Cricket Rantings
 

So, why isn't there a "cents" sign on my keyboard anywhere. It could replace ~ or ^ which I rarely use. Wouldn't that be handy? It makes... no... cents... to me.
lol :D

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I feel no remorse for not letting someone merge into my lane if they didn't have sense enough to get in the correct lane in the first place. I have foresight, why not everyone else?

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It's too early for Christmas. Hear me, Disneyland?

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Why don't dog owners who own a dog with black gunk in and around its eyes clean the gunk? The poor dog. Other dogs will laugh at him/her.

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One bumpersticker = Cool
Two bumperstickers = Coolish
Three to 15 bumperstickers = Too much to read while I'm doing my taxes while I drive.

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Feel free to join in at any time. It's fun to vent funny annoyances.

:D

There should be a redial button on my cellphone that I can find easily. With the amount of dropped calls that occur, you'd think that would be a no-brainer.

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I thought emails would save paper. But everyone in my office prints emails anyway...

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Large paper clips only. Don't hassle me with small paper clips.

If you have called the person, you can usually just hit send once or twice (depending on the phone) to call the last person called.

On some phones (such as mine), this works even for incoming calls.

If I had an axe in my head, I wouldn't smile.

I hate salads with lettuce bones in them.

GC, are you PMS'ing?



While we're on the subject, I hate it when people assume that I'm only pissed off because I'm PMS'ing. It's still their stupid actions that set me off; I'm just a touch more violent during that time.

Lettuce bones?

My pet peeve is drivers that change lanes from a slow moving lane to a faster one... and don't speed up! Why change lanes if you're going to still go the same speed? Of course, the invariably end up in front of me. And it is at times like these that I wish my car came equipped with fully functional phasers... :mad:

wenchybeth,
I am.
Signed,
GC

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wenchybeth lives too far away. I want her to be my hairstylist.

The white spine parts of a head of lettuce.

Wenchybeth would love to be GC's stylist. :cheers: (I'd also love to live in SoCal!)

I actually know the serious answer to this but in my quest to become a better person I am endeavoring to better recognize the so called rhetorical question.

But just in case I'll point you to this recap of the history. (Short answer -- I JUST CAN'T HELP MYSELF!! -- is that the ASCII standard only had room for 128 characters and needed to include some things not on an old typewriter keyboard, so some things just had to be dropped; the standard was done by engineers for whom ~ and ^ are much more important than ¢)

I think that that's an interesting article.

Of course, I got distracted by the Simpsons art. Is it art?

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While I was talking to someone face to face, he ended our conversation by saying "brb". Lame!

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My salad for lunch has too many things in it. Roma tomatoes, regular tomatoes, cucumbers, grass looking veggies that are spicy, carrot slivers, cheese, egg parts, chicken, iceberg lettuce and baby greens... too complicated.

If you are using Word, just type /c while holding down the Ctrl key.

Oooo... that's my favorite part!

See? Too confusing...

I'm kidding...
:D

You sure you're not blonde?

Only once, for a play. But my hair is black black black...
Funny thing is is that is used to be dark brown. Then I shaved my head just to see what it was like. And it grew back black.

Ooh, shave it again, maybe it'll come out purple! (no, not really)

Could you imagine?
I had a friend who had straight, straight, straight blond hair. When she shaved her head to star in the play 'Wit', it grew back curly and darker colored.

I had blonde hair when I was little. It turned darker as i grew older. It was dark brown by the time I was a teenager. (And now it's turning grey... but at least it's still there!)

My hair is freaking long.

It's actually long enough to cut again (eg: at least 10 inches to donate to Locks of Love). Problem is, I don't want short hair when I get married, which will be approximately 1 year from whenever Alex gets around to finally asking me. And 1 year is not enough growth. And I don't want to cut half of it off and waste a year's worth of growth that could have been donated if only it had been long enough. So I'm stuck with this really long hair and the prospect of it getting even longer before it's over with. I like the look but it gets annoying. And heavy.

Here's another rant...

Alex should ask you already. Hmph. If he won't, find someone who looks like him and have him ask you.
:)

Well, he keeps saying we don't have enough money... and he's right. I mean, I can barely pull off a party, a wedding right now is out of the question. But it sure would be nice to at least be able to call him my fiancee instead of my bf.

Understandable. Weddings are a huge money thing. But there are private ceremonies, yes? The big "for everyone else" wedding production can happen later.
I'm just venting. I'm hugely grouchy today. I just think you're a catch and he's a fool for not asking you.
Don't listen to a word I say.
:)

I say romantically elope. Do the whole escape from the house in secrecy with one suitcase and run off into the night. Hmmm. That's romantic.
:)

A rant from our crickets:

"Chirp, chirp, chirp... Hey, that big dragon looks like he wants to..."

(Chomp, chomp, chomp, goes the dragon)

See, that's when the cricket knight on horseback was supposed to come and rescue me from the dragon. Oh well, only in fairy tales...
:D

Our dragons go through about 600 crickets a week. You better watch out.

Dragon picture (in spoilers in case BTD wanders in)

They're enormous! The size of a house they be!
:D

My rantings:

I hate when ranting threads mention crappy drivers. YES! There are crappy drivers! I announce to the world - everyone needs to get over this. (Yes, I'm a crappy driver.)

Clips should match the amount of papers they are holding. Large paper clips on 2 sheets of paper leave phantom clip folds in the pages. Yuck! I also hate when you have too many pages in one large clip, twisting the clip to the point that it's not reusable. Get a freaking binder clip for that. Each clip to its own set task.

Yeah, sorry for the big pic.

Actually, they generally run from 20-24" from nose tip to tail tip. The head of the one in the foreground is about 2-1/2-3" from nose to neck.

And the one in the background bit my finger last week (only the second time in three years - out of 10+ dragons) that I have been bit.

I want to meet the kitties.

I get it. Everyone needs to not complain and all should listen to you.
Got it.
:writes down in notepad: :D

Are you kidding? I thought you were always afraid of them?

Why are hot dogs packed ten to a package and buns twelve to a package?

Oh, wait: they fixed that.

Talk to your wife ;)

It's time to get over my fear. But I only want to meet the ones that won't eat my face. :D

I really really really dislike every staff member from the school of medicine with whom I've ever had to interact. I wish they would stop attempting to order me about. It just makes me respond that much slower and that much less willing to do things the way they want (instead of the way that makes sense.)

And please don't use a binder clip that would break if there were one more sheet of paper in it. Don't you realize my grip strength is just not what it used to be and I can't get the damn thing off the papers without tearing apart the first 10 sheets or so?

Wuss

The insert key on my keyboard can be removed altogether. I never use it. And it confuses the hell out of me when I accidentally hit it and don't understand why I'm typing over everything...

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There should be a way to send back the junk mail I receive in my snail mailbox every Tuesday and Thursday. I don't care about furniture stores that want me to buy a $3000.00 couch.

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Back and forth neverending emails... If you wanna talk to me, call me!

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Shoes that can't come off with a simple flick of my ankle. If I have to unlace you, you are bad shoes. I hate lacing up my Cons... I'm lazy!

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Why is Soy Milk so expensive? Let's see $6.00 for a gallon of soy milk or $6.00 for 2 gallons of fat free milk... Hmmm. Problem is, I want to cut out dairy, but I can't afford it right now...

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***Please realize that I'm venting this stuff out in a funny way. It's not meant to be offensive or paint me as an irretrivably angry curmudgeon. Which I am... at least for today.
:D

What the heck is the Pause/Break key for and the Scroll Lock Key? While I don't have problem accidentally hitting them like the Insert key (like GC, myself and probably countless others have), is there any point in the masses having access to these keys?

Beats me, KB...

And why can't I program the F keys to do whatever I want them to do?

I know that the F7 key is spell check and the F9 key updates the results of a formula in a table in Word (I use that second one all the time). Also, F9 is "Send and Receive All" in Outlook.

Wow, sounds like GC is on the manrag today.

Hmm... I should probably try using scroll lock more... like when photos are loading while I"m just trying to read the last post on a thread or LJ post.

Totally.
Actually, it's lack of sleep.
:)

Trey Parker and Matt Stone are totally anti-celebrity, right? But aren't they celebrities? They hate the fact that celebrities push their morals on the public. But don't they do that on their own show?

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Not enough cute canoe guys at Disneyland.

Not enough hot Storybookland girls at Disneyland.

They need to bring back Tarzan. He was hot. I admit, Captain Jack Sparrow is hot... but Tarzan is shirtless. ;)

Sigh, I have no self control.

A history of several of the pointless keys on a modern keyboard. As with the previous about ¢, the answer is essentially "the original computer keyboards were designed by engineers before the advent of home computing so they were useful for those old uses and because of the idea of reverse compatibility it is very hard to remove something that is already there.

I'm glad we've come to an understanding.

In some programs you can. I did this on my work program.

Nah, most of the time they just call everyone stupid.

See, this is why having the Keel Boats was a good thing. It doubled the quota of cute guys.

Posted just for you. ;)

When you are just about to climb that is the Grapevine going South and can't seem to manage more than 55 MPH, do NOT get in the fast lane - especially if there is a Blue Volvo already there who is easily doing 75 without effort.

Which reminds me...

(Forgive me, GC, for borrowing a bit of your rant space...)

To the asshole in the white Accura this morning:

When I changed lanes in to the huge space in front of you, I was not challenging your manhood. There was no need for you to suddenly weave madly through traffic in order to get in front of me – pulling in to the lane within inches of my front bumper. I sure hope it made your penis feel bigger.

I have come to accept that some people have no common sense. We don't usually see it, until they are on the road with us. I've also decided that it's not worth getting upset and worked up about - road rage.

It is what it is folks. People are going to be bad drivers. We can't change it, we can just change how we react to it.

I like getting pissed off an drivers. It's a choice I don't care to change.

Hey, what ever works for you.

Then is the reason you post those avatars the same reason you change lanes?







(because those avatars often have that effect on me, whereas I've not yet had the pleasure of you changing lanes in front of my car.)

One last one and I'm done.

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All of the striking writers at the Disney gate are all younger than me. I hate them now.
:D

But, are any of them cute?

4 of them.

Maybe a couple of them.
:)

So what if they're cute? They're on strike and can't afford to keep you in a lifestyle you'd love to become accustomed to! ;)

Yes, this is true.
Every man I have a crush on should be rich.
:D

Or drive a small car to make up for his enormous penis.

Exactly.

Hey GC, did you check Target for your soy milk?

Chirp

Soy milk? Huh?

I went to Target today to get Ratatouille. Soy milk?

Ya. For a decent price. The few Targets near me sell everything but meat and produce.

I see. I'll check next time. :)

So while I was getting Ratatouille at Target (thanks for the tip, MiceAge), I noticed they didn't have Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, which also came out today.

Are they like Wal*Mart in that they don't carry exceptionally violent or unrated movies?


By the time I got there after work, there were only two copies of Ratatouille left. But I don't suppose Kill Bill would have flown off the shelves quite as fast.

Chirp

I don't know - I've heard some rumors about those Target shoppers.

Don't think Kill Bill came out today...

Target carries the Saw movies. I don't think they would not carry Kill Bill.

It was scheduled to. Wha happen???


(Or are you just telling me that because the new set will make the cool Nipponese DVD you gave me obsolete??)

I bought Kill Bill at Target.

I'm more worried about some of the people who work at our local Target- there's a dude who wears an army hat and boots, and wears a gun belt (ok, it's a price checking gun) - the dude just seems a bit too Section 8 to be safe.

At what point are you too poor to be safe?

My current gripe is people who misuse aphorisms and axioms. e.g. "That's like playing Russian Roulette with a loaded gun." Really? With a loaded gun? Never heard of that variety of Russian Roulette, how innovative.

Or, for those watching Survivor this season, Jean-Robert's use of "Do you believe in 'what goes around comes around'?" The phrase you were looking for was, "One good turn deserves another," buddy.

Chirp

Never mind. Just recalled the older meaning of Section 8.

Haha.. accidentally posted to the Sooo thread, but anyway... what's on the bonus disc? Best Buy has a better overall price on the film otherwise...

Heist/Fantasy - never before seen deleted scene.
Character Profiles
Progression Reel
and more!

Chirp

If you're trying to get me to rant about 'Chirp' Kevy, you're awful close.

Ribbit.

Nobody here but us chickens...

No it didn't. That was only a rumored release date. Last I heard Mr Q.T.'s plan is to release the full length uncut NC-17 version theatrically in 2008 before releasing it on home video. So right now there's no actual release date. Usually vendors show a release date like January 1st when the release date has changed and is now TBD.

It'll be a little while longer iSm. Sorry.

The point when you become desperate or feel disenfranchised.

Chirp

Target blows. I mean, if I was getting Ratatouille on DVD I would get it there for the bonus disc (yes, Al is the freaking DVD guru, that man knows what deals and extras come at what price at which retailers.... just off the top of his head.)

Bluray tho -- get it at Best Buy or Amazon. Target has it listed as $23.99 on its website... and then I went TO the store and it was actually on sale for $29.99 and they wouldn't price match to their own website.

Bestbuy has a thing going on where if you buy 2 disney blurays (of Cars, Pixar Shorts, or Ratatouille) then it is $10 off. So I got the shorts and the little rat at $24.99 each.

Amazon is even cheaper, at $23.99 (plus no shipping and sales tax) but I wanted it NOW dammit, and I have it.

Both Cheeseman and I agree -- it looks f**king amazing.

I want my copy of Ratatouille to show up in today's mail, dammit! I could use a cheerful something to watch tonight.

:(

Rent Amelie, that movie always makes me happy :)

Ribbit

Did someone smash that ranting cricket?

No, I slipped him some Midol.;)

Chirp

Why is Kevy imitating a smoke detector with a low battery?

It's tough to be a bug.

I really hate it when my team forgets how to um... SKATE and PASS to their OWN TEAM!

Ugh.

Rant threads are like drinking for alcoholics - it can bring out the worst in me, so I abstain, mostly. Instead I'll say - I hate rant threads :)

Um...yeah. I was given the task of passing out fliers to invite people to join our 'team' for the holidays.

Let me tell you, I didn't ask everyone. The law of no descrimination went through my head but I said 'screw that'.

And, I was happy to be passing those out. The more people who join the team, the more chances I have to have my time off requests approved. :D

Damn Canadians parking on the sidewalk. What do they think this is, France?

Maybe they think it is San Francisco.