were watching on youtube.

I wish I had your life.

[dunpeal2064]

My internet has not worked for 2 days straight, and within the last month its been up for maybe 2 hours, total.

Best part, I call to see if someone can come out to look at it, and ask if there will be a charge. Last time I had someone out to check our internet, they could not do anything to fix it (It just so happened to be working when the guy came by), and we were charged $90 for the 2 minute visit. (Which I got refunded after calling them and complaining)

Their response: "We don't know whether or not there will be a charge for the service, as that is decided by a different part of the company"

Fuck you Charter.

[Xyga]

At my parent's the phone wire was old and with time got damaged by tree branches to the point even a light breeze was enough to cut the signal.
Took their ISP three months to fix what was basically a little crack in the copper wire;
- They sent three technicians consecutively, each (guys in their 20s) stayed only 5mn to test the line with a portable device then left and reported everything was fine. Of course it wasn't.
- Parents had to file an official complaint to the national communications authority, only then the ISP sent two real professional technicians who fixed the wire in 20mns.
Dumbasses.

[lilmanjs]

People who ask why when you decide you want to try and learn another language. And then you tell them because you've always wanted to, and now actually have time. And then they still ask why and/or say its pointless to learn another language when you don't live in the country.

[Moniker]

People who ask why when you decide you want to try and learn another language. And then you tell them because you've always wanted to, and now actually have time. And then they still ask why and/or say its pointless to learn another language when you don't live in the country.

I remember people giving me shit for learning Chinese in high school. And then China became a thing. Then again, my teacher was senile, and I have only the basics. I guess they were right?

On the whole, it's never pointless to learn another language, if only to experience their literature first hand. Still wish I'd learned Spanish and/or Florentine Italian, so I could read Dante and/or Lorca in the original. Translated poetry is generally shit, although some classicists/poets make a good go of Homer & Virgil. Still, I can lean back on my French. Can sorta/kinda read Proust in the original. Which is better than nothing.

Thinking once again, having Chaucer, Shakespeare, Spenser, Milton, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Keats, Shelley, and Wilde in your effortlessly native tongue is pretty damn awesome. Fuck Proust. We have Joyce, Melville, and Twain.

[Lord Satori]

When people say "oh the creator must've been on drugs" when there's anything even vaguely weird in something.

[Eno]

When people say "oh the creator must've been on drugs" when there's anything even vaguely weird in something.

I remember that interview with Curtis Roads where the interviewer asked whether he thought his music was better appreciated on drugs. Double facepalm wasn't enough.

[jonny5]

When people say "oh the creator must've been on drugs" when there's anything even vaguely weird in something.

Who says that?

[Lord Satori]

There's always a few people who say that whenever they see something strange/surreal in any form of art/media/whatever. Be it a game, an anime, whatever. It pisses me off.