Just a random whinge...

From The Love Shop, via La Dolce Vita.

So true!! Especially if you are like me and have a tenancy to blow everything out of proportion and stress over it.

At the moment, getting my package from the damn courier is seemingly impossible. Apparently they can't deliver it because no one is home (lies!). Fine, so they leave a note to call and arrange pick up. I can't call the number because I have no credit on my mobile (we don't have a landline. I regret that now), so I text flatmate at work. Yes, she will ring, "what's the number?" I can't reply because I have run out of texts. I can't top up until tomorrow.

On a different but still impossible note, my Internet bill still hasn't been charged to my credit card... it's now overdue. I'm waiting on hold to see why.

Apparently some things aren't meant to be done.

Whinge over.

Facebook and God

Another rant. The soapbox is really getting a work out this week.

What the fuck is up with people pushing their love for God on to others via Facebook (or any other medium*)??

I DON'T CARE IF YOU THINK HE MADE THE SUN SHINE OUT OF YOUR ASS.

This is a little rude, I admit, but I'm sick to death of 'I love Jesus', 'God is my savior' and 'I'm so blessed God is in my life' etc.

Don't get me wrong, I am not a complete prick. Everyone is entitled to worship the God/Lord/Savior of their choosing (religion is free after all), but constantly posting it on your Facebook status just offends me. I don't worship your God, and I don't want to read Bible quotes. Your God tells me I should die and burn in your version of Hell. It makes me want to un-friend you, which is a little sad because, for the most part, I like being friends with you, sans Jesus.

I have a lot of friends from different cultures and religions, and I find it somewhat inconsiderate that a few people find it OK to push Jesus on to everyone. The Muslims or Hindus I am friends with are not singing the praises of Allah or Shiva publicly, they keep it private.

Religion is a personal choice, please respect the choices of others and keep your religious beliefs to yourselves and off my fucking news feed. I promise to keep my views on religion to myself too (mostly).




Small disclaimer:
I don't hate religion nor the few people the above rant applies to, I just hate how people always push it in other people's faces.
The image is cut from various posts on my news feed. I removed the names and dates for privacy. I am not a total asshole. 
I love my friends, regardless of their never ceasing, God loving, status updates.

*When I say any other medium above, this does not include blogs. An author of a blog is entitled to write whatever he or she wants, I don't have to read it.

Soapbox time

This is were I get back on my soap box and have a rant....

So after much drama involving many calls to my internet provider and Chorus (the phone line people), I finally have working internet.

Normally I would be thrilled, and I am. Or was.

I just can't get over how SLOOOOW my internet connection is. Seriously, it is barely faster than dial-up (I have a ADSL2 connection so should get max of 24mb/s). Realistically, I only expect a connection speed of 3-4Mb/s, downloading something at 300kb/s or somewhere around that. But 64kb/s is a little pathetic. My parents get faster, and they live out in the Wop Wops (lol, the Boondocks). I live in the CBD of our capital city and it took over 15 minutes to download a 40MB file (Yes, it was legal).

I find it sad that some third world countries have better internet than us.

Yes, I know I should be happy that I have internet and be grateful I am so fortunate blah blah blah, but I am paying near $100 a month for something that is barely usable!

Oh...

Also on DesireToInsipre.net, this.... mind boggling image:

I think I just threw up a little.

If this is the future of interior design, God help us all.

Hide The Gap Teeth!!

Am I missing something here??

Why is it now acceptable for a model to have a gap in her teeth that I could drive a cattle truck through?

I may be painting myself with the shallow brush, but seriously, shit is ugly! Photoshop that shit!!

And what is with the gaping mouth thing that also seems to be contagious in the fashion scene? "Ahhh.... I'm in shock that I got a job with my hick teeth..."

A model is meant to be an inhuman example of perfection for gays and women around the world to aspire to.

Ok, so they are trying to make them seem more human and less perfect, but surely the most appropriate way to do this would be to feed the models and not Photoshop their waists to match the width of their ankles?!?

Don't get me wrong, the model (Ashley Smith) pictured above is beautiful.... just with her mouth closed.

Images from goddammit.com and stylebyme.net respectively. Where they got them from, I don't know.

Effortless Style my ass.

Seriously, some people are just baffling. Before I get started, this needs an explaination.

I read many blogs, the majority being design blogs (interiors, industrial, that sort of thing). One I read has just moved to a new site in a pointless attempt to reinvent herself (the author) and launch herself into her new career (I think). Anyway, there was a DIY post for napkins. (Go read and come back, the rant will make more sense that way)
The idea was nice but the execution was tacky. So I posted a comment, something along the lines of: "This maybe snarky, but glue? Seriously? For the napkin it's kind of understandable but wouldn't it be more permanent to use fabric paint."
Then I listed a suggestion for the napkin holder as well, because really, when you are trying to sell yourself as a designer, or someone with taste, glue doesn't cut it. Shit is tacky! [Ignore the pun] Fabric paint is not expensive! I bought a product to add to paint so that it becomes fabric paint for around $11 from Spotlight. A small bottle that goes a long way. Surely a tidier, more permanent solution for the project is the kind of thing you want to be telling your readers.

Anyway, back to the point, I posted my comment and awaited moderation with bated breath. And she denied it. What sort of cozy, padded fantasy world is she trying to live in? People are bitchy honey! That is life. Denial will only work for so long, you can't keep denying every slightly negative comment that does not reinforce the perfect image you have in your mind life. It isn't like I was an anonymous troll, leaving hateful comments on your page. The comment I left was constructive, and I used my name and Blogger account to post it.

I don't like her 'style' of decorating either, but that is a rant for another time.