Please suggest topics for me to rant about here.

I have tried to do some daily nonsense here or there and my failed attempt at word of the day has led me to try something different.
While I still anticipate continuing the word of the day, I want to add something more. I like to compose. While I prefer putting pen to paper, it is much faster to put finger to key.
This one is short and sweet and I want suggestions on topics from all of you. Please comment below and suggest things for me to post a rant about and that I will do. If I do not get many rant suggestions, I will have to come up with some rants of my own. However, I prefer to be creative and involve the faithful fellow facebookers in my quest to "publish" something in a public quorum.

Cheers! **Holds up long stem crystal with self draining ice and the finest soda in the nation....COFFEE!" (Did you expect any less?)

Im Baaaack

I honestly forgot that I had this blog. I am going to start posting here again. For those of you that follow my rants of Facebook, you will note that I will post those here too but I am also going to be placing original content here as well. Thanks for remaining constant readers and I hope to get more followers soon.

Netflix, old school love...If you know what you are looking for...

Ah yes, Netflix. Love it or hate it, it is going to be here for a while. People are paying 8 bucks a month to watch movies and tv episodes at their leisure, on their pc's, phones, and game consoles. (Some require an additional subscription of sorts.) Gotta love it. I am certain that it took a big chunk out of the pay per view market when it finally caught footing in the market.
I had the priviledge of a free trial of netflix and yes, we watched the Ong Bak Trilogy that night and it was all well and good but you would not believe the trouble we had to go to simply to find something that we wanted to watch. All the commercials make you think that their database of available titles are up to date and such but NOOOOOO you have to go back over 15 months to find something that is not ancient (in movie/tv terms.) We were amazed at how "dated" the titles were and there were a great deal of titles that we were like "HUH? o.o What is that?" It is not what it is cracked up to be for peeps like me (or dear hubby for that matter.)
While we did finally find something and were able to watch a few things, this whole netflix thing is not for us. We can take our eight bucks a month and find something else or find a great dvd at the store. I am sure there is a perfect fit as a Netflix customer out there. Why else would they be advertising IN YOUR FACE at every damn turn! Well, sorry marketing execs at Netflix, you have failed to impress this customer. You obviously have failed to impress others or it would not be a topic suggested to rant about, huh?
I am not knocking Netflix nor am I giving it a bad rep or review, it is just something that is not for me. You know, like tampons are not for the male population of the world. Well, at least most of it. (We are not including those that go out at 2 am and purchase said product for their significant other. I will say, that is love folks. Plain and simple. That is all I have to say about that.) Some products are a good fit for certain consumers and some are not.
I wonder what it would be like to own the super product. The one product that is in demand for every single person on this planet and there is no competition. Wow, every green thing growing on this planet has that and they do not even charge for it! That just occurred to me. Oxygen. Wow. These things work tirelessly everyday to produce the one thing that every human on this planet needs. Huh. Nice digression there (and a reflection to a previous rant. Just for one moment. BlInK!)
Yes, the Netflix commercials should have a disclaimer at the end or the bottom of the screen noting that "Netflix is not for everyone, should you experience boredom, loss of thought, contemplations of suicide or sleepiness, we suggest you stop using it right away and consult your TV Guide." or some such nonsense.
Thanks to Kat Neal for suggesting this one and for it to be in "the list" at the perfect time for me to rant about it.

The Factor Tree--BzzAgent

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Haven't been here in a while.

Getting back into the groove. Haven't been here in a while. Just wanted to let everyone know that I will have my next post up soon. Love all!

Haven

Venting. Sorry no photos here

Just a little vent here. Gotta do that sometimes. I am just tired of all the stupid garbage going on in my life. The one good thing coming from it is that it has made the bond between YKW and I closer. I appreciate that but at such a cost. I am tired of walking on eggshells for kids, family, and just people in general as well. It makes me tired and lord knows that I have enough to be tired about. Pretentious is not what I choose to be and I hate being like that but it does keep the peace for a dime or two. Families should get along better nowadays but people are so territorial and defensive that it makes it nearly impossible. I used to be jealous of other families who always had get togethers and got along so well prima facie.

It must be at some great cost that they were able to accomplish something like that. I grew up in a family that never did any of those things unless someone died. Even then, it was only when grandma died and that was short lived. I can assure you of that. The best thing for all of us to do is to get along a distance. Over the past few months, I have been reminded of that over and over again. Never go forward with good ideas anymore, Michele. Your thought processes are fatally flawed.

Another good note, my kids and I have gotten closer to a degree as a result of the summer coming in. We do things. Mainly because we have to but they are fun. Too bad that YKW cannot join us. He probably wouldn't go to every single thing we do because it is just too damn hot but I don't blame him for that. In it all, I do miss him dearly tho.

It was kind of like it was when we first moved here. (Virginia too!) We never see each other. it will be great when the house is done. That thought process has been years in the making and it is pretty much set in stone. I like looking forward to that. Until then, I have to be pretentious. Yippee. Hipocritical even. I despise that because hippos make my teeth hurt. Ok, feeling a little better. It will get better soon. It always does!