Rants Page

Here are my rants; these provide a look at my angry side. None were written for any kind of assignment, and some had their first posting on Everything2.com . Some that were written at a specific time no longer apply to my current situation and were written in the passion (or more often, annoyance) of a moment, so take them at face value. And best of all, you can leave comments, or read the comments of others!

You may also be interested in the Essays Page, which features essays on more subjects but less angst and anger. The Rants Page here is more angry and opinionated, and tends to include my opinion on hot issues or universal annoyance buttons. Do be advised that some of these contain strong language.

Cybersex Short ramble in which I express being pissed off about people who offer me cybersex. Has a "famous" sub-page of recorded conversations with cybersex morons.
Atheism People really have the wrong idea about the beliefs and attitudes of atheists. This rant should set you straight.
Ben Stein This is my response to one of those forwarded e-mails that circulates; this one's about the place of religion in American culture, and some of the article I'm responding to was written by Ben Stein (while other parts are falsely attributed to him).
Prejudice It really shouldn't have to be said, but I detest prejudice against any group of people, and I spell out the stupidity inherent in prejudice here.
Inheriting Respect The respect you receive should be on your own merit, not that of your family line or because of who your parents are. A bit of a rant on nepotism and other things related.
Childish vs. Childlike There's a big difference between being "immature" because you still have growing up to do and CHOOSING to embrace certain attitudes and beliefs associated with children.
When Businesses Lie Nobody likes being lied to, but when I'm lied to in exchange for my money, well . . . I rant about it on my Web page.
Copycats When people can't be original, it stinks, but when they try to pass off a creative person's original work as THEIRS, it really gets under my skin. This rant includes a sub-page detailing my experience with a thief.
Disney They have some great animation and their company has some cool attitudes, but man do some of their choices in storytelling and presentation piss me off.
Excuses After Rejection Here, I expose the idiocy of morons who try to act suave, get rejected, and then respond with some variation of "Fine, you're a fat stupid ugly bitch anyway." Oh really? Wasn't it a minute ago that you were trying to get this fat stupid ugly bitch into bed? Wait, who's the loser?
Gay Marriage This is my reasoning on why gay people should be allowed to get married. Includes a top ten list of the dumb reasons opponents offer, and my rebuttals.
Guestbook Abuse I suppose it should go without saying, but I do wish people would use guestbooks for comments and not for advertising themselves. . . .
Religion I go off on people who try to push their religion on me. Includes a sub page of recorded conversations with religious idiots online, and no, they're not all Bible-beaters.
Harry Potter Look, guys . . . no matter HOW you look at it, Harry Potter is NOT the work of the devil, nor does it promote witchcraft in the religious sense. My explanation.
College . . . I think somewhere along the way someone forgot to mention that college is just high school that you have to pay for. What is this crap?
Obsession Because I have a large, in-depth, and detailed Web page, some people accuse me of being obsessed with it or of being narcissistic. This is why I think that's idiotic.
Ageism Just my little 2¢ about the idiocy of ageism, though of course this could conceivably be a subsection of "prejudice." I just decided it needed its own spot.
Talking to Jerks It seems like I encounter more than my fair share of JERKS. And I don't like it. I'll tell you why, and I'll also let you see my sub-page featuring a gallery of recorded conversations with jerks online.
Magazines Magazines for teenagers often contain messages that are at best insipid, at worst damaging to young minds.
Internet Friendship Some people are scared of the big bad Internet and think anyone you meet online is going to turn out to be an evil clown who will cut off your buttcheeks. Or something. This is my discussion of why that's dumb and how much success I've had using the online medium as a legitimate form of making friends.
Asking for a Picture I sometimes get very tired of people who seem physically incapable of holding a conversation with me online unless I send them a picture first.
The Name Game You know, when you hide behind the fact that you are nothing but a screenname online, it really ticks me off.
The National Library of Poetry This company preys on idealistic writers and rips people off. Though my experience with them was not even close to what some people's was, I thought I'd share, and give other examples.
The Word "No" You know, "no" is one of the first words we learn. So . . . why is it that so many people don't know what it means again?
E-mail People send useless shit to me in the mail. It hardly needs saying, but god I hate that.
Honking Would it be too much to ask if you don't honk your car horn at me? kthxbye.
Running Out of Toilet Paper Gee, what do you think this one's about?
Parties Apparently I am a loser if I don't spend every free moment attempting to get myself invited to social gatherings that involve sex, drugs, and alcohol. I wonder if these things are so popular because once you drink enough you don't remember how stupid it was?
Porn I'm sure there are a very small percentage of folks out there who really enjoy receiving these porn ads in their e-mail box. Wow, teenage sluts? Count me in!
Editing and Publishing It's pretty difficult to get published. So, I ask you, why is it that so many "finished products" have DOZENS OF TYPOS? Give me a break!
Working in Retail I no longer work in retail, but my stint as a corporate slave lasted six years. And the worst aspect of it by far was the customers. This is sort of a list of all the stuff I hate about working in retail, in bulleted lists, with contributions by my co-workers from over the years. It also links to my old Work Log from working in the bookstore, though that is part of the journals site.
Roommate This is an illustrated complaint page detailing my experience living with my worst roommate of all time during college.
Women Are From Venus Guys, the two sexes are not different species from each other, and even if you think men are from Mars and women are from Venus, keep in mind that we're actually from frickin' Earth and we have more in common than we think. This is my discussion of why I think we put too much mystery into trying to understand the other gender. We're all just people.
Spelling I know that some people can't spell, and I can forgive them for that. What I can't forgive is when people who can't spell have jobs that involve being responsible for written material that is seen by a professional and public audience. If THAT is your job, you damn well should be competent if not excellent in your use of the language. This is my rant, and there is also a sub page displaying a gallery of mistakes on the AOL Welcome Screen and other places.
Halloween I'm not bashing anyone for their beliefs, but you're a freaking moron if you think Halloween is about the devil's birthday just because it isn't a religious celebration in YOUR faith of choice. Read this for an explanation of what Halloween really celebrates for those of us who do consider it a "religious" holiday, and why it has nothing to do with Satan or evil.
Being Weird My rant about my motivation for being the way I am, and why it has nothing to do with trying to get look-I'm-a-freak attention.


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