What Grinds Your Gears? :)

[BubblyShell22]

Ouch! That's gotta hurt, Leo. Hope it gets better.

That the Sting vs. Triple H match at Wrestlemania was horrible. I swear, I kept shaking my head in disgust as I watched it. It definitely wasn't epic and was just the worst thing I have ever seen from the intro to the end of the match. Sure, Sting got some spots in, but it was just a mess. Yeah, I'm late to watching it, but at least I got to see it and see how bad it really was.

[Mew]

I got a little blood blister on my hand. It doesn't hurt unless you push on it, but it's really annoying!

[snake]

Originally Posted by BubblyShell22

Ouch! That's gotta hurt, Leo. Hope it gets better.

That the Sting vs. Triple H match at Wrestlemania was horrible. I swear, I kept shaking my head in disgust as I watched it. It definitely wasn't epic and was just the worst thing I have ever seen from the intro to the end of the match. Sure, Sting got some spots in, but it was just a mess. Yeah, I'm late to watching it, but at least I got to see it and see how bad it really was.

The Terminator promotion had me in stitches. What a terrible match.

[Amaranthus]

Being bored to death when I have no school.

[Leo656]

Oh, god, Sting/HHH was awful. People get so blinded by nostalgia nonsense. Yeah, the nWo/DX stuff was cute but the match itself was the sh*ts, the wrong guy went over, and having Sting get up and shake Hunter's hand AFTER getting hit in the face with a sledgehammer made him look weak as f*ck.

TNA's had a ton of problems over the years but they always handled Sting well. I can't recall ANY Sting match from TNA that was as bad as the 'Mania match. Even the Bound For Glory match with Hogan wasn't as bad. Talk about cashing in on your legacy. Real shame. Trips really screwed him royal.

That whole show was pretty sh*tty, though, other than everything with Rollins. WrestleMania really grinds my gears. Every year since like 2003 it's Just Another Show, it does nothing to set itself apart from every other show aside from being in a bigger venue, being 2 hours longer (for all the commercials and stupid musical guests), and having more fireworks. Half the time the matches are secondary to the spectacle, and the last few years since 2009 or so it's been especially awful. Yet every year, people spend all week afterwards calling you names if you dare to point out how Not Special it was, swearing it was The BEST Mania EVER! ... and then in 6 months nobody can remember a single damn thing that even happened on the show. "Epic."

That always Grinds My Gears. If only the marks wouldn't swear it's the Second Coming every March/April. They don't even try to put on a good show anymore, they just sell the brand name, and that bothers me.

[Jephael]

Why is it every time I get super pumped about an idea for a fan group project (like the next edition for the Mirage Vol. 1 remixes) people suddenly leave? Am I giving off some unpleasant Andy Dick vibe or something?!

[IndigoErth]

When you can't think of a word. And then trying to figure out how to define it in some way that Google MIGHT come up with something that will help you figure it out, but failing miserably.

Esp when you think it starts a certain way and you can't let go of that and it keeps you stuck. I knew it started with an "a," but I was stuck thinking it started as an "an" or "am." I even looked through all the an's and am's in a little dictionary. Finally did find it, via Google, was really an "au" - autonomous. Eesh.

[BubblyShell22]

Originally Posted by snake

The Terminator promotion had me in stitches. What a terrible match.

Yeah, the intros were the worst for sure. Chris (my BF) and I were just looking at each other like, "WTF?" He wasn't able to see the Sting vs. HHH match because when the PPV aired, it disconnected on him so that was his first time watching it, too. And another thing that was grinding my gears was when we came back from the baseball game Chris's nephew, Ethan, was in and his birthday party, we were going to continue watching WM and it kept freezing up and then coming back. We were worried it was going to continue like that for the whole Sting/HHH match, but it didn't thankfully. Still, that's a big problem with the Network and probably one of the only reasons I'm glad I don't get it.

Originally Posted by Leo656

Oh, god, Sting/HHH was awful. People get so blinded by nostalgia nonsense. Yeah, the nWo/DX stuff was cute but the match itself was the sh*ts, the wrong guy went over, and having Sting get up and shake Hunter's hand AFTER getting hit in the face with a sledgehammer made him look weak as f*ck.

TNA's had a ton of problems over the years but they always handled Sting well. I can't recall ANY Sting match from TNA that was as bad as the 'Mania match. Even the Bound For Glory match with Hogan wasn't as bad. Talk about cashing in on your legacy. Real shame. Trips really screwed him royal.

That whole show was pretty sh*tty, though, other than everything with Rollins. WrestleMania really grinds my gears. Every year since like 2003 it's Just Another Show, it does nothing to set itself apart from every other show aside from being in a bigger venue, being 2 hours longer (for all the commercials and stupid musical guests), and having more fireworks. Half the time the matches are secondary to the spectacle, and the last few years since 2009 or so it's been especially awful. Yet every year, people spend all week afterwards calling you names if you dare to point out how Not Special it was, swearing it was The BEST Mania EVER! ... and then in 6 months nobody can remember a single damn thing that even happened on the show. "Epic."

That always Grinds My Gears. If only the marks wouldn't swear it's the Second Coming every March/April. They don't even try to put on a good show anymore, they just sell the brand name, and that bothers me.

Yeah, I've never seen a bad Sting match in TNA or even WCW. What I hated most about the Mania match was not only how horribly done it was and how Trips even won the damn match, but the commentators' (particularly JBL) acting like Sting had never been part of any major PPV before. Okay, I know it's scripted and all and that WWE is supposed to be the superior product, but that just got on my nerves. Chris and I couldn't believe it, and Chris laughed when I kept saying, "Shut the hell up, Layfield! You don't know sh*t!" It was just something that made me cringe. We watched up to the Divas match and then they had to take me home, so we couldn't see the rest. But that's okay.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

My recent gear-grinder- that I gave up my day off on Saturday to help a coworker out of a personal jam- she apparently had to take off so she could go to a couple of interviews for a second job for college or some such- after she only called me TWO HOURS before she was supposed to go in. Don't know why I agreed, other than I felt guilted into it and it was more hours, but- turns out it was a BIG mistake. She had told me it was only until 10 PM, but turned out to be 11. If I'd known that, I'd have told her to F* off.

THEN after I got home and went to bed, I was up and down, tossing and turning all night, didn't get so much as a wink of sleep. And yesterday was my long shift- 11AM to 8 PM. It was also busy all day, and I was on front counter and dining area, which was totally trashed all day. You'd think that on Sunday, of all days, people would be more considerate and careful (you know, since they've had their weekly dose of guilt in church) but no. So by the time I got home, I was utterly exhausted, and pissed at humanity in general. Thanks, Codi! (Yes, that's her name- I don't get it either....)

[Peanut]

Originally Posted by IndigoErth

When you can't think of a word. And then trying to figure out how to define it in some way that Google MIGHT come up with something that will help you figure it out, but failing miserably.

Esp when you think it starts a certain way and you can't let go of that and it keeps you stuck. I knew it started with an "a," but I was stuck thinking it started as an "an" or "am." I even looked through all the an's and am's in a little dictionary. Finally did find it, via Google, was really an "au" - autonomous. Eesh.

This is the absolute worst thing and it has happened to me at least three times in the last two days. It especially drives me nuts with a turn of phrase, because Google is all over the place when trying to figure out something like that.

There's nothing worse than knowing, for a split second, exactly how you want to write something, then having it all leak away. It's even worse when your brain jams so hard that you have to find another way to relate what you're trying to say. I always end up feeling like I may as well not write anything when that happens.

[Jephael]

My mom's been on a nagging streak since we got back from getting my apartment lease signed.

[Leo656]

So my wife and I were supposed to go to her Uncle's house today, and as we were about to leave (over an hour ago), she told me to turn off the air. Now, we live upstairs and it gets VERY hot and stuffy in there, and our AC unit isn't very big, so it takes forever to get the room cool and if you turn it off it quickly becomes unbearable. I figured we'd only be gone 3-4 hours, so I said no, it's no big deal to leave it on, I'm paying for it anyways and I HATE coming home and breaking into flop sweat as soon as I open the door. SHE, however, insists she loves to sweat sitting still, calls me "a baby" and other such nonsense. I remind her that I woke up choking on my own bile this morning because it was SO hot in there my throat was dried out completely. "Tough, it's summer!" I remind her I work 6-7 days I week, and thus, should at LEAST have some control or say in my comfort level while I'm at home. Eventually, this stupid sh*t turns into a full-blown argument. So then we're not going, SHE's going but I'M not going, she CAN'T go because someone yelled at her and now she's simply "too upset"...

So over an hour later, she went and I stayed. So she can bitch and sh*t talk me all day while she's there, and then I have to hear it from her c*nt of a mother when SHE gets home. I kind of didn't want to go anyway, because I have less than nothing in common with those people, but I looked forward to FOR ONCE having a day where I can relax, and NOT have to cook, clean, or otherwise sacrifice all MY time for someone else's bullsh*t.

So. I'm cleaning the house and cooking and trying really f*cking hard not to break anything. Happy 4th of July, go f*ck yourselves. I wanted to go to f*cking work.

[BubblyShell22]

Yeah, family can be a pain for sure. Sorry you had to deal with that, Leo. My sis, her hubby, and his kids came over and while it wasn't a bad time for once, I'm still on guard when it comes to my sis and what she can do. And my dad didn't help with running his mouth when my sis's hubby joked around about eating stale food, and my dad responded with, "You're lucky you get fed at all" to which my mom replied, "You get fed every night." Gotta love alcoholics.

[CaliperCat]

I'm just massively disappointed with just about everyone in my life right now.

I've stopped really talking to, or trying to reach out to, most of my friends, because I'm finding that they're not willing to make time for me or my ideas or my friendship needs, or that nothing I do is good enough for them. I know that one is supposed to be able to give and give and give without asking for anything in return, but friendship is supposed to be a mutual relationship, and a person can only give without receiving for so long without feeling used. The friends I have have increasingly less time for me, and while I understand that (life is busy and stressful at this age, after all), I tend to be more willing to set aside time for them than they are for me. The real kicker, though, is when they do have time to talk or hang out with me, that time tends to be all about them, and their problems. Dare I need to bring up one of my own, and I likely won't get to finish talking about it before they decide they want to move on to something else (generally centered around themselves). And if I dare make a suggestion of some sort of activity, or try to get them to watch or listen to something I enjoy, it gets summarily ignored 99% of the time, broadly, by each and every one of them. Should they want to share something with me, though, it must be watched or listened to right now, because it is the most fantastic thing ever!

One of my friends, who continually tells me that I'm her best friend (yeah, right, you say that to everyone), pretty much shot down an idea I had to celebrate a mutual friend's birthday because it would involve them coming up here (a maybe two hour drive), and spending the night. But all I hear from her is, "When are you coming back down here?" I know travel costs money, but it costs me money to go down there. And, I'm sorry, but maybe you'd have more money if you didn't feel the need to buy a new pet or get a new tattoo every time you get a paycheck? Maybe if you tried saving, just a little? It's not like you're home to take care of your pets anyhow, even though you constantly moan about how inept your mother is at taking care of them. I know your home is an unbearable place, but when you purchased these pets, you took on the responsibility for them, and instead you go and gallivant with your boyfriend all the time, and then wonder why your finches die when you're never home to make sure they're getting proper care! If you're going to spend your money carelessly, don't freaking moan about never having any because you decide that a new tattoo or eating out at Chipotle every week is a necessity.

I can't call or text really anyone if I've had a bad day and want to talk, because most everyone has a boyfriend or girlfriend, and even though they live with them and see them every day, the thought of setting aside even a little time for me would be blasphemous, and might result in the world coming to a bloody end. Never mind that I'm having a panic attack, or am so depressed that I feel like my entire body has been filled with lead, it's movie night! Or dancing night! Or what the eff ever!

Mostly I've gotten used to not depending on, talking with, or hanging around anyone, because I feel like trying to make any new friends is just going to result in the same thing happening with different people. And generally I'm pretty self-sufficient. But sometimes I want an ear that will listen, and sometimes I want a hug, and sometimes, despite my best attempts not to, I get really freaking lonely, and I can't shake that no matter how much I try to convince myself that it's better this way, that this is the strong way, that people only lie or use or leave, so I'm better off without anyone at all.

If you made it through this marathon of depression and desperation and ick, you deserve a cookie and a kitten, because goodness this is a long rant.

[Mew]

Originally Posted by CaliperCat

I'm just massively disappointed with just about everyone in my life right now.

I've stopped really talking to, or trying to reach out to, most of my friends, because I'm finding that they're not willing to make time for me or my ideas or my friendship needs, or that nothing I do is good enough for them. I know that one is supposed to be able to give and give and give without asking for anything in return, but friendship is supposed to be a mutual relationship, and a person can only give without receiving for so long without feeling used. The friends I have have increasingly less time for me, and while I understand that (life is busy and stressful at this age, after all), I tend to be more willing to set aside time for them than they are for me. The real kicker, though, is when they do have time to talk or hang out with me, that time tends to be all about them, and their problems. Dare I need to bring up one of my own, and I likely won't get to finish talking about it before they decide they want to move on to something else (generally centered around themselves). And if I dare make a suggestion of some sort of activity, or try to get them to watch or listen to something I enjoy, it gets summarily ignored 99% of the time, broadly, by each and every one of them. Should they want to share something with me, though, it must be watched or listened to right now, because it is the most fantastic thing ever!

One of my friends, who continually tells me that I'm her best friend (yeah, right, you say that to everyone), pretty much shot down an idea I had to celebrate a mutual friend's birthday because it would involve them coming up here (a maybe two hour drive), and spending the night. But all I hear from her is, "When are you coming back down here?" I know travel costs money, but it costs me money to go down there. And, I'm sorry, but maybe you'd have more money if you didn't feel the need to buy a new pet or get a new tattoo every time you get a paycheck? Maybe if you tried saving, just a little? It's not like you're home to take care of your pets anyhow, even though you constantly moan about how inept your mother is at taking care of them. I know your home is an unbearable place, but when you purchased these pets, you took on the responsibility for them, and instead you go and gallivant with your boyfriend all the time, and then wonder why your finches die when you're never home to make sure they're getting proper care! If you're going to spend your money carelessly, don't freaking moan about never having any because you decide that a new tattoo or eating out at Chipotle every week is a necessity.

I can't call or text really anyone if I've had a bad day and want to talk, because most everyone has a boyfriend or girlfriend, and even though they live with them and see them every day, the thought of setting aside even a little time for me would be blasphemous, and might result in the world coming to a bloody end. Never mind that I'm having a panic attack, or am so depressed that I feel like my entire body has been filled with lead, it's movie night! Or dancing night! Or what the eff ever!

Mostly I've gotten used to not depending on, talking with, or hanging around anyone, because I feel like trying to make any new friends is just going to result in the same thing happening with different people. And generally I'm pretty self-sufficient. But sometimes I want an ear that will listen, and sometimes I want a hug, and sometimes, despite my best attempts not to, I get really freaking lonely, and I can't shake that no matter how much I try to convince myself that it's better this way, that this is the strong way, that people only lie or use or leave, so I'm better off without anyone at all.

If you made it through this marathon of depression and desperation and ick, you deserve a cookie and a kitten, because goodness this is a long rant.

Cat, you should get the kitten and cookie for having to endure that kind of crap.
I would without a doubt just leave them alone. They don't sound like real friends.

[pennydreadful]

Sorry to hear you're saddled with so many emotional vampires, Caliper. My suggestion - do a cleanse on all of the toxic people in your life. Even if you're left with a gaping void, it's better to be lonely than continue to invest time and energy in people who don't consider you a priority. Ultimately, it just ends up being a drain on you and it sounds like you have enough to deal with already.

If it's any small consolation at all, you know your buddies in the Technodrome are always here for you, to offer adorable kitten gifs.



I'd craft some sort of clever metaphor correlating to life being like a cushion squishing the kitten of your soul, but it's Monday morning and 90% of my brain is still refusing to rise and/or shine.

[Leo656]

Cat, I kinda know where you're coming from, from both sides. For one, people I'm friends with are always trying to guilt-trip me into doing stuff with them. But on the other hand, I literally have NO time to get together with them or do the stuff they want to do. I'm technically a "terrible" friend, because my main priority is work. All those folks have a family and a support network who can take care of them if they slow down or lose their job, or whatever, and I don't, so I have to put 100% focus into work and making money. So I have to be an asshole to people, because I can't "just call out early" to go hang out, or "just take a day off" and go do something fun. I'm in full-blown, "Life is about Survival, not Fun" mode. Because I don't want to be homeless again.

It's not that I don't care about people I call friends, I definitely do, but I am not good about being there for them.

Shark Week grinds my gears. Because SOMEONE isn't getting off her ass for the entire week and I have to do even MORE cooking and cleaning than usual. It's a f*cking TV show! Jesus.

[CaliperCat]

Originally Posted by MewMeow

Cat, you should get the kitten and cookie for having to endure that kind of crap.

If I lived in a place that allowed cats, I'd totally hijack a kitten from my grandparent's feral cat colony. Unfortunately, I've had no luck in that department, but I did get to cat sit my voice teacher's pudgy guy for a week.

I'd craft some sort of clever metaphor correlating to life being like a cushion squishing the kitten of your soul, but it's Monday morning and 90% of my brain is still refusing to rise and/or shine.

I actually thought something along the lines of, "This gif represents my life- I just want the dang treat, but the blasted cushion keeps falling over on me." We're reading each other's thoughts again, it seems.

Cat, I kinda know where you're coming from, from both sides. For one, people I'm friends with are always trying to guilt-trip me into doing stuff with them. But on the other hand, I literally have NO time to get together with them or do the stuff they want to do. I'm technically a "terrible" friend, because my main priority is work. All those folks have a family and a support network who can take care of them if they slow down or lose their job, or whatever, and I don't, so I have to put 100% focus into work and making money. So I have to be an asshole to people, because I can't "just call out early" to go hang out, or "just take a day off" and go do something fun. I'm in full-blown, "Life is about Survival, not Fun" mode. Because I don't want to be homeless again.

I totally understand where you're coming from with the work thing, Leo. Most of my life right now is divided between work and school, leaving little time for anything outside of that. It's the same for a lot of my friends, and I get that. I haven't seen my best friend since the end of May, but he's been super busy, so I completely understand, and he's exempt from this rant. It's when my friends actually do have time, but refuse to make time for me in that that I get irritated. Same friend from the above post spent kept me waiting an entire day while she took her sweet time getting from her boyfriend's house to where we were supposed to meet (4 hours after she said we'd meet), then rushed off after less than an hour because her boyfriend wanted to go dancing. Um... You do realize you won't see me until August, right? And you see him every day, right? But you can complain that I can't hang out with you enough...

But seriously, thanks for your support guys. It means a lot, more than I am capable of expressing. Mangoes for all!

[ProactiveMan]

Originally Posted by Leo656

Shark Week grinds my gears. Because SOMEONE isn't getting off her ass for the entire week and I have to do even MORE cooking and cleaning than usual. It's a f*cking TV show! Jesus.

So I searched for 'shark week' on Google, and there is some weird stuff going on in the blurb on the right of the search page. It's supposedly content served from Wikipedia, but... well try it yourselves. Someone will likely fix it soon, so disregard if it all looks above board.

[pennydreadful]

Originally Posted by Leo656

Shark Week grinds my gears. Because SOMEONE isn't getting off her ass for the entire week and I have to do even MORE cooking and cleaning than usual. It's a f*cking TV show! Jesus.

Young man, in this house we respect and revere the magnificence that is Shark Week!!!



And in the spirit of tough love, I'm gonna say - brother, the name on your birth certificate might be messed up, but it for damn sure doesn't say 'Cinderella' either (though you do have the flowing locks of a Disney princess).



Stand up for yourself. Tell princess to squat on a cactus - you shall go to the ball, my dear. Don't be controlled by threats of tantrum-throwing. Up with this bullsh*t you shall not put.

EDIT: Proactive, seeing that just made my Monday. Maaaan.