A Billion Things I Hate.
1) I do not dominate in online Nintendo. My favorite online games (mario soccer, mario kart, SSBB, and GH) have all been out long enough that all the newbs are gone. The only players left online are the players who know what they're doing. Between the four, I'm .500 on a GOOD DAY! I need Hitz online. (Although if it turns out I can't dominate in that either, I might go insane and have to quit video games forever....maybe it's a good thing I can't play online....)
2) Presidential Elections. I'm not happy with either candidate. Obama: "McCain wants perpetual war in Iraq..." McCain: "Obama would choose running and failure over victory." Fuck you both! Misrepresenting the other candidate's position doesn't make you look better by comparison. It makes you look like an ignorant schmuck/giant jackass. It's only going to get worse as November looms closer. Sigh....
3) Anyone who orders a camouflage tuxedo. Yes....they DO make them. Yes....they are rented. Yes....I do threaten the Sales People whenever they book a wedding in camo.
4) The country of Belize. It knows what it did....
5) Waiting for things to be released. GH: World Tour, WoT Book 12, Wolverine and T4. I'm aware that I sound whiny, but I want it now!
6) Men's Olympic Soccer age limits. This is the dumbest rule ever invented. Olympic soccer on the women's side is exciting and important. Equal to, if not greater than, the world cup. Nobody gives a shit about the men. Why? Because it's essentially a U-23 squad! I can understand age minimums, but only three players over age 23 allowed per team? It robs Olympic teams of star players in the prime of their careers. The US men's team lost to Nigeria, and I don't even care. Nobody, except for the players on the field, cares who wins men's Olympic gold in soccer. That is a travesty.
7) The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle. I want to know position AND momentum dammit!
8) The douche-bag on the motorcycle outside my window who keeps revving the engine really loudly.
9) The Windows Vista version of the card game Hearts. The animations are WAY too slow. I know I took a heart on that trick....get on with it!
10) The fact that typing out a billion things takes too much time. I have to limit myself to 10. Grrrr.....
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I'm pretty sure Adam and I weren't one of those people who accused you of liking everything, but I do admit (and I'll speak for Adam, too) that you never get upset. And by upset I mean genuinely angry at something or someone, not the disappointed upset you feel when a team you like loses the big game. Not a bad thing, though! I'm jealous, to be honest.
I don't know if the billion things you hate changes my mind about that =).
Do you ever get really frustrated when you don't win? I tend to get worked up when I lose two or three in a row and then I throw down my controller and say 'That's it!'.
I don't like any age limits really. I understand some (like in gymnastics) are there to prevent parents from working/pushing their children too hard at such a young age, and while that may happen to some, others may be naturally talented and ready for the big time at a young age. It seems unfair to deny them an opportunity at glory. As far as soccer is concerned, that age restriction is baffling to me. What's the point? You don't want teams to be too good? What???
I'm addicted to spider solitaire now. I just learned how to play, and I don't think I'm ever going back to regular solitaire. Good stuff. Oh and I agree, Hearts is super-slow after you take a trick in Vista.
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I think you should keep this as an ongoing post. Update every time you find ten more things you hate. Keep a notebook by your computer or in your living room to write shit down so you don't forget. I would love to see how many you come up with in a year or two.
I've thought about doing something like this, but I'm too lazy to write what I think down, and I eventually forget what I thought. Ah well.
Oooo and then after you come up with 10,000 entries (shouldn't take too long), you can publish it as a book.
And then you'll make millions of dollars, which would be awesome.
Of course you'd give half to me because I thought of the idea.
I get the most worked up over Mario Soccer and SSBB. I can consistently lose at GH and Mario Kart and still keep playing. But after a few close losses in Mario Soccer or SSBB, I drop the controller and storm around the apartment looking for things to punch.
Spider solitaire is definitely awesome. But I still play the regular version too.
Ummm....I would keep a notebook around at all times, but I'm just as lazy as you are.
And why would people pay me millions of dollars to read about my hatred of random things?
Because people find it comforting to see/hear others with similar hatred. Like the KKK.
I enjoyed reading your post, I'm sure tens of trillions of others would as well!
Oh, well ok then.
Wait...did you just call me a racist?
It definitely wasn't about liking everything - just not getting angry and being indifferent a lot of times. I am jealous too - I get upset over stupid things.
I think losing at video games HAS to be your #1 though. Call me an asshole, but I like seeing the pissed off look on your face after the 1 or 2 times I've beaten you because I know I've gotten to you, which is hard to do.
I agree - keep it going.
Mike did call you a racist, but it's ok because you're just taking it back, right?
It's always more fun to defeat an opponent who cares about the outcome. I know exactly the face you are talking about, and I love to see it on my opponent's face.
The best though, is the anger/fear combo. After scoring two goals against another soccer team by dribbling past their entire defense, there is nothing better to have the ball at your feet a third time and see that look on every defender as you go for the hatrick.
If that makes me an asshole, then so be it.
Kicking ass and taking names doesn't make you an asshole. It means you're awesome.
Otherwise guys like LeBron James, Sidney Crosby, LT, etc., would all be assholes as well.
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