Can I just first thank you guys for, well, everything? Comments, emails, phone calls…I am blessed, indeed. Give yourselves a big smooch from me. Unless you’re a dude, that is. Then you get a big high five from yours truly.
While walking to my office one morning this week after parking the truck, I was grumbling in my head (Not out loud; I’m not that crazy) about one thing or another and realized that I haven’t ranted for awhile. Upon checking my rant category, it appears that the last rant I wrote was three months ago. No wonder I’ve been all angsty and wanting to stomp off to my room and journal about how hard my life is, while listening to some emo music.
We have a pretty fantastic weekend planned and I think a good purging of my brain matter will make it even better. It’s time to let it all out.
1. You know how I’ve quit drinking Diet Coke? I could rant about that, but I’m actually pretty happy with my decision. My true peeve is the fact that any non-chemical-infused beverage with any sort of flavor whatsoever has eleventy-trillion calories. Give or take a million.
2. That telemarketers always call right at dinner time. That they call at all is reason enough to be grumpy, but throw in the fact that my blood sugar is low and my children are telling me they’re huuuuuuuungry and I may not be as cordial as I could be.
3. Computer issues. At home I have a lovely Macbook whom I adore, but at work my computer is a P(iece of) C(rap) and there isn’t a day that goes by where a program doesn’t crash or I cannot log into the network because my Profile is “corrupt”. (Block me from the network AND call me names, will you?) Throw in the fact that I am stuck using Internet Explorer and it’s enough to make a girl go postal.
4. Winter. OK, I know we’ve had one of our mildest winters on record (Seriously. Barely any snow and it’s been gone for weeks), but I am so tired of the grey. We’ve had a few glimpses of sunshine this week and immediately after it breaks through the clouds, I can feel my heart lift and my mood jump up ten notches. Nothing equals that feeling and I want more. What can I say? I’m greedy.
5. Toast. I mean, I love toast. So do my kids. What I hate is the fact that if you do not butter/jam it within 1.3 seconds of it popping up, it calcifies and becomes something you could use in a rousing game of road hockey.
6. Boot Camp. Over an hour of self-inflicted torture, two nights a week, is a very good cause to rail against. The thing is, I look forward to it and hate to skip for any reason. I am pushed (and push myself) harder than the other five days a week where I subject myself to an array of Jillian Michaels DVD’s. Then, this past Tuesday night at Boot Camp, she introduced a new routine that was made up entirely of Jillian moves. I love it when she introduces new things but to me, this is old (and repetitive) news. Big. Fat. BOO.
7. That I do not have the metabolism of a 12-year-old boy. I do have the humor of said boy, which softens the blow (Haaaa), but still.
8. PayPal. I receive the bulk of my ad and freelance income in $US funds and it gets deposited into my PayPal account. In Canada, the only option (Besides online shopping) to take that money out is to transfer it to my Canadian bank account and thus, translate it to Canadian dollars. They won’t let me transfer it to my $US bank account and we do not have the option of getting a PayPal debit card that my American friends do. You may have noticed that I go south of the border frequently enough (New York is next, baby) to warrant me wanting access to those $US funds. Consider me irritated.
9. Mondays.
10. Scrabble/Words With Friends. Oh, how I love me some word games. What irks me is that some of the words that are accepted on Scrabble are not accepted on WWF and vice versa. Also! Most French words are not accepted. French is one of Canada’s official languages. Never mind the issue that I have no idea what the meaning is for the majority of words that I play. See: Qi, Qis, Ka, Gey, Za, to name a few. (Most of them came up when I ran the spell-check. THEY AREN’T REALLY WORDS.)
Well that felt good. Now it’s your turn, folks. Rant away (or commiserate)(or both).
Amazingly, I don’t have much to rant about tonight (but I enjoyed reading yours, as always). The only thing annoying me right now is LOST. I hate that I have wasted so many hours of my life watching a show that STILL confuses the he!! out of me. I can’t stop, because I need to know WHY, and HOW, and WHO, and WHAT, and WHERE. Answer some questions already!
.-= Hannah´s last blog ..Monday, Monday =-.
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angella Reply:
February 20th, 2010 at 9:43 pm
Yes! LOST! Lance’s girlfriend was here this week while we were watching it. We told her that we couldn’t tell her what was going on because WE DON’T KNOW.
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Do you want to know what is bothering me right now? The incredibly loud snoring man in my bed, otherwise known as my husband. I love him (of course), but COME ON!
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angella Reply:
February 20th, 2010 at 9:44 pm
I am a horribly light sleeper as it is. If Matthew was a snorer, we’d have ISSUES.
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As the basement suite is being created, there are always men in the house. I am never home alone even when the kids are at school. Never. Strange men from various trades and always my father in law. I don’t dislike the man, but I feel judged whenever I get ‘caught’ sitting in front of the computer or looking at a magazine during the day. They don’t know I work my butt off most nights. I just feel like they’re looking at me like ‘I knew it. This is what wives do while we work all day. Sit around and relax.’
I wish I had some privacy.
.-= Danica Grunert´s last blog ..And After =-.
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angella Reply:
February 20th, 2010 at 9:46 pm
DUDE. I cannot imagine. Matthew’s Dad used to work out of the home office wit Matthew, but I could close the door for privacy.
Escape to Summerland?
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Do you like tea? I drink hot tea (plain) at work and it keeps me from wanting sodas and other calorie laden drinks and it’s low calorie and tasty (in my opinion).
I think you guys sent us your horrible snows! We’ve had more snow this season than they’ve ever recorded for this area! We has two snowstorms with over 2 feet (one almost 3 feet!) and several of about a foot.
Oh, and something to rant about: I ran stairs the other day (5 sets x 7 flights) followed by 2 miles on the treadmill… then the next day (yesterday) I ran 3.5 miles outside on sore legs… and now my legs are killing me! It feels great to know I got a fantastic workout, but walking (in general, and) downstairs is killing me!
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angella Reply:
February 20th, 2010 at 9:47 pm
I DO like tea, but hot drinks make me extra thirsty for something cold. I’m so difficult that it’s ridiculous.
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I have two rants currently:
-One is this killer headache left over from having no pop due to Ash Wednesday yesterday.
[P.S. I'm SO PROUD of you for giving up pop. I've given it a sliver of thought maybe once a year, but I'm just not at that point yet... I have my Dt Mountain Dew in my hand now haha.]
-The second rant is actually at myself. I am in the middle of debating the next step for my camera purchasing and I am the MOST UNDECISIVE PERSON ALIVE. I will decide on one, then do some more online research [which I probably should stay farrr away from], and then I’ll read a bad review and change my mind. Then an hour later, I’m back to the first one again. Yesterday, during the 1 hour Ash Wed service, I [I should maybe vent about my wandering mind too maybe??] went from deciding I was buying Camera A to deciding on Camera B, and then back to Camera A before we were dismissed.
No wonder I have this crazy headache???
Thanks for this vent opportunity. I love it.
.-= LauraRad´s last blog ..What’s Your Favorite Part of the Bible? =-.
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angella Reply:
February 20th, 2010 at 9:49 pm
Oh, Big Camera Purchases are Crazy Making. Hope you come to a decision.
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I know when I get my iPhone in 27 days (not that I am counting or anything *ahem*) I will be addicted to that game.
.-= Heather @ Domestic Extraordinaire´s last blog ..The Bliss Recap is on hold today due to a Lion =-.
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angella Reply:
February 20th, 2010 at 9:50 pm
My user name is Angella (Shocking, I know).
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Love you rants – you make me laugh – I mean that it a nice way – I feel your pain but at the same time i giggle a little bit! and BTW – nothing crazy about ranting out-loud on your way to work/at work/while working, etc
at least I hope not – otherwise I’m headed strait for the the Nut-Hatch
-rant -we should have hosted the winter Olympics in Iowa this year – there would have been no need to haul in snow or worry about melting and what a boost to the economy! – not really a rant – just an idea! Heh!
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angella Reply:
February 20th, 2010 at 9:54 pm
I’d vote for Iowa. I’ve never been to there.
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Not a rant, but do you have Honest Tea up there in BC? It’s an iced tea brand that is much less sweet than Snapple (their tag line is “Just a tad sweet.”) Even so, I water it down it a bit.
Signed, Former diet-coke-a-holic.
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Ok, so first I just need to say “YAY! for lists with numbers!!!” ahem, now that I’ve got that out of my system….
So glad to hear I’m not the only one who is on a mad scramble to butter the toast, I generally butter one while putting the other in the toaster for another 1.2 seconds so as not to lose any heat! Corey on the other hand thinks that leaving it for 5 minutes (not an exaggeration) is totally fine, and when it’s butter is all gummy and gross he’ll try to feed it to the kids, who in turn sneer at him.
And am I out of the loop? If you don’t use Internet Explorer what do you use?
.-= Ashley´s last blog ..Happenings =-.
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angella Reply:
February 20th, 2010 at 10:01 pm
FIREFOX.
Internet Explorer is of the debbil. (OK, maybe not THAT bad, but it’s pretty awful.
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Great rant, you gotta let it all hang out every now and then. I think I am due for one too….right now, the fact that my body goes into hot flashes when I drink too much coffee. Decaf no less.
(insert profanity here)
.-= Kami’s Khlopchyk´s last blog ..The On Going Effect of THAT Diet =-.
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I just want to rant about WWF and how it SUCKS lately and keeps me from playing games! Stupid blue screen with OOPS!
Also, I hate that sometimes I get charged a fee when I get money on PayPal. It’s not my problem that you have a credit card or live not in the US. If someone sends me $100, I should get all 100 of those dollars!
.-= Kristabella´s last blog ..Kerfuffle =-.
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I mix soda water and cranberry juice for a beverage with flavour that doesn’t have a bajillion calories. Plus the fizziness helps me pretend that I’m drinking pop. If I’m out and about and don’t have the option of concocting a tasty brew, I go with Vitamin Water. Yes, it has a bunch of un-pronounceable things in it but it has fewer calories than juice. Also, it doesn’t taste as juicy as juice (I think that because I usually mix my juice with soda water I have no tolerance for straight up juice anymore.)
.-= hillary´s last blog ..It Takes A Crane To Build A Crane It Takes Two Floors To Make a Storey =-.
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I hate NBC. Not only do they show the Olympics three hours late so we can all cater to the stupid east coast, but they show 5 minutes of commercials for every 3 minutes of Olympics. And of that 3 minutes of Olympics, 2 of it is Bob Costas recapping stuff he just said or giving me someone’s sob story for the 14th time. I WANT TO SEE THE ACTUAL EVENTS. LIVE. Also, CNBC, SHOW SOME CURLING! I’ve been watching hockey for the last six months, and I want to see curling.
Stupid NBC.
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angella Reply:
February 20th, 2010 at 10:06 pm
Please tell me that you can access CTV Olympics
NBC, Schmen Bee See
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On US dollars, I empathize. I hate when totally logical things just don’t work out.
Winter. Angella, I live in Saskatchewan. While it has totally been a million times better than last year (read -40 for 4 months – possibly an exaggeration but not really) and I got to go to Mexico at Christmas AND I was in Beautiful BC on the weekend (Victoria doesn’t have winter and neither does Vancouver in my opinion!) so I have been very lucky. All the same, I want the sun, I want the heat and I want it now!
No sugar. I gave it up for Lent. Only 39 days to go. It’s self induced but wow, is it hard.
Thanks for the opportunity
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PayPal Mastercard? We used to have one.
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angella Reply:
February 20th, 2010 at 10:10 pm
According to their site, the Mastercard/debit card are not available outside of the US…
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Okay, a few rants-
1. My kids won’t friend me on Facebook. But, considering the dorky postings of my peers and my awkward photos, I can understand. A little. But couldn’t they show their mama a little love?
2. Parrots who scream. I have no recipes for parrot ala king, either. I do love them but, seriously, the decibel level is making me wish for earplugs.
3. Historical houses. Historical is a euphemism for “high maintenance”. After many repairs and updates, it is still for sale.
Apparently others got the memo on old houses that we apparently didn’t. I want to move on and do other things in life besides drywall, landscaping, plumbing and exterior stucco/painting. Over and over and over again.
4. I wish my dad would come to visit. He never even saw my kids as teenagers and my youngest turned 20 this year. He was a nice dad growing up. I can’t for the life of me figure out why some men who get remarried forget their families. Only two grandchildren- nice kids, smart kids, funny kids. I don’t get it.
That’s it.
I still can’t believe you are off Diet Coke. Holy cow. I’d be in the streets in my bathrobe, tangled hair, ranting, if I didn’t have my caffeine fix in the form of daily coffee!
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angella Reply:
February 20th, 2010 at 10:15 pm
Aw, sweetie. Sorry about your Dad. That’s really sad.
If it makes you feel better, our house is not “historical” but we’ve been renovating for NINE YEARS. We’ve been hovering at the 90% completion rate for two years and I’m getting a little pissy.
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Funny, I’ve never heard anyone complain about toast before, but that is TOTALLY true. I stand there next to the toaster with a knife full of butter or margarine waiting for it to pop. Its the only way to get it right.
btw – I love love love plain old water. I hope you find something else to drink that is to your liking.
lastly – we just got a new iMac and I love it, except there is no FreeCell. I miss freecell real bad.
.-= monstergirlee´s last blog ..Blooming Flower =-.
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angella Reply:
February 20th, 2010 at 10:18 pm
Haaaa. I used to play Freecell back in the day. My Dad STILL plays it.
I do drink a LOT of water (always have) but sometime I need a flavor with some substance. Still fleshing that out…
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Call display! We don’t answer the phone at all if we don’t know the number, and we have an old-fashioned answering machine, not voice-mail, so we can hear the message that’s left. I basically screen ALL of my phone calls-to my cell, and home! It’s GREAT!!!
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Ranting really does help sometimes! Hope that it takes some stress out of your day!
And sunshine – please we could use some too. This time of year I’ve gotten more than tired of grey skies and muddy, slushy snow on the ground and I can’t wait for spring. It should be in Alberta in another 3 or 4 months I think
.-= Laurie´s last blog ..Saying No Saying Yes =-.
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I’d like to rant over the fact that you live in Canada and I live in Chicago! Boo! It would be so nice to meet you… perhaps someday.
Then again, I guess I can counteract this rant with a rave in favor of all the good stuff that comes out of the Internet (your blog being a prime example).
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angella Reply:
February 20th, 2010 at 10:20 pm
Aw, shucks. *Kicks dirt all shy-like*
You brighten my days with your comments, Brittany. I hope we DO meet someday.
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You live around where the winter olympic games are held (the Vancouver area)? I know it’s in Canada…and noticed metric units are used to measure distance in olympic sporting events. Btw, I live in the Palm Springs area where we’re up to our hips in Canadian…snowbirds. It’s a good thing, because the Canadian dollar carries more weight than the US dollar at this time. Oh, the B.C. abbreviation is also that of Baja Cal.in Mexico, and I had much time to learn the Spanish alphabet letters “CH”, “LL”, “RR” and “N” with the ~ over. +
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Feel bad for ranting about this because I am truly excited to be expecting… but dear God I am at the end of week 17 and still puking and feeling ugh for at least part of everyday. Where is this honeymoon trimester they speak of?
Apparently we’ve gotten your weather here on the East Coast and as much as I love the snows we’ve had… I’m ready for it to melt and Spring to arrive!
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Toast problem – solved. I found a handy dandy new toaster invention –the reheat button! My friend had this toaster and I was slack jawed in amazement –it came with two fancy buttons –defrost (I can keep my special mommy bread in the freezer and take it out 2 slices at a time!) and reheat (in case you make it to the toaster in 2.3 seconds instead of 1.3), which just warms ‘er back up but doesn’t re-toast. I love my new DeLonghi 4 slicer!
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