Grinds My Gears: Smart Phone Edition

You know what REALLY Grinds My Gears? Broadcast BBM messages (for those not familiar, BBM stands for Blackberry Messenger. Its an application that allows Blackberry users to exclusively instant message each other). Don't get me wrong, every once in a while a good joke, interesting fact or vital piece of news is fine to pass along to your friends, but I am really sick of the chain mail. The "rate me/our friendship/my sexual aptitude on a scale of 1-10", or "give me a nickname", or the good ole "please message this to all your contacts. My cell carrier will donate X amount of money to save a starving kid in Cambodia". STOP IT PEOPLE!!!
If I wanted you to have a nickname I would have given it to you. No, I am not rating you (what does that matter anyway?), and if your cell provider really cared about the homeless, or starving kids in a Third World country, I'm sure they have better ways of raising money than asking their users to spam each other with broadcast messages. I mean, can they even keep track of that?! I don't think so. If you have something to say to me, or a cause you would like me to be aware of please e-mail or send me a link to a credible source. I am NOT above deleting chronic spammers (and I have), so don't be next on the list and think twice before you broadcast that message. Is it really worth it?
And that's what really Grinds My Gears.

What Grinds My Gears: Summer Edition

Welcome to What Grinds My Gears: Summer Edition, Enjoy!

-Clubs with Hetero Dress Codes
Last weekend some friends decided to go out to a Lounge in our fair City of Brotherly Love (Luxe Lounge for all the noseys, lol). Having nothing to do that night, and being at thier house, I decide to accompany them. Now, last time we went they we're going to let me in the club b/c my shoes were too "casual" (the were motorcycle inspired boots with no heel). Mind you my button down, sweater vest and fitted jeans were fine. but we got in nonetheless. This time I said "fuck it, not taking chances" I wore a pair of flats, gray khakis, GAP dressy-casual tee and a vest. Get to the door: "we can't let you in, you don't fit the dress code. You're dressed to casual" Really?! As the men with faded polos and jeans waltz into the club. "There's a different dress code for women" DING! There's the discrimination...AHhh! Can you smell it?! So b/c I'm not wearing heels and low cut shirt, hence not making me eye candy for you, I can't get in?! FUCK YOU! I promptly drove my friends' car home.

-Crazy co-workers
My boss hired a new chick...and she's crazy. Hopefully she's fired by next month. Check my Twitter/FB for updates about her....too much to type here, lol.

-Windows Vista 64-bit...oh what the hell, Vista in general
So I got Comcast internet (I know I'm a sellout!). Was going to get wireless, but the tech that came out said it wasn't necessary, and the cable modem would save me the $90 Comcast was going to charge me to buy the router. "Cool" I replied. He leaves, and my internet keeps dropping out! It took numerous calls to Comcast and some internet hunting to fix my issue. Was it Comcast? My virus scanner? My hardware? No, it was Dell & Windows freakin' Vista! Really Bill Gates?! You force an OS on people that the REST OF THE COMPUTER WORLD is not compatible with yet?! And shame on you Comcast for not telling people the possible issues they could have with your internet connections with Vista! It took 3 days and a 2 hour walk through with mommy to solve it. Disabled my firewall, and "decrapified" my comp. Works like a dream. Dell and Comcast will get letters!

-Things "Not being a good look"
Sigh. I am the first to say "fuck what others say" However, when you run in certain "circles" you MUST be aware of your surroundings at all times to keep a "good look". Even if you think nothing of something, that nothing turns into something which can cost you EVERYTHING. It amazes me how people slip sometimes. Just be aware...PLEASE!

-Rental Property companies
Long story short...I'm paying 2 rents for the month of July....not a good look. Smh.

-Blackberry Users
I'm sorry that I don't like to drop hundreds of $$ on a phone that I can get for damn near free in a couple months. I got my own place and bills out the wazoo, a phone? Not high up on my list of priorities. Text works just as fine as BBM and there is a crafty green button where u can call me :) Stop trying to force it on me! I'll get it in due time. lol

And that's what Grinds My Gears.