Pointless post #349

For some reason, I seem to get most inspired by irritation. So, here's a list of things that have been irritating me lately -- and my thoughts about them.

People on American Idol that say they're 'unique.' Really? We're all unique. Unique doesn't sell records. Good sells records. You're not good. You suck. Go home and get a job.

Anyone voting for the non-binding resolution against the troop build up in Iraq. Non-binding resolution? Whew, don't strain yourself on that one. If you're really against it, why not balls up and vote to cut off funding for it? Don't want to deal with the political consequences? Wow. Your constituents must be proud.

People who don't say 'Bye' or something similar at the end of a conversation. Dunno why. Just irks me. Seems impolite.

People who insist on saying Iraq is like Vietnam. Read a history book. The only thing similar is the hostile media and extreme left who seem to have a vested interest in our failure.

Uninformed people in general. I was trying to have a discussion with a person who believed that the American government executed Saddam Hussein for his involvement in 9/11. I don't even know where to begin correcting that. This person also was seemingly unaware that we toppled the Afghan government shortly after 9/11. What's the point of being literate if you don't read?

Hi||ary C|inton's presidential announcement. Seriously, I threw up in my mouth a little. "Let's chat"? Yes, let's. Is that really how you would run the presidency? Iran and North Korea are threatening with nuclear weapons, and you want to chat? Spare me. You want to chat, go on Opr@h. You want to lead the free world, better man up. Figuratively speaking, of course.

People making a big deal about the fact that both Super Bowl head coaches are black. If I was either of those coaches, I would be incredibly offended. What, is it that unbelievable that a black man could coach a football team to the Super Bowl?

That's all for now. But tomorrow's Monday, so I'm sure there will be plenty more things to irritate me.

Wait, what day is it?

I've been sitting on this post for a good two weeks. I'm not sure why. But, while it still has some semblance of timeliness (10 days is still good, right?) I thought I'd go ahead and post it. So, with apologies to Brett, here's a year in review of my life, circa 2006.

Resolutions from last year that I kept (out of three): Roughly 1.5. This is, about half of each one. It's a work in progress.
Books I read: About 10, give or take.
Most interesting books read: America Alone, Misquoting Jesus, A Brief History of Time, Blink
Jobs I had: Two (counting my current one)
Job interviews I had: 7
Percent increase in income this year over last year: 72.34
Number of UGA football games I attended: 1
UGA's record when I am in attendence: 36-9
Pounds gained: Roughly 15
Softball games won with the UGA team (out of 12): 0
Number of games of flip-cup won after softball games: Substantially more than 0
Softball games won with the Examiner team (out of 10): 4
Ben Folds concerts attended: 2
Non-family visitors: 2 (Jessica and Michelle)
Weddings attended: 2
New names in my cell phone directory: 23
Inches of snow: About 12
Famous people I met/had pictures/attended events with: Ann Coulter, Michelle Malkin, Bill Bennett, Dick Cheney, Michael Steele, Elaine Chao, George Allen, Bill Kristol, others I don't remember
Songs I became obsessed with: Go|den S|umbers as performed by Ben Fo|ds; How +o Survive a Broken He@rt by Ben |_ee; H@lf Acre by Hem; Overki|| by Co|in Hay, Proof by I @m K|oot; Kyrie by Mr. Mister (mostly just the part after the bridge)
Copies of the Book of Mormon I received: 1
Copies of the Book of Mormon I read: 0
Falcons games attended: 1. We lost. Shocking.
Events I attended that I had no business attending: Countless
Place I went that I never thought I'd go: The French Embassy
Best Purchase: iPod
Places outside downtown DC that I spent significant time: Georgetown, Silver Spring, College Park (MD), Athens, Fayetteville, Tybee Island, Port Canaveral, my car
New Favorite Show: Scrubs
Most infuriating phrase: It's a tie between "pwn" and "w00t" with "do me a solid" getting honorable mention.

Ok, that's enough random facts. I could go into all the stuff I've learned over the last year, but I'll spare you. A lot of it is too personal for this medium, anyway. If you're just dying to know, talk to me.

As for this year, no earth-shattering plans, just more of the same. Although there are a few specific things I'd like to work on. First, I'd like to get better at saying what I mean. I mean what I say just fine, but I feel like I have a tendency to bite my tongue and keep things to myself more than I should. I would also like to make an effort to leave, and thus expand, my comfort zone.

Oh, and maybe blog on a more regular basis. Been dealing with some kind of creative drought -- just like Brian Wilson did.