Some things that suck.... some others that don't

Here are some things that are annoying.

Maryland Traffic: Seriously people, why must there always be so much traffic here? I know it's crowded but if you could practice simple things such as not staring at accidents and not slowing to a crawl going over a bridge we would see some immense improvements. That reminds me of another point; how do you manage to crash into each other on bright, sunny days? I can understand if there's some slippery snow on the ground or so much rain or fog it's hard to see where you're going, but on a nice sunny day you can't manage to avoid each other? It's really not that hard to drive a car. Maybe if you'd stop checking your fucking reflection in your mirror and/or screaming at your children and/or texting your little head off you wouldn't run into each other so often. Just a thought.

Running: I hate running. Running is not something that I have ever excelled in besides short distance sprinting. My friend Kerri(not my gf Kerry) has challenged me to run in a 5k with her sometime before it gets cold and I can't run at all. I was originally looking for a 5k that would benefit Cervical Cancer but there are surprisingly few around here so I just decided to do any old 5k. The one we are looking at is in September so I decided to stop by the BWI bike trail after work yesterday to test out some running. I suck. I only made it 1.7 miles, not anywhere near the 3.1 miles I am going to need to be able to run for the 5k. It's not like this is something new for me either; I've never been able to run that distance and I'm not sure what made me think I could do it now. I am in better shape now than I probably have been.... ever, but I'm still not built to be a distance runner(even these short distances) ... I don't have the lung capacity or the leg stamina. Plus I just hate it. It's no fun, it makes me feel miserable, and I never seem to get any better. Running = the suck.

iReport on CNN: Seriously? You're going to put posts about "Wife allows husband to have GI Joe Room" or "Attempt to Six Pack Abs" on your front page? I don't get it. I don't care about these things and I can't imagine why anyone else would. Who cares if some jackass built a GI Joe room in his house? Who cares if some pasty nerd boy is trying to get six pack abs? This shit is what should be on blogs. Not on CNN. Like this, what I am typing right now: this belongs on a blog, not on a news site. BLOGGING IS NOT REPORTING, YOU STUPID FUCKS. Even on the slightly few stories that actually do concern larger issues... why do I care that Tom from Arizona thinks that Barack Obama deserves and A for his first 100 days in office? WHO THE FUCK IS TOM? What experience does he have in the field of political analysis or reporting? What high-ranking contacts has he made blogging from his basement? If I want overly pushy political opinions from the masses I'll just check my facebook feed to see the latest right-wing crap spewing from my ultraconservative friends or the ultra liberal crap spewing from my other extreme friends. Oh, and everyone is 100% right and you are 100% wrong. That's about the level of "reporting" I see being done by these jackasses on iReport. Just stop it already.

Here are some things that aren't annoying.

A good book: I just finished reading a book that I really enjoyed and then I stumbled across an article about some research psychology professors had been doing on the way the mind reacts to written words. Basically they found that in some people just reading about an action causes the area of the brain related to that action to fire. Like if you read about someone kicking a ball the part of your brain responsible for kicking would light up. I think different people respond to that stimulus differently and I wonder if they can make a link to being read to as a child and the way your brain reacts as an adult. Just from the people I know I have found that the ones who were read to as a child are much more into reading than those who weren't. Obviously I am going to read to my children so much that they transform into huge book nerds. That is okay with me. I love being transported into different worlds with different books, it makes me feel like I'm right there living out the moments with the characters... maybe there's scientific proof behind that feeling now.

Kristen and CJ getting engaged: One of my best friends was just proposed to about a week ago which set off much excitement amongst her friends. This after Biff and Kerri getting engaged not too long ago, Greg and Becki getting married, and Kim and Seth's wedding in August. I'm sure more and more of my friends will be following suit. It's sort of an odd feeling when everyone around you starts to get engaged and life starts to transition to the next level. It makes me feel old, it makes me feel happy, and it makes me worry. I feel old because... well, people getting engaged just has a way of doing that to you. I feel happy because I think our generation is going to do better at this whole "marriage thing" than our parents were. I mean, it'd be kinda hard not to be. I also feel happy because they have found the person they want to spend the rest of their life with and that means they've won a big battle that a lot of people end up losing. I feel scared a little bit because with stepping to that next plane of our existence it feels like the ties that bind us together as friends are going to weaken, once there is a family in the picture there is much less time for everything else. I've always been a person who puts my friends first in my life and moving past that is going to be a big adjustment for me.

I guess that's enough blogging for now, I'm tired of writing and I'm sure you're tired of reading.