Two Major Peeves

There are two things that really bother me: screaming mothers and screaming children.

And no, I can't tell the difference between when your baby squeals with joy or screams because he/she is upset.  It's all the same sound, and it gets on my nerves with extreme ease.  When your child is that young, there is little to no difference between your child's giggle and its cry.  The quieter the better.

Don't take your infant or toddler to cultural events.  It annoys us all when your child starts screaming and you don't take them out of the theater, and can only bring you embarrassment.  It doesn't matter how cute they are to you; nothing is cute when it's screaming.

Oh, and mothers, please don't get upset and start yelling at me because I don't know exactly what you want or what the situation is.  I don't have children because I don't want them (at least at this period of my life; that may change; you never know).  I do, however, believe that you should respect everyone and take care of your child by exiting the room with your child when it starts to scream.  If you want my help, ask for it.  Don't go to a bunch of trouble to fix everything and come back to tell me that I should have done this or that to help.

Okay, I think I'm done now.  This wasn't directed towards anyone in particular.  I just had an overwhelming urge to express that before I went to bed.  It really bothers me, and I wanted people to know how I felt.  A blog post felt better than bursting into song about it.

Yes, I Did Like Harry Potter, But...

I loved Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One.  I liked it a lot more because I didn't have to stay up until midnight just to see it first.  I wasn't upset with the way it ended, because I thought that it was a really good spot to end at, and since I've already read the book I don't have to wonder what's going to happen.  Obviously, I've never been a real Harry Potter fanatic.  However, there are plenty of reasons that I hate going to movies.

I hate all the couples that go to the movies.  They make me feel all sad and alone, which when thought about deeply, I really am alone and that does make me sad.

Once we've established that there's lots of couples in the room, and that I'm oh so alone, then the movie starts.  People clap at the beginning and end of the movie, which I've never really understood.  During the whole movie there's those people who talk (my brother is one of them) and some of the screaming and laughing that goes on is ridiculously loud.  I may be permanently deaf in my left ear.  There's always one person in the theater that is like that.

If there's any romance in the movie, it generally peeves me, mostly because of the reasons explained above, but there's also this inexplicable feeling deep down inside.

The people that sit and complain about how the movies aren't correct according to the book bother me, particularly at Harry Potter showings.  If you can't disassociate the book from the movie, then don't go see the movie, people!  It's a simple enough concept.

Always, always, there's the connections that I make with each movie I watch that bother me.  I never used to be bothered about those connections, but now, after being divorced, everything about me has slightly changed, and that's one of those things.  I watched Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix earlier today, and the part that bothered me was when Harry screams, "LOOK AT ME!"  Why?  Because I feel like that a lot anymore.  Like everyone around you is completely oblivious that you aren't able to function in certain situations because of what you've gone through.  In the new movie it was that Harry didn't have any family, and the whole time I thought, I wish that I didn't have any family either, because it would remove inhibitions that I have to act on impulses that I get.  I don't want my family to die; it's more like I want to be able to do what Hermione did to her family.  If people just forgot me, then they wouldn't have to worry about me and I wouldn't feel like I had to fake things just to comfort them.  I really, truly, often think that being alone with my thoughts is the best thing.  And finally, creepy love triangles, perceived or otherwise.  I now have come to completely loathe them.

So, despite really liking the movie, it is hard to say that I really enjoyed myself.  And yes, I'm like that quite a lot when I watch movies.  I don't do a lot of talking afterwards.  Instead, I like to hop in my car, turn on the music, and drive.  If the drive home isn't long enough, I like to grab my ipod and walk, or work out, or anything to get that pent up energy and sick feeling out of my heart and stomach.  If all else fails, I usually can fall asleep and feel better in the morning.

I Have A Peeve...

I have this peeve about people not being straightforward with me.  I won't hang out with or go out on a date with someone unless I know I'm capable of paying for myself.  I expect the people I go do things with to do the same as me.  If one person wants to pay, that's great, but if not, then you know I'll be able to cover myself.

I like to know where I stand with people.  I don't want to go dating someone multiple times if it isn't going anywhere.  Sure, I'll go out with someone now and then casually, but if that's the case it usually means that you pay for yourself now and then, not the "guy always pays" situation.  Given, I have a friend that always pays for me whenever we go somewhere, but that standard was set a long time ago, and since he insists, I'm not going to argue or worry about it.

Essentially, I want everything out on the table before I decide to get into something.  When people don't tell me everything I need to know, I'm left floundering, because I don't know how to act.  This is especially true with long term relationships.  So, if you talk to me, please be straightforward.