Lists - Things I Hate

You've gotta be kidding me.
Disclaimer: Lists may or may not be a regular part of my blogging habits.

Before you get worried, I'm not in an overly bad mood. Being in China a little longer than I hoped (2 months instead of just 1), not really seeing any mates and sleeping odd hours haven't entirely drained me of my optimism. Well, they haven't drained me, at least. Though I do wonder what is fuelling my fire at times, and I've come to think it might have a bit to do with hatred.

I'm not embarrassed to admit that hatred is something I indulge in, receive motivation and energy from, and use as a weapon. I think it's perfectly natural. Of course, my hatred is not to be confused with narrow-minded versions of the word: discrimination, blind-hatred or envy. Everything I hate I do so for (what I feel is) a good reason, to lesser or greater extents. Some "hatred" may just be a pet peeve that I know is unfair and thus tend to keep to myself, while more extreme versions are based around something violating my code of ethics or the like.

I never (or try to never) let my hatred reduce me to unwarranted action; rather I prefer to use it to motivate myself. If someone deliberately fouls me in a football match (as some munter did last Saturday), I'd rather dedicate that hatred to driving me to shut him entirely out of the rest of the game, rather than smack him upside the head. Not that that isn't tempting - it's just far less rewarding.

So, without further social commentary, here's a short list of stuff that's been really getting on my nerves lately. You decide why - or by all means, feel free to ask.

Songs that are summed up with the word "anthem" (excluding "national anthems")...well, ie. "Trance Anthems"

Novels that are published with the words "The New York Times #1 Bestseller".

Movies starring singers, who will never be actors.

People who don't call me back

Mugabe

Smelly people who don't know they are smelly

Slow walkers/People who stop and convene in the middle of a walkway

People who lie to my face when the truth does matter

Litter

Unnecessary sequels/new series

The Chinese Government

Facebook applications that want to rank or judge me against my peers

Blunt emails

Racism

Humidity

Bang Bang

Disclaimer: This post may attract hatred from gunslingers.

Charlton Heston Dies At 84

And all I can think is: It's about fucking time.

I wish he'd been shot. By a kid. Or better yet, accidentally shot himself.

A world without Ben Hur is far superior to a world without strict firearm laws.

Thoughts from work

Were you looking all over for me?

Things I've pondered while killing time at work in a sweltering factory office in China:

- What are all the workers in the factories thinking when they stare me like that? They ALL do. And when I smile or nod, most of them just keep staring. Freaks me out.

- Do the weird bugs that come out of the woodwork after sunset in droves here have malaria? How about senses of humour?

- Delayed orgasm is kung-fu. I could explain the train of thought that led me to this, but I think it's more fun if I don't☆

- Do planets in deep space smell like wet sawdust if they're uninhabited, and oil if they are, like in my dreams?

- Are fake boobs vulcanised? That would make a fun ice-breaker at parties. Or a party game: "Vulcanise The Boob (On The Donkey)".

- What would AnPanMan be if he forgot his underwear? NoPanMan? You need a background in Japanese humour to fully appreciate how cheesy that is.

- Why trilogies? For that matter, why prequels?

- Do dogs in China know they are going to be eaten, any more than sheep in New Zealand do? That may have been in bad taste (I don't know, I've never tasted dog)

- How many people around the world have made a complete fool out of themselves in the last 5 minutes?

- I hope Michael J. Fox is doing OK.

- The cheeky Hong Kong sales rep from our factory supplier looks like a beaver. And his colleagues look like a cat and a bear Now that I can see that, I can't "un-see" it. Getting kinda scared that animals are talking to me.

Last but not least, I heard THIS on the radio here today. Booya.
This one is a little more odd... "Sekai ichi no, Hiiro!"