tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post5942182048557663853..comments2024-01-01T20:33:52.554-08:00Comments on a moon, worn as if it had been a shell: Things I HateElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-44826174154654242612012-05-03T02:33:18.342-07:002012-05-03T02:33:18.342-07:00Don't mean to hijack this thread with an excee...Don't mean to hijack this thread with an exceedingly long comment, but April was in some regards, devastating. I was inspired (perhaps out of necessity) to compile a list of <i>Things That Don't Suck:</i><br /><br />pillows<br />manatees<br />rainbow suspenders<br />serendipity<br />lavender<br />harmonicas<br /><i>remission</i><br />chaco tans<br />cold beer @the end of a long hot day<br />sipping quiet cups of coffee as the sun rises<br />catching lightning shows from the dry, cozy safety of your sofa<br />poetry<br />bicycles<br />nice cops<br />good samaritans<br />whirly-gigs and wind socks<br />legos<br />the enthusiasm of six year olds<br />gardens & orchards<br />gnomes & faeries<br />the 80's (okay some of it sucked, but nothing day-glo, spandex and Strawberry Shortcake couldn't make up for)<br />tie-dye<br /><i>soldiers coming home</i><br />moms<br />licking the beaters, baking and stand mixers<br />whipped cream<br />chickens<br />stay at home dads<br />caregivers for the elderly or those with special needs<br />911 dispatchers and nurses<br />Cookie Monster<br />Giant Palouse Earthworms<br />crushing golf balls at the driving range<br />boats<br />garage sales and thrift stores<br />tetherball and 4 square<br />live music and Pandora<br />hope and silver linings<br />artists, innovators and scientists<br />garden fresh and home-canned goodness<br />fruit rollups<br />smores and campfires<br />sleeping under the stars<br />wilderness<br />food banks<br />river trips<br />bunny slippers<br />water slides<br />drivers stopping at crosswalks<br />the first courageous person who decided to give artichokes a try<br />sloppy joes<br />sisters<br />galoshes and rain slickers<br />old dilapidated barns<br />meadows <br />housekeepers<br />sanctuaries<br />teachers<br />oxytocin, endorphins, dopamine & seratonin <br />trail clearing<br />wood splitting<br />deep breaths<br />teddy bears<br />mind-blowing bass lines and guitar riffs<br />anyone learning how to read<br />polka dots and sparkles<br />bongo drums and tambourines<br />not having hair in your toothbrush<br />sushi<br />sunshine in the spring<br />unexpected twists in stories<br />dancing<br />popcorn<br />*real hugs*<br />trampolines<br />tidepools and estuaries<br />symbiosis and synergies<br />other people's babies<br />anything bomb-diggedy<br />caramel apples<br />didgeridoos<br />flash mobs<br />finding the matching tupperware lid<br />teletubby costumes and sumo suits<br />sling shots<br />tiaras<br />clothes right out of the dryer, clean sheets, stain lifter, and eau de laundromat<br />farmer's markets<br />flying kites<br />sand in your toes<br />strike anywhere matches<br />frogs, doggies, turtles, birds, fuzzy caterpillars, etc.<br />a bunch more cliche and or random, awesome stuff and things...Ajaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15272210468592329126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-29084174119939114142012-04-14T02:01:52.217-07:002012-04-14T02:01:52.217-07:00Addendum:
the word 'ictal' and just about...Addendum:<br /><br />the word 'ictal' and just about all seizure-related terminology<br /><br />rogue underwires that poke you in tender places covered by your strappy, elastic bosom sling. <br /><br />our cultural distortion of ideal human body image<br /><br />i'm from Idaho, so it's rampant, but i still can't handle, "where's it AT?"<br /><br />on that note, unless for dramatic effect, anything redundant<br /><br />b.s. patriarchal paradigms that serve to subjugate and objectify women<br /><br />people blaming Obama for high gas prices<br /><br />navigating our failing healthcare system<br /><br />Poverty, hunger, kids with empty tummies<br /><br />forgetting that i'm cooking<br /><br />price tack stickers that leave that gluey goop smear behind<br /><br />losing things<br /><br />people not using their blinkers<br /><br /><br />Hate to submit any more negativity into the universe, but i've had a terrible past two weeks. i really appreciate the opportunity to share in some cathartic release. I needed that. Thanks.Ajaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15272210468592329126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-20143424806977997242012-04-12T17:47:16.459-07:002012-04-12T17:47:16.459-07:00I love my sister's last one up above. Although...I love my sister's last one up above. Although I did think I was tired when I was 19. Sigh. <br /><br />I hate: when words like <i>artisan</i> and <i>vintage</i> and <i>inspired</i> appear on mass-produced crap, very large suvs, when people get moral about food or money, guns, fox news and the info-tainment industry, brain disorders, ignorance, insurance companies, mean spirited comments, spray tans and too-white teeth. And I'm sure a lot of other things. <br /><br />Very fun, Elizabeth. You rock.Erinhttp://formerlyonlyamovie.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-68752475451003216702012-04-12T17:19:20.160-07:002012-04-12T17:19:20.160-07:00Awesome hate list.
I hate;
Hearing people say &#...Awesome hate list.<br /><br />I hate;<br /><br />Hearing people say 'anyways'.<br /><br />Drivers who refuse to use directionals.<br /><br />Parking space stalkers: I always sit and dick around until they go away.<br /><br />Broccoli.<br /><br />Spray tans.<br /><br />Nineteen year olds complaining that they're 'Tired'. Give me an effing break.<br /><br />And many many more...tulpenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09244442556884959190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-74647018802321199472012-04-12T13:15:15.287-07:002012-04-12T13:15:15.287-07:00I agree with nearly all of yours...except for the ...I agree with nearly all of yours...except for the milkshake thing. I hate coffee. ;)Deanahttp://www.maxwatson.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-41671467703584297192012-04-12T01:56:35.914-07:002012-04-12T01:56:35.914-07:00!. hair in my toothbrush
2. the tenuous state of o...!. hair in my toothbrush<br />2. the tenuous state of our food systems<br />3. suicide<br />4. the word 'saliva'<br />5. sex offenders (i wish only 'sex offenses', but it's not true. :/ )<br />6. 'God hates fags' propaganda<br />7. recyclables in garbage cans<br />8. cancer<br />9. the disparity of dog and human life spans<br />10. i'll agree with and one-up the too/to/two & they're/their/there submissions and admit i even go so far as to hate further vs farther and breath vs. breathe who vs. whom misuse<br /><br />... so this didn't go as lighthearted as i'd hoped, but in the same spirit, i have to submit i HATE seizures also and i have to applaud your advocating so courageously for your daughter. In doing so, you are speaking for so many, many others who may be reluctant to advocate courageously for themselves.Ajaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15272210468592329126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-52474452570978887012012-04-11T17:42:12.675-07:002012-04-11T17:42:12.675-07:00I am in total agreement with #16, 20, 21, 4, and 5...I am in total agreement with #16, 20, 21, 4, and 5 and of course, I hate seizures of all types and in all situations, especially water. <br /><br />I also hate:<br />1. People with adamant political views who speak with total conviction but are completely ill informed or flat our ignorant.<br /><br />2. People who are checking out at a store while gabbing on the phone or people who feel like they have to walk through the grocery store loudly discussing every flippin' thing they are buying as if to clear it with their significant other on the other end of the phone. <br /><br />3. Walking around a store, street etc talking all loud on your bluetooth making people like me think you're talking to them.<br /><br />4. People who feel like they need to answer their text right then and there when they are standing there talking to you. <br /><br />5. Extreme couponers who clear out the shelf because they need 1,000 tubes of toothpaste for their family of 3. <br /><br />6. Over dramatic people.<br /><br />7. My old dissertation advisor and my soon-to-be-ex-sister-in-law.<br /><br />8. The way people CARE about the Kardasians and Jersey Shore crew and all that other nonsense... if we don't respond and watch and support it, people like them won't be rewarded with fame and fortune and an absurd amount of media time! :) <br /><br />9. Autism.<br /><br />There's probably more but I'm exhausted with all this "hate" :) LOL!Alicia Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06244714478310893367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-89132494598646125302012-04-11T17:31:34.526-07:002012-04-11T17:31:34.526-07:00Yep.
Except here's one thing I very much DO l...Yep.<br /><br />Except here's one thing I very much DO like: you. That you're out there.<br /><br />But yes, BMW drivers are THE WORST. Anyone who drives a car that cost more than my first house should be slapped upside the head. And then made to pay for my kitchen remodel.Ramona Quimbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01308882206677929003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-61732156419326292802012-04-11T12:13:57.446-07:002012-04-11T12:13:57.446-07:00#1 is absolutely true. My sister drives a BMW and ...#1 is absolutely true. My sister drives a BMW and trust me, it's true. Also, so there with you on #2 and #9.kristen spinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099514779097752438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-79486551383963326952012-04-11T11:58:53.213-07:002012-04-11T11:58:53.213-07:00Thank you for giving us all permission to do this ...Thank you for giving us all permission to do this ;-).<br />1. I hate feeling stupid. Especially when I am certain that it is as the result of a miscommunication, but the person on the phone isn't 'getting it.'<br />2. I hate inequity that is seemingly random.<br />3. I hate grammar errors of any kind, especially when they are posted on signs in public.<br />4. I hate the notion of health insurance.<br />5. I hate people who are so absolutely convinced of their own beliefs that they cannot entertain the notion of anyone else's.<br />6. I hate sexual predators.<br />7. I hate watching my kids suffer.kariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150537989886423212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-30292144785961046982012-04-11T08:57:11.423-07:002012-04-11T08:57:11.423-07:00I think you just inspired a Spin Cycle topic.I think you just inspired a Spin Cycle topic.gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952840544630534206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-79964052408403011532012-04-11T08:37:48.481-07:002012-04-11T08:37:48.481-07:00I hate the news AND my addiction to it.I hate the news AND my addiction to it.Marcusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-74543069700946023422012-04-11T07:56:35.649-07:002012-04-11T07:56:35.649-07:00Blogzilly: I know, I know. I was just hoping that ...Blogzilly: I know, I know. I was just hoping that you would have come up with a list, as I'm sure it would have been hilarious! :)Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-48793477261876122322012-04-11T07:55:16.489-07:002012-04-11T07:55:16.489-07:00Some of your list made me laugh out loud ( I hate ...Some of your list made me laugh out loud ( I hate "lol," by the way) and some of it made me sad, (seizures. What's not to hate?) I hate real things (adhesions, chronic illness, insurance companies, doctors who treat patients as a number, etc.) and weird things, too (the sound of popcorn crunching in a quiet theatre just before the movie starts.) I hate made-up words like "redonculous," and "new" phrases like "nom-nom." They make me cringe. I hate paying bills. And dusting. Both of which I am putting off at the moment, by commenting on this post! ;)Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01221703763145912238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-25837002288179259682012-04-11T07:48:19.153-07:002012-04-11T07:48:19.153-07:00I thought working in the peace, love and ganja WAS...I thought working in the peace, love and ganja WAS having a sense of humor...but I guess that was just me.blogzillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268388544631653375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-78785162096691441182012-04-11T06:58:34.133-07:002012-04-11T06:58:34.133-07:00I hate the fact that my son has a crappy girlfrien...I hate the fact that my son has a crappy girlfriend and there's nothing I can do to interfere.<br /><br />And people who don't tip.<br /><br />And my landlord.<br /><br />And my boss THE MINOTAUR.<br /><br /><br />This post was great fun and very cathartic.Radish Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06534752971317927559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-65406996317850124602012-04-11T06:56:15.551-07:002012-04-11T06:56:15.551-07:00Granny Kate and Blogzilly: Well, I think part of t...Granny Kate and Blogzilly: Well, I think part of the exercise was the absurdity of hating such ridiculous things (for most people). Frankly, I was surprised that Blogzilly didn't jump on board with his usual sense of humor and go with the flow.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-19226100881784498962012-04-11T06:51:27.646-07:002012-04-11T06:51:27.646-07:00I wish I could LIKE blogzilly's comment -- bec...I wish I could LIKE blogzilly's comment -- because I do -- I do like it -- I kept thinking hate was too strong a word for the things on my list -- except for streetlights -- I do hate streelights. Blogzilly's comment made me smile. ty, blogzilly .Granny Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17796564953236247413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-7937781925298350122012-04-11T05:40:21.313-07:002012-04-11T05:40:21.313-07:001. I am with you on the status cars
2. Pants with ...1. I am with you on the status cars<br />2. Pants with words across the butt - especially words like Pink and Juicy. Really??<br />3. Forms that ask questions about my son that are supoposed to make me think that the therapy provider really cares about him as an individual but will probably never be read and he will end up with whatever set of generic programs all the kids are doing anyway. . . <br />4. not knowing for sure if my son is having seizures<br />I could go on but I am going to stop there.Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02859791572622007142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-39140984196814048632012-04-11T05:16:06.607-07:002012-04-11T05:16:06.607-07:00I hate that we as a society, myself included, toss...I hate that we as a society, myself included, toss the word hate around so cavalierly. We need more peace and love and more states with Medical Marijuana so there is less hate and more relaxing. :)blogzillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268388544631653375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-42334001536019607832012-04-11T00:51:16.403-07:002012-04-11T00:51:16.403-07:00Well Elizabeth, I'm with you on 2, when it app...Well Elizabeth, I'm with you on 2, when it applies to daughters, 5, 12, 14, 16 and 21. Many of your other hates are Americo-centric.<br /><br />My pet hate is the way we here in Australia treat asylum seekers as though they are criminals, terrorists or people to be excluded, and not human beings in need of compassion and true asylum. <br /><br />I also hate hypocrisy, even as I am guilty of it sometimes. I loathe high mindedness, bigotry and most of the -isms that float around in this world, especially when taken to the extreme.<br /><br />I hate lice that appear on people's heads, especially children's. <br /><br />I hate the quick reaching for medication in the face of emotional distress, anxiety and grief, and as an alternative to listening and trying to understand. <br /><br />I could go on.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-72091422476432643972012-04-11T00:46:51.383-07:002012-04-11T00:46:51.383-07:00I hate
1. Politicians.
2. Extremists. Particularl...I hate<br />1. Politicians. <br />2. Extremists. Particularly religious, but any extremism is unnecessary and ugly.<br />3. Motorbikers who think they can break the speed limit, especially on country roads.<br />4. Parents who expect teachers to bring their children up.<br />5. People who use their mobile phones when they are in the middle of an interaction with someone face to face.<br />6. People who use mobile phones while driving. <br />7. Cleaning bathrooms.Annicleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691832473765718313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-64217629434180324412012-04-10T23:08:57.289-07:002012-04-10T23:08:57.289-07:00LOL -- I think if I start this exercise I might ne...LOL -- I think if I start this exercise I might never stop! I'm with you on No. 5, though, as I coincidentally wrote about today. I also really, really dislike it when people in groups walk abreast on the sidewalk and I can't walk/run past them without stepping into traffic. And I dislike people who ride bikes on crowded sidewalks. (Oh boy, see, you've got me going...)Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-76320115822960886412012-04-10T19:44:16.195-07:002012-04-10T19:44:16.195-07:00I hate:
cadillac escalades
NRA stickers on cars
pe...I hate:<br />cadillac escalades<br />NRA stickers on cars<br />people who drive 35 on a freeway onramp<br />eggplant<br />arthritis<br />the mall<br />guilt over waiting too long between oil changes<br />epilepsy<br />books with graphic sex scenes<br />movies with graphic sex scenes<br />church on easter and christmas<br />... I could go on forever I thinkAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10818795902981871173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-58902760952751710622012-04-10T19:12:03.514-07:002012-04-10T19:12:03.514-07:00I hate
1. Competitive eating. Gluttony and waste...I hate<br /><br />1. Competitive eating. Gluttony and waste as entertainment are a sign of the apocalypse <br />2. Unkindness, especially if it's by or aimed at my kids<br />3. Senseless waste, especially of food, such as watching the airport bakery employee dumping the whole case full of food in the trash before closing up for the night<br />4. Injustice, pretty much anywhereCarol Eisenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01789540957788263012noreply@blogger.com