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Showing posts with label rant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rant. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

I Put on my Cranky Pants today - they were all I had in the wardrobe

Do I really wanna blog?
Yes, today I do.
But I don't know what to say...
I felt the same on Twitter last night.
I was there, checking in, reading tweets, for a couple of hours.  But tweeted nothing.
I had nothing to say.
I'm in a mood.
I don't like 'moods'.
This mood is making me cranky, angry even.
Why?
I don't know!!
Not fair, is it?
These womanly, moodily, hormonally, nasty, crappy moods.
I just want to whinge, or curl up in bed with the door shut all day.
Sadly I can't go back to bed, I have a 2 year old to tend to.
So I need to whinge.  Really, I NEED to.

So here's your chance, I've given the appropriate warning, anyone not in the mood to listen to me whinging may leave my blog now.  I won't be at all offended, I promise...

OK...

Who's still here?
Here goes, I'll try not to take up too much of your time.
Anyone want a cup of coffee or tea before I start?

  • I'm sick of having no me time.
  • I'm tired of having no friends.
  • I've run out of ideas for dinner because my husband is 'over' chicken, tuna, casseroles, sausages and I can't eat pasta, pastry or crumbs....I'm 'over' cooking dinner.
  • I'm mad at my kids for not playing nicely.
  • I have loads of housework to do but I just can't be bothered doing it.
  • My 2 year old is in the transition phase for dropping her daytime nap, so if she doesn't have one she's crazy all afternoon, and if she does she's up 'til 9pm.  It's wearing me out.
  • I actually got 8 hours sleep last night but more sleep means I'm stiffer from arthritis when I wake up.  I felt like an old woman walking out of my bedroom this morning.
  • I'm off wheat because it makes my arthritis worse and all I've wanted lately is Vegemite on bread. So yesterday I had THREE slices.  Possibly added to why I felt so stiff and sore this morning.
  • I've put on weight...again! I'm so angry with myself.  I eat too much.  Not much junk because I don't have it in the house, but just too much of everything.  I'm home all day, I pretty much eat all day.  I want to lose weight, not put it on. 
  • I'm supposed to be grocery shopping but I don't feel like chasing my 2 year old around the shops because she's just decided she likes to run everywhere.  She's 'over' walking.

Right, I think I'm done.
Whinge over.
Thanks for listening.
I'll be over it soon, I hope.

I think I need chocolate, and I don't even like chocolate that much.

Oh and great, a fly just landed in my coffee!

Saturday, January 2, 2010

It's Just Not Cricket

"New South Wales is leading the tally board with a total of 44."

Sounds like some kind of sport, right?

Wrong!

This is what we heard on the radio news this morning whilst travelling in the car.  We were shocked and horrified.  Not at the number, although it is both shocking and horrible.  But at the words chosen by the journalist to describe the holiday road toll.  Do they think it's a game?  Why are they treating it like a sport??  Every holiday season they persist with the 'tally board' terminology and frankly, I think it's completely inappropriate.  These are people who have lost their lives, with family and friends who could possibly be listening to the radio news.  How callous and insensitive to use the phrase, "leading the tally board"!

I don't watch the news or listen to it by choice on the radio, most of it is not appropriate for small children's ears and I'm never without small children.  And apart from that, I just can't stand it!  Especially when they serve it up with slants, subjectiveness and not-so-clever bylines.  Just give me the facts and let me put my own spin on it.

Where have all the good journos gone?