I think this might be the mother of all useless tools. Why do people feel that their life is so important that the entire world needs to be updated when they are in the car or they are in the bathroom. Do you really think people care? Do you really think that this is the news that people are signing up to read?
Another thing...If you are going to Twitter, at least be creative. Don't copycat some celebrity's posts. Don't google search interesting Twitter discussions. Be creative. Throw up an idea of your own and if it's stupid, it's stupid. At least it was your own in the first place.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
#2: People Who Complain About People Complaining
Really, people. Not only do I have to listen to someone go on to all ends about why their life is awful and why they feel the need to share it with me, but immediately after this person leaves someone else wants to complain about someone else's complaining.
I got it. It is awful to listen to someone complain. I can't stand it. You can't stand it. But why in the world do you now feel it's appropriate for you to complain about it. Are you listening to yourself at this point.
"Oh my god, could she complain about anything else?" Probably not, but here's the thing. YOU JUST DID EXACTLY WHAT THE OTHER PERSON WAS DOING.
Now I understand that the vast majority of people out there complain about something to someone and I will be glad to hear it, because as you can guess by the fact that I am blogging about things that make me angry, I have done some complaining myself. However, please do not feel it necessary to explain to me why it is that you think their complaining is much worse than yours. Please feel free to keep those thoughts in your head - there is no reason to share with the group because if you feel that the other person went too far, other people feel the same way without you telling us why.
Furthermore, I am aware of a little bit of an oxymoron here before anything gets said. I am complaining about other people complaining and in the grand scheme of things I am making myself angry. However, for the good of all, this needed to be said.
I got it. It is awful to listen to someone complain. I can't stand it. You can't stand it. But why in the world do you now feel it's appropriate for you to complain about it. Are you listening to yourself at this point.
"Oh my god, could she complain about anything else?" Probably not, but here's the thing. YOU JUST DID EXACTLY WHAT THE OTHER PERSON WAS DOING.
Now I understand that the vast majority of people out there complain about something to someone and I will be glad to hear it, because as you can guess by the fact that I am blogging about things that make me angry, I have done some complaining myself. However, please do not feel it necessary to explain to me why it is that you think their complaining is much worse than yours. Please feel free to keep those thoughts in your head - there is no reason to share with the group because if you feel that the other person went too far, other people feel the same way without you telling us why.
Furthermore, I am aware of a little bit of an oxymoron here before anything gets said. I am complaining about other people complaining and in the grand scheme of things I am making myself angry. However, for the good of all, this needed to be said.
Monday, February 22, 2010
#1: Reality Television
What purpose does this serve in America? What does sitting around to find out if the Bachelor gives a rose to the pretty one or the ugly one? What does it matter if Rupert wins the new season of Survivor? Why should I care about whether this girl on "The Hills" hates that girl on "The Hills?"
I don't care. Please stop talking about it. Just think, if people had been smart and not cared about the naked guy on the first season of Survivor, we would not have to hear about Gosselins or Kardashians or Nicole Richie or Paris Hilton. These people would not dominate CNN. If we had not given these people television shows, we could actually turn on the news and find out what happened in North Korea or find out why the people in Iraq are not able to setup a government.
But no....we all looked to see what the naked guy was going to do and look what we have turned television into. MTV is no longer music television. That's right...reality television killed MUSIC Television. Try this...turn on MTV right now and there will probably be some sort of reality programming dominating the screen. Or better yet, try this. Go to Google Search, type in "Kate" or "Kim" and see what the top suggested result is. WE did this. WE created the monster. It is time to for US to turn the channel or better yet, turn the thing off.
What's that? You like finding out when the naked guy does something kooky and crazy. Well, keep it to yourself. I don't watch it...I don't wanna watch it...and I don't want to hear endless chatter about if that girl "totally deserved the rose more."
I don't care. Please stop talking about it. Just think, if people had been smart and not cared about the naked guy on the first season of Survivor, we would not have to hear about Gosselins or Kardashians or Nicole Richie or Paris Hilton. These people would not dominate CNN. If we had not given these people television shows, we could actually turn on the news and find out what happened in North Korea or find out why the people in Iraq are not able to setup a government.
But no....we all looked to see what the naked guy was going to do and look what we have turned television into. MTV is no longer music television. That's right...reality television killed MUSIC Television. Try this...turn on MTV right now and there will probably be some sort of reality programming dominating the screen. Or better yet, try this. Go to Google Search, type in "Kate" or "Kim" and see what the top suggested result is. WE did this. WE created the monster. It is time to for US to turn the channel or better yet, turn the thing off.
What's that? You like finding out when the naked guy does something kooky and crazy. Well, keep it to yourself. I don't watch it...I don't wanna watch it...and I don't want to hear endless chatter about if that girl "totally deserved the rose more."
A Little About Me
Hi,
I'd like to start by introducing myself. I'm Cousin Jim and for those of you that don't know...I'm typically a very nice guy, but there are 10,000 things that make me angry about the world.
It's not that I dislike people, or situations, or I just have a general distaste for life. No, in the grand scheme of things, there are simply things in this world that make me wanna run up to the top of a building and scream as loud as I can. That's right. There are situations in this world that make me angry.
Don't get me wrong, I am not a violent person. I do my best to keep things under control. I take deep breaths, I get real quiet, and I try to let things roll off of my shoulders. However, there are just certain things in this world where I can no longer contain myself.
I'd like to think that in the grand scheme of things that the things that make me angry are very similar to other people. Things like the people who leave dog poop in the park, or the guy who is using a razor and eating a biscuit as he drives into work, or people who overuse the word"like" or when puppies come and lick you....(oh, that last one is just me I guess).
Well one of the good folks at Jack FM Knoxville told me I should start writing this stuff down so that there wouldn't be some sort of workplace explosion, so I will be bringing you a list of the 10,000 things that make me angry as they make me angry. So don't be surprised if you hear from me weekly, daily or maybe on those special days where the stars align - several times a day.
Please don't think this is going to be me making videos screaming into the camera and yelling about how this thing is awful or that "video game is the worst ever". No, this is to calm me down so I will simply be outlining what makes me angry and telling the world why. Therefore, I will be bringing you what makes me angry and letting you determine whether it's just Cousin Jim being angry again or if this is something that makes other people angry. As a matter of fact, I am tired of writing about me, so it's time for me to get on with the angry.
I'd like to start by introducing myself. I'm Cousin Jim and for those of you that don't know...I'm typically a very nice guy, but there are 10,000 things that make me angry about the world.
It's not that I dislike people, or situations, or I just have a general distaste for life. No, in the grand scheme of things, there are simply things in this world that make me wanna run up to the top of a building and scream as loud as I can. That's right. There are situations in this world that make me angry.
Don't get me wrong, I am not a violent person. I do my best to keep things under control. I take deep breaths, I get real quiet, and I try to let things roll off of my shoulders. However, there are just certain things in this world where I can no longer contain myself.
I'd like to think that in the grand scheme of things that the things that make me angry are very similar to other people. Things like the people who leave dog poop in the park, or the guy who is using a razor and eating a biscuit as he drives into work, or people who overuse the word"like" or when puppies come and lick you....(oh, that last one is just me I guess).
Well one of the good folks at Jack FM Knoxville told me I should start writing this stuff down so that there wouldn't be some sort of workplace explosion, so I will be bringing you a list of the 10,000 things that make me angry as they make me angry. So don't be surprised if you hear from me weekly, daily or maybe on those special days where the stars align - several times a day.
Please don't think this is going to be me making videos screaming into the camera and yelling about how this thing is awful or that "video game is the worst ever". No, this is to calm me down so I will simply be outlining what makes me angry and telling the world why. Therefore, I will be bringing you what makes me angry and letting you determine whether it's just Cousin Jim being angry again or if this is something that makes other people angry. As a matter of fact, I am tired of writing about me, so it's time for me to get on with the angry.
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