Pet Peeves 1.31.2007 | 6 Comment(s)
I can't think of anything STL related to write about today, and I'm in a bitchy mood, so a list of things that have gotten on my nerves this morning follows!


  1. People who drive huge SUV's and park in spaces marked "Compact Only" inside a 1970s designed parking garage. Why are spaces marked "Compact only"? Because if a Hummer, Escalade or other penis enhancing car parks in those spaces, you can barely get around them!

  2. Smokers. Look, I'm not going to vote to ban smoking anywhere, so can you try and have some respect for me & everybody else and spary some Febreeze on yourself after you light up? The people who sit around me at work all smoke, and it's suffocatingly stinky when they come back from a smoke break.

  3. Co-workers with fancy titles who have to puff themselves up by putting others down. These same people are usually the ones driving the Hummers and Escalades mentioned in complaint #1.

  4. Having someone who is my equal at work inform clients and higher ups that she has me "working" on a project. I'm not your bitch.

  5. Waking up a half hour late for work. No, wait, I take that back. It felt kind of good to sleep in!

  6. Stupid drivers who make a u-turn at the stop light in front of the Hampton entrance to Forest Park without using a blinker. You almost caused a wreck you stupid fuck.


OK, just for some balance, some things I love about this morning:

  1. Seeing my dog lay in front of the shower until I got out. Sometimes I think that puppy really likes me! Yeah, I need a boyfriend.

  2. The videos of St. Louis residents voicing their opinions about a state takeover of City schools over at Pub Def. Very inspiring.

  3. Listening to some good music I've recently discovered.

  4. Planning for my trip to NYC.

  5. Thinking about lunch. I'm hungry!



Ahhhh...that feels better! A more productive post later!
6 comments:

By Blogger stlmark, at 12:37 PM

and the new music is?????

 

By Blogger Brick City, at 1:32 PM

Ah, the music!

My absoulute favorite song of the moment right now is "The Predatory Wasp of The Palisades is Out To Get Us" - Sufjan Stevens

In not particular order, here are some songs I'm into:

1) Guilty Cubicles - Broken Social Scene

2) Blue Morning - Brookville

3) The Guy That Says Goodbye To You Is Out Of His Mind - Griffin House

4) Follow These Eyes - The Hidden Cameras

5)Trouble - Voxtrot

I've downloaded some various other songs from the artists listed here over the past week, but these are my favorites.

 

By Blogger stlmark, at 10:16 PM

Voxtrot...I've been keeping my eye on them. They sound alot like Belle and Sebastian and a host of others, but they are from Austin, right? They sound kind of derivative of many other greats, I'm waiting on a full length album before I pull the trigger on the purchase. However, just listening to the 30 second spiels on iTunes...Trouble is indeed the stand out track. Have you purchased the new Shins album? It debuted at #2 on BillBoard. Maybe they will sink shitty pop just like Nirvana (et al) did in 1991.

 

By Blogger stlmark, at 10:20 PM

Oops, forgot to say thanks for the Griffin House lead. I have never heard of them/him and after researching it a little, I had to by Czech Republic as I prefer the rock songs.

 

By Blogger Brick City, at 9:25 AM

Yeah Griffin House is good, I turned on a person at work to him. And you're right about Voxtrot and Belle & Sebastian, I was thinking the same thing on my way to work today as I listened to "Trouble"

I haven't bought the Shins album yet, I'm not sure why because I've liked what i've heard!

 

By Blogger stlmark, at 12:52 PM

on voxtrot:

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/Exclusive_Voxtrots_Ramesh_Srivastava_Talks_Debut#40900