Go stick your head in a pig: Annoyed complaints

[jm]

I think I will rent until I die

Nice.

[jess]

And another thing - I was in the kitchen and reached for a slotted spoon from my utensil jar to find all the utensils covered in a fine layer of cat hair. This means that they are wandering on the benches while I'm not looking again.

That's why I've pretty much given up on declaring surfaces to be off-limits to Calliope unless there's a door I can close or something. I'm not there often enough to enforce it, so she can do it in my absence and not be punished, so she never learns. *shrug* The only thing that works is if I can make her not want to do whatever it is. Keeping the sink full of a tenuous stack of water-filled dishes is an all too easy way of keeping her away from that area.

[diesel_powered]

The rule in my house is that if I can sit on it, they can sit on it. I've had good success with double-stick tape on surfaces I don't use (they make some specifically for keeping cats off things) and with setting up precarious stacks of plastic cups on surfaces I need to use regularly. I say mixed success because, I was sitting at my desk the other day and Judy hopped up on the corner behind me so she could hop on the shelf with the wireless router, etc. and chew the antennae. That got her into some big trouble.

[Greg Nog]

The rule in my apartment is basically that if she can heave her chubby ass up onto a surface, I'm generally impressed enough to let her sit there.

[Aglaya]

Our rule is that the cats go pretty much wherever they want, but if we catch them on a table or mantle piece, they are in trouble.  Unless it's Isabelle and she's napping on the mantel in the back bedroom and I catch her, because it's really cute and I spoil my cat.  Also, our getting mad at them does very little to dissuade them from going where we don't want them to when they don't think we're paying attention.

[diesel_powered]

I hate the fact that drinking coffee makes me productive, but as soon as I reach maximum productivity, it's thwarted by having to pee every 10 minutes.

[jm]

high five, constant-pee buddy.

[slow west vultures]

my mom is one of the most disorganized people on earth, and it sets me off like nothing else trying to watch her 'organize' her papers.  part of it is i know i inherited ocd from my mom, and i think her struggles come partially from her ocd, but goddamnit.  she's trying to organize files related to her estate, but y'know this aparently also involves st. patricks day letters and prescription receipts that she can't set aside and organize later.  i think she just likes sorting through old junk, and really maybe lacks the cognitive ability to set things in one place and leave them there, but its one of the most stressful periods in the house watching her 'finally get her papers in order'.   

[lucky strike]

who gets so worked up about some documents, homie? i kid because i can relate to tu madre

[lucky strike]

sue mod ray

[Bernard]

high five, constant-pee buddy.

  I 5 you as well, though obvs not from excess of coffee.

[Dee]

After spending the day with my friend who has physical disabilities, I am a bit annoyed with how people treat her. They either pay no attention and run into her and let doors shut in her face or they stare at her like she is from a different planet and is somehow the most interesting thing in the room. Seriously, people, quit fucking staring. Didn't anyone ever teach you that was rude? Apparently not, since many adults stop to watch. Does she need an audience when I am trying to help her into the car? No, not so much. She is 25, has been handicapped her entire life, and I've known her for over a decade -- we got this. You do not need to "supervise." Your watchful eyes were not asked for nor are they needed, so please do carry on!! I give her all the credit in the world because she doesn't let any of this stuff get to her while I clearly get my feathers ruffled. She's just trying to live her life like everybody else.

[coldforge]

To be fair, if people are walking on eggshells because they're apt to be yelled at for either not paying enough attention to someone, or paying too much attention—or paying attention in the wrong manner—they might end up coming out a bit odd around certain people.

[Dee]

In her case, I'm just asking for some middle ground. She is totally gracious when people often genuine support and caring, but when people offer pity, stares, and whispered comments amongst themselves, it makes things very uncomfortable. Instead of seeing her as "person in wheelchair," they might like to start recognizing the person first. The last thing she wants is pity.

[silentsigh89]

I had to spend all day in the hospital yesterday. This was annoying for many reasons!

-I have the swine flu. Sucks!
-I was super dehydrated and kind of passing out, so  I don't remember a lot of it except the part where my veins were all shrivelly and it took the guy a zillion tries to get an IV started I now have so many arm holes!
- My boyfriend's parents were here, and when we realized that I had to go to the hospital my roommate called and was all, "could your parents take us?" and they were like, "erm. we don't want that in our car."
+ We got a ride with someone else-- I rolled up to the hospital in a mercedes with my vomit bags hanging out the window.
-they released me as no longer being critical, but I still have a fever and so I have to wear a face mask when I'm in the bathroom. Everyone who passes me in the hall either A) glares at me as if I were trying to infect them, or B) Asks, "Are you really sick? Could I catch it?" I see why there is a problem getting people to wear these masks! They're awful!

[coldforge]

Jeezum crow.

[elpollodiablo]

D:

Yikes! Rest up and feel better, Beth!

[Greg Nog]

Whoa!  Glad you're still alive!

[YojimboMonkey]

man, get better Beth! 

[DCDave]

H1N1 is no joke.  Don't forget to drink a looooot of fluids.

[davy]

Oh man. Best wishes for a speedy recovery!

[girl]

Adding my best wishes, Beth. Take care of yourself!

[diesel_powered]

Best wishes, Beth!

[clare]

Wow, Beth. Hugs to you, and hope you get better soon!

[auto-da-fey]

same from me, Beth. and a Scalia-worthy gesture to those classy parents: