Just some things that drive this girl batty-
LA DRIVERS-
Sometimes I think I need my own reality show (pause for hysterics) but seriously, like just when I am driving in my car. Can we talk about Los Angeles drivers (literally as I typed that sentence I hear a symphony of car horns on the street below my office window) they are the WORST, although when I was in NYC I feared for my life in the cab, more then once.... BUT LA! I MEAN HOLY CRAP.
I am from Seattle- the traffic there is a fraction of the traffic here, and at the appropriate times- morning, and evening. Traffic in LA happens at 7AM, 8am, 11am, 1PM, 3PM, 5PM, 6PM, 7PM, 8PM, and etc etc etc etc. It is one of the main of a small amount of reasons I hate this city, the lack of transportation and how the geography is laid out. If you live in West LA, and I live in East, you can forget hanging out until Saturdays or Sundays. When I was on dating apps (SO glad those days are over) if a guy said he lived in Santa Monica...I said "so long".... it is not realistic to date when we are 10 miles apart meaning- an hour drive give or take a little, each way.
Back to ME and my reality show- I have a lot of conversations with drivers while I am driving. There is plenty of cussing, there is screaming, there is horn tapping, though I don't like to give into that because I am not a native here and I think it's rude, but sometimes it's necessary. It is a wonder that there are not accidents every minute of the day on any and all roads, streets and canyons. The conversations I have with said drivers are stories that usually lead to them being unable to drive, ever again, because they are THE WORST. I am not a great driver, in fact, all my friends are scared shitless to get in my passenger seat. But while I may not feel like the safest driver, I am aggressive, I nose my way in and out of lanes. I don't diddle doddle around and wait for a massive opening before crossing Highland. ANYWAY- mini rant, I will set up my phone to record the stories I come up with post it for the world! (Not really but it's a great thought that I am pretty sure several other, (million) people have already thought & done!)
PEOPLE WHO ARE "FAMOUS" FROM VINE-
No, no and NO. There was a time when I had Vine, and yes, I posted about 7-9 of the 6 second videos, it was fun! It was a new form of social media. It died down, for me personally, in about three months and I soon deleted the app never losing any sleep over it. I remember seeing- on undying social medias i.e. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram- the stories of people who MEET from Vine to then DATE and then I see how those stories turned into claiming sexual harassment and filing restraining orders, I also remember a few really funny people who were really trying to get their face out there, and some of them were pretty damn funny, but you can't all win! I remember seeing some of those funny people acquire several followers, maybe even into the hundreds of thousands. Then I quickly forgot about them and moved on with me, because, life.
I re-downloaded the app a few weeks back because I was bored and I wanted to save some of my videos that were fun of me and my friends. I quickly scrolled through my feed and found THAT THOSE SAME PEOPLE, now over TWO YEARS LATER, are still doing the EXACT SAME THING WITH THEIR LIVES! I just can't. Don't you have jobs? How are you going on drives in middle of the day, and "lunching" and "gyming" and etc etc? Anyway, Vine famous is actually a thing...but I just think it's sad. Disclaimer: I DO think some people ACTUALLY have talent but I also believe that they are the ones who try & work hard to earn their place in the industry/world, and succeed, therefore not devoting their entire lives to vine.
NETFLIX BINGE-
This is a personal rant because I am SO guilty of this. While I LOVE a good binge on Netflix, (currently on S5 of Gilmore Girls and going strong! Started S1 about three weeks ago) I hate that it takes up my life. It's an addiction. I literally have to pause the show just to go to my kitchen to do anything, to wash my face, to brush my teeth, etc. It controls my life! What did I do before I could binge on one show for HOURS of the day? I read, I did creative things, I was probably more active. I love it, but it's a tiny struggle that sometimes I catch myself thinking about and wonder if I should try and give myself some rules about it... working on it... always working on it.
PEOPLE WHO THINK THEY ARE GOD'S GIFT-
I work in an industry of very shallow people. Luckily I work for an exceptionally down-to-earth boss. However, it is just beyond my comprehension when someone waltzes in expecting the world. You ALSO get up every morning and put your pants on, one leg at a time. So calm yourself down. I don't care what kind of car you drive or how much money you have, we are all of one humanity. Unfortunately for me, in my line of work I do have to cater to it, but it's how I make my income so I have to justify that. But I really always wonder if deep down, the people who act high and mighty, are really the ones who are struggling inside and empty.
WEATHER-
OK, silly and POINTLESS rant but let's face it, the weather effects everything. Our clothing decisions, our mood, our plans. Let me just say that I am insanely BLESSED to be able to be outside doing EVERYTHING from shopping and eating, to hiking, basically 365 days out of the year, because SoCal. And that is RARE (Hello BLIZZARD in NYC). But let me also emphasize that I HATE HOT WEATHER. And not only that, I LOVE FALL. So that being said, SoCal, more specifically, Los Angeles- has the most bizarre weather. Winter is the only one that makes sense to me, 55-65ish by day with sunshine, 40 at night. Just cold enough to need a light coat and I can still get away with wearing a scarf at night, or a cute hat, and my finger-less gloves. Spring is also ok but is squished into like 2 months of nice 75 degree weather where you can still get away with jeans and a t-shirt in evenings a light coat, but really need to rush back to the gym and invest in some fake tanning lotion because THE HIGH DIGITS are a-comin'. This brings me to summer- SUMMER in Los Angeles starts in AUGUST. Those weird in between months are so up and down they need their own new season name. Seriously, we have nice tolerable, though odd, weather until then and then HELLO triple digits (ok not every day but a lot of the time, and even 90 is just WAY GROSS) until NOVEMBER! It makes no sense. It's like Los Angeles donated it's fall to all these other, beautiful states that have their orange and red trees, and crisp weather and don't even get me started on Pumpkin Spice Latte's BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THEM WHEN IT'S 95. Fall is when my birthday happens and I love it. I would love, for once, to wear jeans, boots, a cute coat, etc for a birthday outing instead of tanks and shorts.
That's all.
THE KARDASHIANS
The only one that was remotely easy to tolerate was Khloe- and even SHE is going down the path of "NOPE" quickly. I don't even need to explain this rant because it would be way too long. BUT LET'S MOVE ON.
PARKING
A few of my rants have been about Los Angeles. I love this city, don't worry, I do, minus the high expense of living, traffic, and weird summer/fall weather. But don't even try to tell me it is easy to get around and park, because IT AIN'T. Luckily for me, two years under my belt and I have nearly mastered the art. The signs are confusing as hell, especially when they look like this:
YES this exists and you definitely waste a lot of precious life time studying each sign to make sure you will not be ticketed or towed, because who wants to pay $$$$$ to the city for that!? No one.
Ok....that's all for now believe it or not. Though a rant list could go forever, my raves on life are definitely longer. :) Post inspo by: Allison, her blog is here
LA DRIVERS-
Sometimes I think I need my own reality show (pause for hysterics) but seriously, like just when I am driving in my car. Can we talk about Los Angeles drivers (literally as I typed that sentence I hear a symphony of car horns on the street below my office window) they are the WORST, although when I was in NYC I feared for my life in the cab, more then once.... BUT LA! I MEAN HOLY CRAP.
I am from Seattle- the traffic there is a fraction of the traffic here, and at the appropriate times- morning, and evening. Traffic in LA happens at 7AM, 8am, 11am, 1PM, 3PM, 5PM, 6PM, 7PM, 8PM, and etc etc etc etc. It is one of the main of a small amount of reasons I hate this city, the lack of transportation and how the geography is laid out. If you live in West LA, and I live in East, you can forget hanging out until Saturdays or Sundays. When I was on dating apps (SO glad those days are over) if a guy said he lived in Santa Monica...I said "so long".... it is not realistic to date when we are 10 miles apart meaning- an hour drive give or take a little, each way.
Back to ME and my reality show- I have a lot of conversations with drivers while I am driving. There is plenty of cussing, there is screaming, there is horn tapping, though I don't like to give into that because I am not a native here and I think it's rude, but sometimes it's necessary. It is a wonder that there are not accidents every minute of the day on any and all roads, streets and canyons. The conversations I have with said drivers are stories that usually lead to them being unable to drive, ever again, because they are THE WORST. I am not a great driver, in fact, all my friends are scared shitless to get in my passenger seat. But while I may not feel like the safest driver, I am aggressive, I nose my way in and out of lanes. I don't diddle doddle around and wait for a massive opening before crossing Highland. ANYWAY- mini rant, I will set up my phone to record the stories I come up with post it for the world! (Not really but it's a great thought that I am pretty sure several other, (million) people have already thought & done!)
PEOPLE WHO ARE "FAMOUS" FROM VINE-
No, no and NO. There was a time when I had Vine, and yes, I posted about 7-9 of the 6 second videos, it was fun! It was a new form of social media. It died down, for me personally, in about three months and I soon deleted the app never losing any sleep over it. I remember seeing- on undying social medias i.e. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram- the stories of people who MEET from Vine to then DATE and then I see how those stories turned into claiming sexual harassment and filing restraining orders, I also remember a few really funny people who were really trying to get their face out there, and some of them were pretty damn funny, but you can't all win! I remember seeing some of those funny people acquire several followers, maybe even into the hundreds of thousands. Then I quickly forgot about them and moved on with me, because, life.
I re-downloaded the app a few weeks back because I was bored and I wanted to save some of my videos that were fun of me and my friends. I quickly scrolled through my feed and found THAT THOSE SAME PEOPLE, now over TWO YEARS LATER, are still doing the EXACT SAME THING WITH THEIR LIVES! I just can't. Don't you have jobs? How are you going on drives in middle of the day, and "lunching" and "gyming" and etc etc? Anyway, Vine famous is actually a thing...but I just think it's sad. Disclaimer: I DO think some people ACTUALLY have talent but I also believe that they are the ones who try & work hard to earn their place in the industry/world, and succeed, therefore not devoting their entire lives to vine.
NETFLIX BINGE-
This is a personal rant because I am SO guilty of this. While I LOVE a good binge on Netflix, (currently on S5 of Gilmore Girls and going strong! Started S1 about three weeks ago) I hate that it takes up my life. It's an addiction. I literally have to pause the show just to go to my kitchen to do anything, to wash my face, to brush my teeth, etc. It controls my life! What did I do before I could binge on one show for HOURS of the day? I read, I did creative things, I was probably more active. I love it, but it's a tiny struggle that sometimes I catch myself thinking about and wonder if I should try and give myself some rules about it... working on it... always working on it.
PEOPLE WHO THINK THEY ARE GOD'S GIFT-
I work in an industry of very shallow people. Luckily I work for an exceptionally down-to-earth boss. However, it is just beyond my comprehension when someone waltzes in expecting the world. You ALSO get up every morning and put your pants on, one leg at a time. So calm yourself down. I don't care what kind of car you drive or how much money you have, we are all of one humanity. Unfortunately for me, in my line of work I do have to cater to it, but it's how I make my income so I have to justify that. But I really always wonder if deep down, the people who act high and mighty, are really the ones who are struggling inside and empty.
WEATHER-
OK, silly and POINTLESS rant but let's face it, the weather effects everything. Our clothing decisions, our mood, our plans. Let me just say that I am insanely BLESSED to be able to be outside doing EVERYTHING from shopping and eating, to hiking, basically 365 days out of the year, because SoCal. And that is RARE (Hello BLIZZARD in NYC). But let me also emphasize that I HATE HOT WEATHER. And not only that, I LOVE FALL. So that being said, SoCal, more specifically, Los Angeles- has the most bizarre weather. Winter is the only one that makes sense to me, 55-65ish by day with sunshine, 40 at night. Just cold enough to need a light coat and I can still get away with wearing a scarf at night, or a cute hat, and my finger-less gloves. Spring is also ok but is squished into like 2 months of nice 75 degree weather where you can still get away with jeans and a t-shirt in evenings a light coat, but really need to rush back to the gym and invest in some fake tanning lotion because THE HIGH DIGITS are a-comin'. This brings me to summer- SUMMER in Los Angeles starts in AUGUST. Those weird in between months are so up and down they need their own new season name. Seriously, we have nice tolerable, though odd, weather until then and then HELLO triple digits (ok not every day but a lot of the time, and even 90 is just WAY GROSS) until NOVEMBER! It makes no sense. It's like Los Angeles donated it's fall to all these other, beautiful states that have their orange and red trees, and crisp weather and don't even get me started on Pumpkin Spice Latte's BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THEM WHEN IT'S 95. Fall is when my birthday happens and I love it. I would love, for once, to wear jeans, boots, a cute coat, etc for a birthday outing instead of tanks and shorts.
That's all.
THE KARDASHIANS
The only one that was remotely easy to tolerate was Khloe- and even SHE is going down the path of "NOPE" quickly. I don't even need to explain this rant because it would be way too long. BUT LET'S MOVE ON.
PARKING
A few of my rants have been about Los Angeles. I love this city, don't worry, I do, minus the high expense of living, traffic, and weird summer/fall weather. But don't even try to tell me it is easy to get around and park, because IT AIN'T. Luckily for me, two years under my belt and I have nearly mastered the art. The signs are confusing as hell, especially when they look like this:
YES this exists and you definitely waste a lot of precious life time studying each sign to make sure you will not be ticketed or towed, because who wants to pay $$$$$ to the city for that!? No one.
Ok....that's all for now believe it or not. Though a rant list could go forever, my raves on life are definitely longer. :) Post inspo by: Allison, her blog is here
haha not only can i now access your blog; just saw my shoutout at the bottom! thanks doll! love a good rant :)
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