1,739

Adverts for psychic predictions and tarot readings. Really? It's nearly 2010 and people still think their future can be read from a deck of cards? That's about two inches from reading a pig's entrails on the evolutionary scale. That's all we've come in 2000 years?

1,738

PAL vs NTSC. Wtf.

1,737

Wishing there was some way to gracefully opt-out of Christmas gift giving in a year where all financial resources are desperately needed elsewhere, but knowing that you're still going to have to suck it up and get random crap for people.

1,736

Not knowing what to get my nieces and nephews for Christmas anymore because they don't care about books and apparently don't know how to read anyway and they have more toys than any kid would know what to do with.

1,735

Finding out through other people that my niece and nephew are way behind in their stupid Christian school and knowing that there's nothing I can do about it.

1,734

Being unable to talk about a medical test I got just in case it upsets someone morally.

1,733

Half days that seem interminable.

1,732

Having your hand forced when you'd hoped to resolve something quietly.

1,731

I was requested to temp at my old job at hubby's office and no one at my agency told me and they sent someone else instead!!!  GAH!!!

1,730

Suddenly paranoid about the safety of writing things here for no real reason but an irrational fear that certain people have found this blog.

1,729

Forgetting there was such a perfect forum for discontent.

1,728

A family member choosing to stay home to have Thanksgiving with their DOG instead of with real humans.

1,727

RE: 1,726

Last week was our open enrollment meeting during which our insurance representative told us that the large part of premiums going up and coverage going down was due to increasing medical costs and that we should endeavor to not get sick. The myriad of things wrong with this could fill a book not least of which is I paid for the bulk of my last yearly physical checkup out of pocket so they won't pay if I get sick but they won't help to keep me healthy. Public option, FTW.

1,726

The new healthcare options the company is offering are way, way, WAY WAYWAY worse than the previous year. Things are about to get astronomically more expensive up in here. This is really broken.

1,725

RE: 1,724

1,725a: My friend recently referred to his girlfriend + dog as his "family."

1,725b: Being forced to end friendships abruptly.

1,724

People who refer to their dog (in earnest) as "our son."

1723

People who use the term "bullish" in a non-financial context. As in, "Russia is bullish on sanctions against Iran." No. No it isn't.

1,722

My freaking printer.

1721

Senators who say they won't "vote for a bill I haven't read." They never read the bills.

1720

My friends' art gallery and living space caught on fire a few nights ago and they lost their sweet pet doggie, countless pieces of art and their home.