Um, hello

Howdy, folks. I'm enjoying my break--taking a nice, long rest from school. I'm hammering away on my current screenplay, "audible", but the point of this blog isn't to regurgitate what I'm doing or who I might be doing things with...this is the grazing land of my untamed rants. SO, in the spirit of annoyance, I want to talk about those moments when people do something (or don't do something) that is very aggravating to me. :) You know, times when you just want to shake the person and say "Um, hello???"

1. "Rear Window".  Grace Kelly is the most gorgeous and fabulous actress ever. She is throwing herself at Jimmy Stewart's character during the whole damn film. Can somebody please explain then why Jimmy's so fascinated by Raymond Burr? I've been known to watch a Perry Mason episode occasionally but um, hello it's Grace Kelly.

2. Sarah Palin. Okay, she's not the center of the CNN universe anymore but one of her gaffes lands her on this list.  I understand that not everyone in this country has the same educational opportunities but she did go to college.  Um, hello Africa is a continent not a country.

3. Smokers alley. I live near all these big corporations downtown--one of them is a health care institution.  Unfortunately, their designated smoking area is directly in the path to my gym so every time I bop down to the gym I have to share their cancer. Lovely. Thank you. Um, hello you work in "health care"--how is spreading carcinogens to passersby caring or healthy?

4. Reporters covering natural disasters. Alright, I recognize the value of journalism. I lived with a journalist for years so I understand their attraction to the scoop. Why do they need to gratuitously and consistently place themselves in harm's way? How many times do we need to see Al Roker being tossed like a football during a hurricane? We get it--the weather is shit. Um, hello go inside already.