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Post by Elspeth on Apr 29, 2006 21:35:50 GMT 11
On a related note, it annoys me when people say "Antartic" when it clearly has another C in there. Gah!
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Post by Arctic Firefox on Apr 30, 2006 2:45:01 GMT 11
Happy rant: whoever programs the music at Safeway is improving their taste. TWO Coldplay songs ("Don't Panic", "Talk"), and shock of the century, a New Order track (but really, "Jetstream"? That's their most commercial release).  Annoyed rant: why do people still bother to wear perfume? It's deception, pure and simple. People are partially attracted to you because of your natural body odour, your pheromones, and perfume only distorts that and results in a lose-lose scenario. Examples: 1) You are attractive to me. However, you wear perfume that does not appeal to me. You are suddenly no longer attractive. 2) I like your perfume (well, I never do, but this is all theoretical), but normally I wouldn't be attracted to you. Deception! I am no longer attracted. 3) You wear the same perfume as one of my exes. Ugh! I am certainly not going to even look in your direction.  |
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Post by Rilla on Apr 30, 2006 12:26:58 GMT 11
On a related note, it annoys me when people say "Antartic" when it clearly has another C in there. Gah! Last year I had a geography teacher who said "Antartica". It was really annoying. We did a whole term on it... Everyone cringed whenever she said it. Uck. AF: I can't stand perfume! I always feel sick around strong smells *shudders* And everyone seems to give me perfume for Christmas...  |
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Post by Elspeth on Apr 30, 2006 12:50:10 GMT 11
I always feel weird when people give me perfume for presents. Firstly, there's the fact that most people who know me know that I can't stand perfume. Secondly, I always wonder if they're trying to tell me something, ie. You smell, but I'm not going to tell you outright, so I'll just gift you with perfume instead..
Then again, that's probably just me being paranoid.
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Post by Squirt on Apr 30, 2006 16:34:29 GMT 11
i like perfume! Not too much though, i hate it when you walk past people and you almost choke due to their extreme perfumeness. I love a little bit though, I'm a perfume person and proud of it! |
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Post by Schis on Apr 30, 2006 18:06:26 GMT 11
I always feel weird when people give me perfume for presents. Firstly, there's the fact that most people who know me know that I can't stand perfume. Secondly, I always wonder if they're trying to tell me something, ie. You smell, but I'm not going to tell you outright, so I'll just gift you with perfume instead.. Then again, that's probably just me being paranoid. The same thoughts run through most peoples heads in regard to the presents given-ie skin care products cause the reciever of the gift to question the quality of their skin, make-up causes people to question their looks etc, soaps lead to questions of hygiene and so on...sometimes the giver may actually believe that the person really wanted some more soap, however, there can often be hidden meanings behind such gifts... Similar paranoia plagues my mind on a frequent basis- ie last night at a friends place I asked the question of whether I chew loudly as it seems to me that I do... Anywayz, rant on fellow ranters....*wanders off to chew loudly on his own, to be heard from the road* |
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Post by Lucy on May 1, 2006 4:41:13 GMT 11
Hmm, I kinda like it when a guy walks past and when you next breathe in there's a faint aftershave-ness. I guess it's a difficult thing to get right though because sooo many people go overboard with the perfume/aftershave.
As for giving perfume for a present, I can't ever do it. Perfume is far too much of a personal thing anyways. It always takes me forever to find one that I like and smells nice on me. I always hate it if my friend has a perfume that I like, but I try it and the oil in my skin doesn't go and its smells yucky. Pah!
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Post by Swallow on May 1, 2006 15:42:02 GMT 11
strong smells make me feel nauseous. occaisionally to the point of gagging, usually just coughing and going extremely pale and wobbly on my feet. Walking past perfume shops makes my head spin. People spraying those deodorant cans in the girl's changing room and on the bus when i was in highschool were absolute murder, i used to always get changed closest to the door. It was a good thing that years on Guide Camp made me fast and pretty good at changing my clothes in public. People who buy me perfume are like giving me a death sentance. and if it's lavender smelly stuff, *groan* that's the absolute worst.
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Post by Squirt on May 1, 2006 16:22:05 GMT 11
Yeah, buying other people perfume is silly, it's such a personal thing, I mean if you're the one wearing it then you have to put up with it all day, if you're going to wear perfume you really have to like it.
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Post by Rilla on May 2, 2006 17:14:45 GMT 11
People spraying those deodorant cans in the girl's changing room and on the bus when i was in highschool were absolute murder, i used to always get changed closest to the door. Urgh, I hate that! And they do it on the bus too. Ans of course the bus has no openable windows and I cough the whole trip home *has an aversion of deoderant* |
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Post by catwhisperer on May 2, 2006 18:12:53 GMT 11
My grandmother wears really strong perfume.
*gags*
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Post by Squirt on May 4, 2006 16:48:23 GMT 11
This is a really pathetic thing to complain about but I'm about to go out and all of my clothes were dirty so I did my maths and realised I had enough time to wash my clothes and throw them in the dryer, but the washing machine went blah! and didn't spin them properly and I'm still washing machineless so it's the apartments i live in's communal washing machine and you can't just spin clothes and i didn't have enough time or $1 coins to wash them again so I twisted them all as much as i could to get the excess water out and threw them in the dryer, but they aren't going to dry and I'm so frustrated! Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
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Post by Rilla on May 4, 2006 19:36:26 GMT 11
*hugs Squirt* (Have you found your glasses, by the way?) |
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Post by Squirt on May 5, 2006 3:05:05 GMT 11
No  I haven't I think they've gone to glasses heaven, may they rest in peace and be happy where ever they may be, I only knew my glasses for about six months but I will miss them and continue to remember them fondly. |
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Post by catwhisperer on May 10, 2006 17:09:48 GMT 11
I HATE MATHS EXAMS!!!! THEY ARE DEMONS FROM HELL SENT TIO TEST EVEN THE NERDIEST OF US!!!!!!!! I CRAMMED AND CRAMMED AND CRAMMED AND I STILL DIDN'T UNDERSTNAD THE BLOOMING QUESTIONS!!!!! AARRRGH!
And the worst thing is... I want to be an author and I don't care about maths but for the sake of being a nerd, it is utterly unspeakable for me to not top the class like i am in all my other subjects.
AND TRIGONOMETRY IS GETTING IN MY WAYYYYY!!!!
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Post by Rilla on May 11, 2006 10:25:33 GMT 11
Oh yuck, trigonometry. Hope you did okay! |
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Post by Unykorn on May 13, 2006 17:46:38 GMT 11
What is with people using the word 'Aboriginal' as a noun? Our old history teacher did it, and my friend got so annoyed that she questioned her about it and the teacher said that it's just the newer way of saying it or something. What is that supposed to mean, exactly? It's Aborigine or Aboriginal person! Someone told me that Aborigine is derogatory or something, but why not just say 'indigenous Australians' or something?
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Post by avra on May 13, 2006 20:43:18 GMT 11
And how is "it's just the newer way of saying it" a valid justification anyway? It's the same as people who justify their bad grammar with an "everyone says it like that" or a "it's correct spoken English"... ARG!! Correct spoken English? What the heck is that? I mean, I know my grammar isn't always completely correct, and I don't know all the rules, but I'd like to think I do an OK job at least... Arg, I shouldn't get started, but it's been a bad week for noticing spelling and grammatical errors made by people who should know better! For starters, a uni tute this week was about a guy who, along with having TB, apparently "speaks good Australian English." He speaks good? One third of my degree is made up by students for whom English isn't their first language, and the faculty can't even tell them the right thing. Oh, and then I made the mistake of reading Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix... FARRRRRRRRRRRRRR OUT! And millions of children are reading that book... that bad, bad, poorly edited book... *cry*
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Post by catwhisperer on May 15, 2006 13:54:54 GMT 11
Meh! I got a B for my exam!
Today i am cross because IC is coming- as in the real IC OMG peoples- to Brisbane and is teaching a masterclass at the writers' centre and instead of doing one for senior high like she could've you know, SHE DOES AN ADULT ONE!!!!! ERRRGGH! It would cost me $105 to go to her workshop, but i would lurrrve to! mum doesn't understand my obsession and says my money's better spent on two $55 ones. i hate the fact that she's right! Isobelle, grr! You just peeed me off! *wrings hands and swears*
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Post by Swallow on May 17, 2006 12:14:38 GMT 11
I'm getting just a tad bit tired of Adobe asking me to download updates.... i don't want to download updates, i just frigging want to READ THOSE STUPID JOURNAL ARTICLES YOU STUPID PIECE OF MACHINERY!!! I caved in, and decided that it was indeed time to upgrade from version five to version seven. And now it keeps hitting me with a "you must download this! critical download!" every time i download something else that it asks me to download because it's so goddamned critical! I'VE HAD ENOUGH HOW AM I EVER SUPPOSED TO GET ANYTHING DONE IF ALL I DO IS FRIGGING DOWNLOAD ALL DAY!!!!! STUPID STUPID STUPID STUPID STUPID and then all the STUPID REBOOTING I HAVE TO DO! I'VE HAD ENOUGH!
*starts throwing darts at adobe*
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Post by DragonMornir on May 17, 2006 13:18:31 GMT 11
*grugs everyone*
On the Aborigine thing... apparently
Aborigine means Australian Aborigine native
aborigine (ie no capital) means a native of whatever country you are discussing.....
but yes
aggggrrrrhhh!!!
Stupid medical stuff cost so much money!!! Psychs cost over $100, Dietitian for allergies is going to cost $125, Doc appoints cost $45, Physiotherapists cost $60 something.... Its not like i have money lying around!! i get $400 a f/n from centrelink and parents get half of that for board. and i owe centrelink monies so its down to $150 for 2 weeks, $75 a week, and somewhere im meant to pull $125 out to pay for a dietitian i dont even care about!! blah i know waht im allergic to!!!!! Stupid RPA..... oh then theres the $80 for the skin specialist... Im only going to the allergic clinic to see what else i am allergic to besides dust, buffalo grass, certain foods.... * scratches excema* grrrrr!!!!! Sure, i get some of it back from medicare, but i cant afford it at the damn time!!!! Stupid docs dont listen when i tell them my skin scars easily, its the same " take vit e" and its like i do but it doesnt do anything!!!! Am i supposed to be on vitamins for the rest of my life because my skin doesnt heal well and my haemoglobin is just enough out for it to be considered anaemic arragghhh!!!!!
/end rant
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Post by catwhisperer on May 18, 2006 11:17:48 GMT 11
I GOT A C FOR A QUESTION IN MY MATHS EXAM BECAUSE I DIDN'T REWRITE THE QUESTION BEFORE WRITING MY ANSWER!!! ARRRRRGH!!!
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Post by Squirt on May 18, 2006 13:00:22 GMT 11
I hate it when teachers do that! It's so petty!
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Post by Arctic Firefox on May 18, 2006 13:54:46 GMT 11
Just like to rant that I've decided to do something relatively dramatic with regards to my work that I'd never considered doing before. As I've mentioned, I work as a freelance translator for a semi-university in the Netherlands. They haven't paid me since January and owe me around 1500 euros ($2500 over here). I've contacted them several times about it, and though they claim to have handed in the request for payment and everything else, it still hasn't been deposited on my Dutch bank account. Therefore, I am basically holding hostage the pieces of translation they have sent me recently. I've decided to do them at my own pace, instead of as quickly as possible, as I've always done, and then send them away when I feel like it. It makes me feel a bit mean, but it seems that's the only way I'll ever get paid for all the work I've done in the past few months.
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Post by Kangaruth on May 19, 2006 19:03:22 GMT 11
I'd say go for it! I wouldn't send them in at all - you're under no obligation to work with them if they aren't paying you, right? And make sure they know exactly what you're doing, and why.
I hate it when people try to take advantage like that.
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