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Things That Rub Me The Wrong Way

  1. People that wear sneakers with skinny jeans. This goes double for people who wear Chucks with skinny jeans. It makes you look like a chicken with clown feet. If the Jonas brothers and Miley Cyrus look stupid in it airbrushed, you can be sure that you look like a complete moron too.
  2. People with political bumper stickers on their car during an election, after an election, and years after an election. I just want to start by saying that a bumper sticker cannot possibly change someone’s opinion on voting. Neat, you voted for Obama. Since that happened, I’ve lived in two countries and a midget Pumpkin Queen has become one of the biggest celebrities. Move on with your life. I assume that McCain supporters that leave their stickers up do so out of a mixture of spite and don’t-blame-me sentiments. Again, move on with your life.
  3. Train – Hey, Soul Sister. This is the most aggravating song of the 21st century. Vocalizing “hey,” “la,” or “oh” does not constitute lyricism and shouldn’t be rewarded as such. I know this is supposed to be a feel good song but I actually want to club baby seals when I hear it. All of you sheep can thank yourselves for letting a band as worthless as Train continue a career that has lasted about a century longer than it should have.
  4. Girls who wear colored eyeshadow. I say girls because you cannot have passed the Woman of America that Matter (WAM) bar exam while even considering to commit such a heinous crime. There’s really no right answer to colored eyeshadow besides “no.” The notion of matching your Forever 21 outfit to your eyeshadow is so nauseating that it makes me rethink going out in public to avoid the risk of seeing whatever Urban Decay shade has taken over your face.
  5. People who regularly communicate with their immediate family on Facebook. Do you guys seriously hate each other so much that you limit your communication to something as detached as Facebook? God forbid you have an actual relationship with the woman that birthed you. It’s 2010… there are these things called cell phones that help you speak to your loved ones. Better yet, we’ve just moved from the horse and buggy to automobiles so you can even see them more than once a year! Communicating in a place as public as Facebook is more for girls to make each other jealous, not to prove what a messed up relationship you have with your parents.

NV/R,

Maria

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Is Formspring Stupid?

While I am probably breaking the rules by asking a question off of formspring (since everyone knows you can only ask questions through this inane website), I think some finger-pointing is in order. For those of you who aren’t facebook friends with a herd of sheep, formspring is basically a website for people to anonymously ask other people questions. At this point you’re probably thinking… I don’t get it. Let me explain by example.

ideal candidates for formspring accounts

Meet Nina. Nina has little self-esteem and has broken many bridges in her life. Drama isn’t terribly uncommon (as she is in a sorority and is in college) and she’s had her fair share of breakups. Nina isn’t ugly or gorgeous, skinny or fat. Nina is a typical college female – the center of her own world, a speck of dust in the grand scheme of things.

nina the nobody

Since Nina lacks any ounce of maturity or self-knowledge, she cares deeply about what other people think of her. It is important to note that she doesn’t seem to care what her actual friends think of her (who would obviously just ask any questions to her face and/or already know the answers since they are friends with her). No, Nina wants to know what Susie Sorority (who is pissed off that her ex has a crush on Nina) thinks. In fact, when Susie “anonymously” calls Nina a fat whore, Nina take this to heart and allows it to consume her life. And so, Nina kills herself.

sheep + formspring = this

This actually happens. What “experts” (i.e. idiots with a BS in psychology or something) are calling “cyber-bullying” has gotten way out of hand through websites like myspace, facebook, and formspring. Honestly, though, putting yourself out there on any of these websites is inviting other weak sheep to gain enough confidence to confront you in ways they wouldn’t be able to face to face. This is obviously a recipe for disaster. Get a life, not a formspring.

On an unrelated side note, here is Margo’s formspring account. BAHHH!!!!!!

NV/R,

Maria

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Doppelganger Week on Facebook

Nice try, guys. For a second there I thought I had hundreds of good-looking friends! Then, sadly, I realized that instead everyone on my newsfeed has brilliantly substituted their usual duckface profile pic for a celebrity.

For those who haven’t noticed, the new Facebook fad is to change your profile to a celebrity you think looks like you.

Helen Keller and Ray Charles on Look-Alike Week

Helen Keller and Ray Charles on Look-Alike Week

News flash, Helen Keller: every single person that has an attractive celebrity as their profile picture doesn’t in the least bit resemble them. Oh wait… I have noticed that people have been sticking pretty true to skin tone and gender.

Wake up and smell the roses – none of you are special. If you were special and looked remotely like any celebrities, you’d probably be one and have your own pictures with more doctoring than Joan Rivers. Since you’re spending your time reading this blog and changing your profile picture according to the latest trend, I’ll have to assume you are just a moron.

NV/R,

Maria

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Tools Unite: The Facebook Status

I’m sure you have all seen some of the more recent Facebook status chains and wanted to kill yourself. For the past couple of weeks I’ve noticed that many of my “friends” *cough* have become extremely politically aware. More importantly, everyone on my friends list is apparently going to fall terminally ill immediately because health care is suddenly more than an issue than MTV reality shows, whiny song lyrics, and lolcatz combined.

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“Politically aware” Facebook statuses bother me just as much as Green Day’s self-important political rants and Pink’s supposed political career. I’m not exactly sure if people are trying to pass themselves off as smarter or more aware, but the point is that you will never be taken seriously for what you put up on Facebook. Jesus Christ, at least get a .com and legitimize yourself (*cough* www.whyisthispopular.com *cough*). For those people that are too useless to get a real soapbox, Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace remain to be fantastic forums of anonymity and fail. For the rest of us, there’s Mastercard Why Is This Popular DOT Com.

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NV/R,

Maria

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Guys That Yell During “The Game”

It seriously bugs me when people scream at the television, whether it is to scream at the protagonist not to go check out the creepy noise in the basement or scream at the ref. YOU ARE NOT COOL. Guys get together like chimpanzees, competing to be louder and louder. One guy screams at Kobe, another is throwing out obscenities, the third is saying “yeah!!!” (he is not as into the game on the inside, so makes up for it with grunting loudly in agreement).

@whoskobe

You cannot be serious. How could you possibly be paying attention to the game with ten braying donkeys to your left and right? It is literally impossible for me to enjoy any televised sports competition when people are screaming any variation of “come on,” like it’ll actually affect Gilbert’s performance. I can completely understand being absorbed into a game when you’re surrounded by face-painted fans and you can hear the live organ. When you are sitting on your Ethan Allen couch enjoying some Zima? Not so much.

how 23yo frank felt when he realized there were 3 quarters left in the game to pretend to his girlfriend that he was manly and cared

how 23yo frank felt when he realized there were 3 quarters left in the game to pretend to his girlfriend that he was manly and cared

A side note: tweeting/facebooking the play by play is both obnoxious and an indicator that you are overcompensating for a small penis. It is the zero cost version of buying a sports car, huge tv, and membership to the NRA.

NV/R,

Maria

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