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10 familiar faces who need to call it quits.

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See the lady in this photo? Keep an eye out for her. She’s going to be famous – for being the internet’s hardest-working “frustration” model.

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blogs and blogging, success, things that annoy me

Just making conversation.

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We all have imaginary conversations in our heads, right? I have them constantly. I replay conversations that have already happened and think of all the things I should have said. And I rehearse future conversations with friends or acquaintances that I think will be hard. Like, “Here’s why I can’t come to your birthday dinner,” […]

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hand-picked, things that annoy me airports, anger, conflicts, internal conversations, thoughts

“F” is for Food Emporium. And for my boycott.

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I’m boycotting the Food Emporium on my corner. You can’t see the stains and rips on the paper tablecloth in the photo above, or the clearly spoiled egg salad sandwich that guy in the background snapped up for half off. (Or more!!!!!) But still, it pretty much captures the level of professionalism there.

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things that annoy me anger, boycotting, marketing, shopping

When cologne goes viral

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I don’t see why everyone’s so worried about H1N1. Do you know what’s way much more contagious than swine flu? I’ll tell you what: cologne. Bad cologne. You can catch it from someone just by being in the same room. Or pizza shop. You’d expect to come out of a pizza shop smelling like pizza, […]

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things that annoy me pet peeves, smells

Do you have LOL Tourette’s? lol.

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LOL!! What’s so funny?  Oh, nothing.  I just typed that to fill an uncomfortable silence. That’s what everyone else does. I mean, come on: how often is someone really laughing out loud, or even smiling, when they use LOL? I’m not completely against LOL-ing.  I’m okay with it when it’s in reply to something funny.  […]

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language, things that annoy me internet, language, LOL, pet peeves, social media, twitter

You call that relaxing?

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At some point, someone powerful must have decided that any reference to relaxation,  wellness, spirituality or “Me Time” must be paired with one of two photos: 1. Some chick wearing white, sitting in the lotus position 2. Some chick lying down with a row of hot stones on her bare back Really? Well-being equals yoga and […]

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things that annoy me marketing, massage, new-age, pet peeves, yoga

They’re always after me Blessed Charms

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Today I was sitting at my local coffee place, Joe, listening in on the next table. Because I do that.  This woman said to her friend, “You’re so lucky.  You have such perfect hair.” Perfect Hair Lady smiled in a guilty way, like she was feeling sorry for those with less fortunate hair.  She touched […]

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language, things that annoy me language, pet peeves

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