Last year around this time I wrote the seminal piece “Things
I’m Not Thankful For” because, frankly, all this late-autumn (early winter?)
gratitude gets a little old. Apparently I’m not the only one who thinks so,
because everyone loved it. So here, for your Thanksgiving enjoyment, are some
more things I’m not thankful for.
Books that Suck
I have a lot of friends who will only read things that will “improve”
them, by which they mean “give them bragging rights at dinner parties.” Just
for the record, I think that’s idiotic.
Reading educational or nonfiction books is one thing, but
only reading “classics” even though you
hate them does not make you a better person in any way. It just makes you
more stuck up. Life’s too short to read that books that suck – and lest you
think I don’t know what I’m talking about, I hold a degree in literature, so I
can assure that I have read plenty of
books that suck.
Dudes on the Internet
OMG FUCK DUDES ON THE INTERNET. They’re disgusting and
condescending and the same time. Case in point: Read the comments on my recent
post, “Do
You Feel Ugly Without Makeup?”, in which various men not only fell all over
themselves to assure me that I don’t need and really shouldn’t wear makeup (despite
this being, you know, my face to do with as I please), while attempting to
invite themselves to my house, because I mentioned my tits, which must mean I'm up for being gangbanged by
half a dozen strangers.
THANK YOU SWEET BABY JESUS, I THOUGHT I WOULD NEVER GET LAID AGAIN. Not. |
Cat Butt
Every morning I wake up to a face full of cat butt, and I
also get it throughout the day periodically, and sometimes the cat farts in my
face for good measure. Mostly it’s the Noob who puts his cat butt in my face,
probably because he thinks I’m going to lick it clean, like the other cat does.
No dice, buddy.
Shopping for Winter Clothes
Winter is with us again, and you must dress like you’re
going to a funeral. Oh, you want color? Here’s brown, that’s a color. You want a
nice, thick sweater? LET ME CHOP THE ARMS OFF THAT FOR YOU.
Bra Shopping
Why is it that a bra feels perfectly comfortable when you
try it on, but after bringing it home and wearing it for a few hours, it makes
you want to rip your own tits off? I have one comfortable bra that I wear every
day, and I guess that’s just the way it’s going to be for the rest of my life.
This is why our mothers burned their bras, isn't it? Image by Einar Helland Berger |
Car Repairs
I have nothing against the repairs themselves, it’s the
cost. This month my car needed head gaskets, a new strut, something done to the
axle, and four new tires. It’s still probably cheaper than a horse.
And less bitey. Image by destiny.dodge |
Christmas Car Commercials
Few things are more obnoxious than Christmas car
commercials. The kind of person who buys a car as a Christmas gift doesn’t need
an advert to remind him to do it, and the rest of us don’t need to be reminded
that there’s a kind of person who buys a car as a Christmas gift.
The Entire Christmas Season, Actually
Yeah, I’m thinking of quitting Christmas. I can’t put up
decorations because my cats will eat them and need surgery/die, I don’t really
believe in Jesus anyway, and I don’t have anyone to buy presents for or any
kids who need me to pretend that a fat supernatural stalker is breaking into
our home to eat baked goods and leave electronics. The only good thing about
Christmas is that it’s a good excuse to throw a party. I used to feel sad that I
didn’t have a family on Christmas, but then I thought about all the drama I’m
missing and all the money I’m saving, so now I think I’ll just keep it this way
forever.
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This is your cue to exclaim "YOU DON'T LIKE CHRISTMAS!?!?" like I'm breaking the fucking law or something. |