Grandson: Check out my jeans from the thrift shop. It says they're women's, but they're brand new for $5!
But the pockets are so small that nothing fits in them.

Me: Now you know, kiddo ... now you know.

#women #pants #clothes #fail #irritating

TV ads used to be quite fun. These days, they seem to want to irritate or provoke rather than make us laugh. (See my list below, especially the "I put too much sugar in my spaghetti sauce" one, after which Galaxy AI comes up with an utterly disgusting tomato biscuit recipe.)

It makes me want to avoid any products they're selling. (Definitely the cremation and funeral plan ads I get served a LOT. Thanks.)

I wonder who comes up with that stuff and how much they're getting paid for it?

My bugbears:

- Domino-hoo-hoo
- Tesco-Whoosh
- GalaxyAI - "Too much sugar in my bloody spaghetti sauce"
- All hygiene products
- All perfume ads

Anyway. Which ones could you do without?

#Ads #TVAds #Advertising #UKTVAds #Marketing #AdvertisingCampaigns #Irritating #IrritatingAds

It has been one of those days. Everything that has happened today has rubbed me the wrong way. Well… maybe not everything, but most things. Why? Is it because the Bruins were shut out last night? It could be. Is it because the fucking Yankees are in the World Series? It might be.

Here’s hoping the drive home will be a turning point. Granted I will have to stop for gas before I get home, but I am finally going to finish my JRR Tolkien deep dive/audio book re-read. Well… I listened to the Silmarilian (boy, was that rough) and about 15 minutes into tonight’s commute I will complete The Lord of the rings (much better, except for all the singing… ouch). Up next in my Audible queue is Stephen King’s new short story collection. That should be a nice palette cleanser after all the Middle Earth fantasy. I guess I should read The Hobbit too, for completeness, and anything else that Tolkien may have published that I have never read. Naw, let’s get into some King for a while.

Once I get home the plan is to make a quick dinner for me and the love of my life. Burgers (fried on the stove) and fries (fried in the air fryer). Then we’ll sit down in the living room and enjoy a quiet night together making fun of our clinically insane cats. As per usual.

Here’s hoping for a fun, quiet night tonight and a less stressful work day tomorrow.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/10/23/irritation/

#annoyed #audible #audiobooks #dinnerPlans #eveningPlans #irritating #irritation #LordOfTheRings #silmarilion #stephenKing #stressedOut #stressful #stressfulDay #toDoList #tolkien

No-one ever knocks at our door. Never, except when we start doing a DIY job and then they knock and chat and chat and chat. Can't they see we've got tons to do!

#irritating
#diy