Friday Flip-Offs, 7/30 Edition

Just in case you are new here, this is Friday-Flip Offs, the place to rid yourself of all that random annoying crap that seems to worm it's way into your life and fester like a boil just below the surface waiting to explode.

Gigi at Kludgy Mom is the brains behind this brilliant idea. Stop over and give her some bloggy love.

Without further delay... Let's get this party started.

1. To the doorknob to the garage that just decided to stop working all together making it rather challenging to enter and exit, not to mention the time you took away from the 283 other things on my to do list that were way before you. Way to nudge yourself up on my already packed list. Ugh.

2. To all the hair on my body that just keeps on growing despite my constant efforts to keep it properly manicured. Why? Why must you continually torment me? Do you not know that it is summer and a girl doesn't need unwanted hair.

3. To toads, snakes, and ALL stinky critters that not only leave my house with funky odors, but make my children smell like a foot, which in turn demands showers, which in turn produces crying fits. It's all your fault you FILTHY, nasty creatures. If you don't believe me, you can see them here.

4. To google... we've had a long journey together and although you've given me some nice moments, lately you are making me want to pull my hair out and scream bloody murder at the top of my lungs. Why must you make it so difficult to do photos without giant gaps? Photos are my thing and if you can't cooperate, this might just be the final straw with you. Just sayin. Plus all the other junk is really annoying too- and you know what I'm talking about.

5. To my Canon EOS 20D that decided to kick the bucket 12 hours prior to our departure for our trip for no good reason right after I photographed Little Man's snake. You couldn't have worse timing. What the heck am I supposed to do now? There is no time for a service call nor do we have money for maintenance, let alone a new camera- which appears to be the best scenario. You've given me a good run, but I was under the impression that you would live forever with some upgraded lenses and accessories, but only 50,000 shutter clicks? Really? And I recommended you to friends and family? You worthless piece of crap.

6. To allergens that are tormenting my eyes something fierce causing them to be bright red and itch so bad I want to scratch them out. And currently stinging from tears flowing no thanks to #5 incident. There's no way a person can wear contacts like this and these glasses aren't doin me any favors here. I look like a hot mess and maybe it's a good thing that #5 happened. No chance of me being documented looking this crappy.

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7. To car trips that are longer than I am old... don't you know that I have excessive scar tissue where my coccyx used to be? Plus I feel like a skanky hoe bag when I must be in the car that long. Nothin pretty about driving through the midwest for 20 hours. Same old monotonous corn fields, pig farms, and windmills mile after mile after MILE after freakin MILE. If it wasn't for itunes and Redbox I might just die. I know, I know, they used to travel by handcart or foot and I'm melodramatic and all that good stuff. Still, it's the 21st century. I thought by now there would be some fab invention to eliminate all that mindless sitting. And don't say planes... hubs is a tightwad. Get it?

All of the above mentioned—FLIP OFF!!!

{insert deep breath here}

At this point I normally say, "I'm feeling so much better!" Unfortunately numbers 3, 5, 6, and 7 are too current and I need at least 24 hours to simmer a bit.

Now it's YOUR turn. What is bugging you these days? If you are in need of a great vent, try Friday Flip-Offs. It's free and so therapeutic and I'm sure you already have plenty of material. Give it a go! Then stop by the other FFOs.