Tuesday, August 23, 2005
In the memetime...
So, Cynthia meme-tagged me right after launching a powerful diatribe against memes, bloggers, whistlers, and screaming babies. Well, I can see how this meme could possible make one rant. Nevertheless, I cannot resist the power of the tag, so here goes:
List 3 things that bug you - things that others may find trivial.
If you have an idea on how to fix it, be sure to put that down too.
Then tag 6 of your friends. Only list 3 things because you may/can be tagged again.
My responses will be car/driving themed:
1. Inconsiderate drivers. Wait, wait - this is not just any old "inconsiderate drivers" rant. This one is very specific. My place of work is on the access road of Central Expressway (heading north), and the access road is three lanes wide. About 1/8 of a mile past my work, there is a stoplight. To get home, I go almost to the stoplight and then use the U-turn lane to cross Central Expressway and head south. I have to cross the three lanes to get to this U-turn lane. So, when traffic is backed up, why in God's name can't people let me over? This doesn't happen too often, so I don't get to get mad about this every day, but it happened yesterday, and I thought my head would explode! After I finally made my way to the far lane (the one that feeds into the U-turn lane), I calmly and politely cursed at every single person waiting at the stoplight. Bastards. Yes, this is trivial because it happens like once every two months (traffic rarely backs up that much), but it bugs the crap out of me. Solution: Stop being such a bastard, Plano Driver, and pay attention to my turn signal.
2. Our parking lot. The parking lot at my new place is weirdly shaped. There are four apartments. Every apartment has two cars. Everyone except us gets to park side-by-side. Victor and I park tandem, meaning one of us parks behind the other. Our schedules are such that I leave before him and get home before him. So we are always having to rearrange our cars. Solution: I think there is room for all eight cars to park side-by-side, if we squeeze a bit, so I'm considering asking the other residents to give it a try. Otherwise, I may pop a vein the next time my car is blocked.
3. The temperature in my car after work. Yes, trivial since I've been living in Texas for three and a half years now and should expect it. But damn! Does it have to be seven thousand degrees inside my car when I get in it after work? Solution: Yeah, I'm pretty much going to have to move north to fix this one.
Honorable Mention: This one isn't about cars. It's about memes in general. I don't have that many friends who blog, so I never can come up with enough people to fulfull the tag requirement. So I'm just gonna tag three. Take that, meme! I hereby tag Kris, Ryan, and Kat.
So, Cynthia meme-tagged me right after launching a powerful diatribe against memes, bloggers, whistlers, and screaming babies. Well, I can see how this meme could possible make one rant. Nevertheless, I cannot resist the power of the tag, so here goes:
List 3 things that bug you - things that others may find trivial.
If you have an idea on how to fix it, be sure to put that down too.
Then tag 6 of your friends. Only list 3 things because you may/can be tagged again.
My responses will be car/driving themed:
1. Inconsiderate drivers. Wait, wait - this is not just any old "inconsiderate drivers" rant. This one is very specific. My place of work is on the access road of Central Expressway (heading north), and the access road is three lanes wide. About 1/8 of a mile past my work, there is a stoplight. To get home, I go almost to the stoplight and then use the U-turn lane to cross Central Expressway and head south. I have to cross the three lanes to get to this U-turn lane. So, when traffic is backed up, why in God's name can't people let me over? This doesn't happen too often, so I don't get to get mad about this every day, but it happened yesterday, and I thought my head would explode! After I finally made my way to the far lane (the one that feeds into the U-turn lane), I calmly and politely cursed at every single person waiting at the stoplight. Bastards. Yes, this is trivial because it happens like once every two months (traffic rarely backs up that much), but it bugs the crap out of me. Solution: Stop being such a bastard, Plano Driver, and pay attention to my turn signal.
2. Our parking lot. The parking lot at my new place is weirdly shaped. There are four apartments. Every apartment has two cars. Everyone except us gets to park side-by-side. Victor and I park tandem, meaning one of us parks behind the other. Our schedules are such that I leave before him and get home before him. So we are always having to rearrange our cars. Solution: I think there is room for all eight cars to park side-by-side, if we squeeze a bit, so I'm considering asking the other residents to give it a try. Otherwise, I may pop a vein the next time my car is blocked.
3. The temperature in my car after work. Yes, trivial since I've been living in Texas for three and a half years now and should expect it. But damn! Does it have to be seven thousand degrees inside my car when I get in it after work? Solution: Yeah, I'm pretty much going to have to move north to fix this one.
Honorable Mention: This one isn't about cars. It's about memes in general. I don't have that many friends who blog, so I never can come up with enough people to fulfull the tag requirement. So I'm just gonna tag three. Take that, meme! I hereby tag Kris, Ryan, and Kat.
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