So, what bothers you? I'd really like to know. Not for any particular reason, just out of plain 'ol curiosity.

2/13/2006: If you were paying any attention at all to the last page, you'd know a little about some of the things that bother me. There's so much more than that, though. It really is astounding just how much crap can bother someone throughout the course of a day. Each day when I wake up I try to focus on the happy things and try not to dwell on the shit that really gets me aggravated. Each night before I go to sleep, I try to put all of that very same shit into some sort of perspective. It truly is a losing battle sometimes, and there have been plenty of nights when I just give up and hope the crap of the day doesn't make me have horrible dreams in anticipation of waking to another day of complete crap. Last night I didn't do that. Last night I didn't sleep when I should've. Last night I stayed out way too late with some friends, had way too much coffee, and by the time I got into bed I was so tired that I couldn't decompress fully. It's that sort of thing that makes me sit in front of my keyboard listening to Yes and typing frantically to get the thoughts in my head onto a more permanent medium. It's the "fatigue factor" that gets my mind reeling and allows the various streams of conscious thought to exit my contorted psyche and escape. Unless I capture those streams with the keyboard as many of them are escaping, I'll lose them forever, and that would be tragic. I'd use a pen and paper, but any of you that have had the pleasure of reading anything I've actually scribed manually know that even I can't read my handwriting. Seriously- it's pretty fucking horrible.

2/17/2006: Today, I discovered that weather really bothers me. It pisses me off that the seasons can't be what they're supposed to be. When I was a kid, shit made sense, and seasonal climate and temperature made sense. What the hell is with this 65 degree crap in the middle of February? Can someone tell me how to explain to my 7-year-old why Saturday night while we slept, nearly 2 feet of snow fell while it was about 35 degrees outside, but by Wednesday it was nearly 70 and all of the snow had turned to mush. That pisses me off. I like to play in the snow, but not in the slush, and that's all that's left. Everyone I know has a cold. Maybe because we go out in the afternoon when it's warm and leave our coats at home only to find out that a few short hours later it's 30 degrees colder. Fucking global warming. Fucking oil company bastards. Fuck you George "America is addicted to oil" Bush. You come from oil money, so I'm sure you're not running to find a new source of fuel for the future.

2/18/2006: I really hate stupidity. I don't understand it. I can't believe that a human being can be so utterly devoid of common sense that they'd do some of the ridiculous crap that morons do each and every day. What's more unbelievable is that these same morons are not only surviving in society, but actually thriving and even excelling! Why is it that stupid people can rise to greatness, just because other stupid people don't see the stupidity? Why do I have to suffer at the hands of these fools? I know stuff, I'm articulate, I can form a complete thought as well as a complete sentence, and I have to pay for the past acts of the stupid!

2/19/2006: Did I mention that I hate stupidity? Yup. I did. Here's an example of corporate stupidity that affects us all. My car insurance rates are pretty freaking high, and I really don't know why. I have a clean record now. It's been a few years since my last ticket, and I have a pretty safe car. My children always get buckled into very expensive booster seats, but... Some morons don't get it when the State of New Jersey tells them they need to be licensed, insured, and have the car registered or just don't drive. A few idiots out there ruin it for the rest of us. I pay for uninsured motorist coverage. That's right. UNINSURED MOTORIST COVERAGE. I pay extra because some of you pricks won't get insured. My rates went up when I was in an accident a few years ago. It wasn't my fault, I couldn't avoid it, I got hit from behind and I wasn't even moving. Why did my rates go up? I knew a guy who couldn't afford to pay his insurance bill, so he didn't. His policy was lapsed due to non-payment, so his car sat. When he finally got the money, he found out that his insurance premiums had gone UP because his policy had lapsed. Read that again... HIS RATES WENT UP BECAUSE HE COULDN'T AFFORD TO PAY THEM. That makes sense, no?