here is a list of things that just grind my gears (make me angry even though it shouldn't). it's been long overdue, but i'm bored and need something to write and gripe about.
1. harry potter
i don't know, but this kid just really grinds my gears. and it's not just the boy, it's practically the entire series and the author who wrote those books. first of all, the ending of the last harry potter book was disappointing. *SPOILER ALERT* i was hoping for harry potter and voldemort to have one epic, final battle that would provide an awesome script for the movie or a video game. or if harry potter learned a secret double-edged sword/spell technique that will destroy the bad guy and at the same time sacrifice himself, nobly of course. if that wasn't good enough, a giant meteor killing everybody would have sufficed too. instead what i got was just more blah blah blah talk and some retarded reverse psychology involving love and magic and harry potter now has kids. i mean, the ending was pretty lame. i'm glad that entire series is done with and hopefully no one will ever have to talk about it again, until the movies come out.
but no, author j.k. rowling decided to have another "surprise" for us. i read somewhere that at some conference full of harry potter fans she announced to the entire audience that dumbledore was gay. then the audience started to cheer. um...wtf? first of all, i have nothing against gay people in literature, movies, or whatever sort of media. if someone makes it obviuos that a certain character is homosexual and it's supposed to help with the storyline then that's fine. remember that one crazy cowboy movie? it was pretty obvious those dudes were gay. seriously, none of this, "well is he/she gay? oh i don't know" stuff, either it's going to be yes or no. one could argue that it makes it more interesting to debate on a character's sexuality, but that's only if there is some concrete evidence to support such an argument in the first place. the sudden statement about dumbledore being gay makes it seems so fake and stupid. somebody give j.k. a free t-shirt that says "i am an attention whore".
2. kids who don't dress up for halloween
look kids, this is the one day of the year where you can to run around the neighborhood and get free candy. it does not take that much effort to put a mask over your pimply faces and call it a costume. it doesn't make you cool if you show up in whatever clothes your wearing and say you're dressed up as "a person". arg, that really grinds my gears. next year if i see anyone do that i am just going to tell them to GO HOME. no candy for you noob!
3. when people snap their fingers and walk at the same time
why do they do that?? i have noticed quite a lot of people who walk around and snap their fingers repeatedly. the worst part is they don't even have some sort of music playing headphones leeched on to their ears. maybe i'm a bit conservative, but i like to reserve the snapping of the fingers on certain occasions, such as trying to get someone's attention really quick (hey you! *snaps finger*) or when you have a bright idea (eureka! *snaps finger*). but these people will snap their fingers randomly while they walk. it's so ridiculous! it's not even like a rhythmic "west side story" walk and snap your fingers deal. just seeing a kid walk while they snap, snap, snap their fingers makes me want to break their knuckles with a mailbox. does nobody walk around normally anymore?
and those are the things that really grinds my gears
2. kids who don't dress up for halloween
look kids, this is the one day of the year where you can to run around the neighborhood and get free candy. it does not take that much effort to put a mask over your pimply faces and call it a costume. it doesn't make you cool if you show up in whatever clothes your wearing and say you're dressed up as "a person". arg, that really grinds my gears. next year if i see anyone do that i am just going to tell them to GO HOME. no candy for you noob!
3. when people snap their fingers and walk at the same time
why do they do that?? i have noticed quite a lot of people who walk around and snap their fingers repeatedly. the worst part is they don't even have some sort of music playing headphones leeched on to their ears. maybe i'm a bit conservative, but i like to reserve the snapping of the fingers on certain occasions, such as trying to get someone's attention really quick (hey you! *snaps finger*) or when you have a bright idea (eureka! *snaps finger*). but these people will snap their fingers randomly while they walk. it's so ridiculous! it's not even like a rhythmic "west side story" walk and snap your fingers deal. just seeing a kid walk while they snap, snap, snap their fingers makes me want to break their knuckles with a mailbox. does nobody walk around normally anymore?
and those are the things that really grinds my gears
