Pet Peeves @ MindSay 
Pet Peeve No. 4267
People who have no sense of humor what-so-ever. . .
Now I understand that there are some disorders that make it hard to understand when someone is joking or when someone is being serious, but for the most part I am talking about people who are otherwise "normal" for lack of a better word who will hear something you say or read something you write and take it at face value no matter how absurd it is.
Even if you hear something someone says that you don't think is particularly funny, MOST of us know that the person isn't being serious. For example, Environgirl and I have this running gag that we got from some comedian we can't remember. If I we see each other doing something like completing a crossword puzzle in pen or going out to the mailbox without taking the time to put a bra on under our clothes, we'll say something like "Girl you are living on the edge! You are running with the scissors!" Some people without a sense of humor would question why we find those things so edgy. I can't stand that!
Now I understand that there are some disorders that make it hard to understand when someone is joking or when someone is being serious, but for the most part I am talking about people who are otherwise "normal" for lack of a better word who will hear something you say or read something you write and take it at face value no matter how absurd it is.
Even if you hear something someone says that you don't think is particularly funny, MOST of us know that the person isn't being serious. For example, Environgirl and I have this running gag that we got from some comedian we can't remember. If I we see each other doing something like completing a crossword puzzle in pen or going out to the mailbox without taking the time to put a bra on under our clothes, we'll say something like "Girl you are living on the edge! You are running with the scissors!" Some people without a sense of humor would question why we find those things so edgy. I can't stand that!
I'm Back!!!
Wow, so it's been over 4 months since I last posted. About something kinda trivial too. Hehe.
Anyways, much has happened, dear Mindsay journal + 2 people who actually read this. I've taken up knitting! And it's taken me by storm!! My knitting adventures are now on Blogger.
What else? Med school applications! I hate them! I've finished every one that I want to apply to except one - Mount Sinai in NY. I've gotten interviews at Colorado (already did), Washington in St. Louis (already did), New York Medical College, and Harvard (both in February). Yay! I've gotten rejections from Mayo, UCSF, UCSD, and Case Western, and I think another one, I can't remember. Boo. I'm still waiting on NYU, Cornell, Columbia, and Creighton. I'm sure you can tell where I really want to go, geographically, that is.
What else? Work. And more work. But it's all good. I enjoy it, though every now and then I have a bad day.
Hmm... I thought there was more. Oh well. I guess work and applications and knitting has taken up a lot of my time lately.
I do have a rant though. Christmas songs. I hate them. Well, hate is a strong word. I don't enjoy them. ESPECIALLY when they are played 24 hours a day for an entire month on the radio, in stores, in restaurants. They have this sick and twisted way of embedding themselves into your head and then coming out your mouth. Boo. And my coworker, starting on December 1, has begun playing Christmas music from his iPod and from KOOL 105.1 (or whatever radio station that plays Christmas music all day long) in the office throughout the entire workday. And I suspect he'll keep playing them until Christmas comes. More BOO!! I mean, playing music on Christmas Eve/Day or the couple days before is fine. But do you really have to claim the entire month of December? And even the second half of November for crying out loud!! No other holiday permeates throughout society as much as Christmas does. Don't get me wrong, I like Christmas - OK, so I'm not Christian, I just like getting presents, whatever - but I don't think it has to take over December.
Whew, glad I got that out.
Anyways, much has happened, dear Mindsay journal + 2 people who actually read this. I've taken up knitting! And it's taken me by storm!! My knitting adventures are now on Blogger.
What else? Med school applications! I hate them! I've finished every one that I want to apply to except one - Mount Sinai in NY. I've gotten interviews at Colorado (already did), Washington in St. Louis (already did), New York Medical College, and Harvard (both in February). Yay! I've gotten rejections from Mayo, UCSF, UCSD, and Case Western, and I think another one, I can't remember. Boo. I'm still waiting on NYU, Cornell, Columbia, and Creighton. I'm sure you can tell where I really want to go, geographically, that is.
What else? Work. And more work. But it's all good. I enjoy it, though every now and then I have a bad day.
Hmm... I thought there was more. Oh well. I guess work and applications and knitting has taken up a lot of my time lately.
I do have a rant though. Christmas songs. I hate them. Well, hate is a strong word. I don't enjoy them. ESPECIALLY when they are played 24 hours a day for an entire month on the radio, in stores, in restaurants. They have this sick and twisted way of embedding themselves into your head and then coming out your mouth. Boo. And my coworker, starting on December 1, has begun playing Christmas music from his iPod and from KOOL 105.1 (or whatever radio station that plays Christmas music all day long) in the office throughout the entire workday. And I suspect he'll keep playing them until Christmas comes. More BOO!! I mean, playing music on Christmas Eve/Day or the couple days before is fine. But do you really have to claim the entire month of December? And even the second half of November for crying out loud!! No other holiday permeates throughout society as much as Christmas does. Don't get me wrong, I like Christmas - OK, so I'm not Christian, I just like getting presents, whatever - but I don't think it has to take over December.
Whew, glad I got that out.
My favorite Highland dress pet peeves
Here are a few of my favorite Highland dress pet peeves that I often see at Scottish Events and Highland games... Please feel free to express your own pet peeves!
1.) Kilt Shirts aka Jacobite shirts -
2.) Men wearing a multitude of lapel pins on their bonnet -
3.) Men wearing their bonnets indoors -
4.) Men wearing their flashes wrong, e.g., around on the backside of their calf - also droopy kilt hose!
5.) kilts worn too long, droopy kilts...usually done deliberately, the offender is usually someone under 20. Also, men wearing their kilts down on their hips like blue jeans! Even my kilt will drop a bit after long day at the games or an evening of Scottish country dancing...but come on guys!...pull the kilts UP where they belong! Especially you CANADIANS! (Tom muttering under his breath, Canadians tend to wear their kilts longer than anyone else.)(Love Thompson's term for this, "Trollopy kilts"!)
6.) utilikilts and other facsimiles worn is if they are traditional Scottish National attire...
7.) wearing the wrong level of formality to an event OR mixing items of formality...example: a Prince Charlie coatee worn with daywear...or mistaking "casual" with "daywear" (they are not the same!) One would not generally wear sneakers with a suit or slacks and a sportcoat so why wear sneakers with daywear?
8.) Wearing dirks, swords, etc. to Highland games or other Scottish events! The only item of this nature that is, or should be, worn is the sgian dubh. Dirks and swords are OK for the parade of the tartans or display, but I'd personally rather see the pageantry of flags and banners! (Dirks are appropriate for very dressy formal evening wear. I don't really recommend them because you really have to lay them aside for any sort of vigorous dancing. Same with plaids!) Heck, I saw a man wear a sword to a recent Kirking of the Tartan!
9.) People who get bent out of shape when they see a man in a kilt wearing a sports coat! I honestly do not have a problem with this!
10.) Men wearing ladies tartan sashes! Come on! You KNOW you have seen this at least once! :-D
11.) The cost of kilts and accouterments! One can only hope for the good old days when the dollar was stronger!
12.) Finding a hole in a pair of $200+ Argyll Kilt hose RIGHT before an event! @#*&$$$!!!^^*)@(
13.) People who come up to you and say, "I LUV YOUR COSTUME!" I usually have to bite my tongue not to come up with a Gordon Ramsay reply!
14.) Did I mention that I HATE kilt shirts!
15.) Yes, Indeed, I loath kilt shirts...If there was anything I could do to contribute to Scottish National Dress, it would be the total elimination of the kilt shirt! No Scottish supplier, kilt maker, etc. would dream of carrying them and no self-respecting man would even consider wearing one! Wake up and retire yours to the rag pile!
16.) Men who do not know when to move their sporrans! When a gentleman is dressed in Highland attire and dances with a lady (cheek to cheek), he should move the sporran to his left hip. He should also do this when sitting down to dinner.
17.) Wearing the sgian dubh with the sheath portion in the hose with the whole handle sticking out.
18.) If I hear the old worn out, "What do are you wearing under your kilt" question one more time I can't promise I won't go "Ramsay" on them!
19.) There is some question regarding the wearing of tartan ties with the kilt. In my opinion, a tie should be left up to the man's choice, with the only rule being the constraint of good taste.
20.) Wearing kilt belts with a waistcoat....
21.) Women (who are not a part of a pipeband) wearing men's Highland attire.
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My pet peeves!
Yea, everyone has one...but mine is definitely the weirdest!!!
Lol, I hate to sit in a warm seat! It really really bugs the hell out of me, and for some reason I think it's absolutely disgusting. If I sit in a warm seat...I automatically get up, not even thinking about it...and change the seat. Like, switch desks, or chairs, or whatever I'm sitting in at the time...
Video Blog: Pet Peeves
Yes folks, it is yet another horribly edited installment of Inside The Mind of a Night Owl (ITMANO). Episode III discusses a few of my pet peeves. Since the video was filmed in 8 clips of 22 second installments because I had to film it with my cell phone, the editing is shittier than ever! Note those smooth transitions and notice how my head changes positions in the frame. Also, my accent seems to get thicker and thicker with each 22 second installment. Other than that, ENJOY! (or don't).
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