Things that irk you......

For a friend.

 

I don't know the construction of that particular one, but in prison that is what they call a 'fifi.'

 

I see a fare pop up that's a pretty good deal, and I text my wife's younger sister and say, "Hey, wanna come out next weekend and celebrate your sister's birthday with us? It'll be my treat!" And she says, "Wow, that sounds great, let me check this one thing, but, yeah, I think I can do that!"

And a day-and-a-half (with a couple of follow-up texts from me) goes by ... as does the deal on the fare ... and I never hear from her.

 

I work for a huge multinational, but can I get an IT person who is in my neck of the world to fix my freaking work computer? Nope. They're all in Bengaluru. And after spending the better part of the last week trying to get my work desktop and iphone work email unlocked, it's now locked again. And when I call the help desk, I am told that continuing to a person will cost $200 to the company. Fuck you. They've lost five times that much in lost work from me in the last week.

 

Something irked me last night, and I wanted to post about it here. Now I can't remember what it was. That irks me.

 

Can't be worse than the in-laws who do come, and you've informed them of potential plans beforehand, and they don't tell you they don't care for the itinerary once they arrive. The real fun is when the in-laws don't have any ideas of what they want to do.

 

Football players exchanging jerseys after a game.
Ezekiel Elliott Quit on the Dallas Cowboys Sunday and NFL Media is Offended

I can't exactly pinpoint why, but this bugs the shit out of me. It's like the society of self-admiration or some shit. Similar to what ya seen on twitter from scribes who consistently circle jerk each other. Elliott had a shit-ass game and his team got trounced.

 

I always assumed they did that auctions and prizes/giveaways for their charitable foundations.
I can't imagine Roethlisberger would want a Tom Brady jersey to hang on his wall to remember the time the Patriots kicked the shit out of them.

 

Aqib Talib and Ezekiel Elliott. Until I see otherwise, I refuse to ascribe such noble intentions to those two shit heels.

 

The bullshit like this that our industry forces on customers

From my LA Times bill: All subscriptions may include up to ten Premium Issues per year. For each Premium Issue, your account balance will be
charged an additional fee up to $3.99 in the billing period when the section publishes. Premium issues scheduled to date: Design LA 10/1/17, J. Gold Restaurants 10/29/17, Holiday Shopping 11/05/17, Year in Review 12/31/17.

I don't want those, I just want the paper. And Holiday shopping? Isn't that full of ads? Why charge people at both ends? I know, because they can.

 

Now I'm wondering what Arby's does use to try to give that sandwich bourbon flavor.

Maybe I don't want to know.