Fuck-off Friday, Part Deux

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I want to be an open-minded, kind, tolerant person. But I'm not.

People who can fuck off:

1. Anyone who says, "I'm pro-choice and pro-gay rights and I want healthcare for everyone, but I'm voting for Mitt Romney anyway."

2. Anyone who grew up in New Jersey and bitches about the year they got to live in London.

3. Anyone who is as internet (non)famous as I am but has tons more twitter followers.

4. Whoever asked Mitt Romney if he prefers Snooki or Honey Boo Boo. That's ridiculous. Though I do find it interesting that he prefers unwed mother Snooki to a little girl who hasn't broken any of his rules.

5. Whoever decided that Downton Abbey's 3rd season wouldn't start in the US until 2013. I need Mr. Bates, and I need him now.

6. Whoever thought that having parents fill out the same paperwork year after year after year was a good idea. I bet it was a lobbyist for a paper company.

7. Anyone who unfriends family members over political disagreements.

Fuck Off Friday

I'm not sure whether this will be a regular feature or not. I suppose it depends on how offended people are by this initial list. Because you probably like something on this list. And I get that. I'm just really grouchy right now.

Things that can just fuck off, in no particular order:

1. Blog giveaways. I know, I know. I've hosted some. You've hosted some or won something or whatever. But there are just SO MANY. I think that's all some blogs do these days. I think there should be a rule that giveaways can only be one out of every ten posts or something. Back in the day, bloggers didn't even host giveaways. . .and we had walk ten miles up hill in the snow to our computers. 

2. Twitter parties. Yeah, I said it. It's not that I don't love talking to people on The Twitter. I know that the Band has done some real good through their parties and I'm sure others have too. But. Mostly they're about winning products. And the tweets are filled with boring one word hashtags, instead of witty hashtages at the end. Maybe I should learn how to used Tweetdeck properly so that I could follow Twitter parties instead of just trying to keep up between all the people tweeting about giveaways.

3. Participating in a Twitter party or writing a blog post to possibly win a gift card or product. I really need to remove myself from marketing mailing lists. You see, I'd like to be PR friendly, but why should I pimp your product or message on my blog for a chance at a gift card? Is that what you'd say to a TV station or a newspaper? We'll maybe pay you for our ad if you participate in a contest?*

4. Bills. Duh.

5. The massive traffic clusterfuck in my small town. They closed off one of the main arteries through town - which goes to all 3 schools and is used by tons of people cutting through our town every day. Now they are all going past my street. It sucks.
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6. School fundraisers. I would rather just give them $20 than try to convince other people to buy wrapping papers, plants, cookie dough or whatever else we're selling.



*I get that this blog (unfortunately) does not reach the audience numbers of even the lamest cable channel. But then, I'm not asking to be paid at TV station rates. I'd just like to be paid instead of entering a "contest just for bloggers with a Page Rank of 3 or higher".