Here's my rant for this week...

1. While I feel sorry for Heather Morris, Christina Hendricks and others who recently had their phones hacked, why why WHY are we taking naked pictures of ourselves on our phones (or at all, really)? I especially don't understand why a celebrity would have crap like that on their phones. You're just asking to be extorted. I personally would rather die than have a naked picture of myself or anyone else on my phone. Sick. People, let's exercise a little common sense. Nudity is for the bedroom only. Not any form of photo. I feel like since I was bagging on naked maternity pictures last week I must come off as some kind of prude. I'm not. The naked body is beautiful and all that, but it's for private. Not phones or film.

2. I am realllly bugged by Oxford Electrical Department. We have recently run out of checks and we don't want to order more since we'll be moving in August. Most of our bills we have on auto pay, but the cable/internet and power are not possible to do that way. We went to pay our bill in person today with the debit card and were charged a 10% service charge. I was so mad. I understand that small businesses take a big hit with debit card machines, but they're the freaking power company. They have a monopoly on the entire city- county almost- where the deuce do they get off charging me $4.40 to use my effing card? It's just wrong. I'm poor enough, jerks.

3. Weathermen are seriously on my bad list these days. Don't you have to go to school to learn to predict weather patterns or whatever? My 26-month old could do better. We've hardly done anything this spring break because it was supposed to be so rainy (and because there's NOTHING to do in Oxford) and we were supposed to have "severe weather" most of the week. Do you know how much it's rained this week? Not a freaking drop, that I can recall. As a matter of fact, it's been so hot and humid and sunny that we'd prefer the rain. And every time we turn to The Weather Channel it says something about how we're under some advisory but then the chance of rain will only be like 30%. What the heck?

As annoyed as I get with dumb things, I did have fun hanging out with my hubby this week. Sucks being poor and dealing with school, but we're not hating on the breaks he gets every now and again. What has you ticked off? I wanna hear. Til next week, friends. Hopefully I'll be funnier.

This week I am bugged by the following...

1. Stupid celebrities (and frankly, regular people) who pose nude during pregnancy and then put the pictures out for the world to see. Jessica Simpson is the latest in a long line of people who posed nude while pregnant for the cover of a magazine. First of all, eww. Secondly- while it's not my bag- if you're going to do that, KEEP IT TO YOURSELF! No one wants to see your nudies. If you take them and your nakedness is showing, don't post them. Gross.

2. I am REALLY annoyed with this whole "pay for my birth control...wait, I mean my schoolmates' birth control" crap. Listen, I think if people could exercise just a little bit of freaking control and not have sex until they're married this whole debate would pretty much be a non issue. But, since most people don't see that as something worthwhile, the least they can do is buck up and drop $6 at Wal-Mart for a pack of 12 condoms. My husband and I are poor. I mean POOR. Like, can't afford the O and the R poor. We're "po", but we manage to fork out the few extra dollars a month it takes to purchase prophylactics. If you (or your colleague) is engaged in such an active lifestyle that you cannot afford a couple of boxes of condoms a month, you should probably stop having so much sex. Call me a "right wing whacko" or "hatemonger". Don't care. Don't be skanky. Also, who has that kind of time in freaking LAW SCHOOL? My husband doesn't. Just saying.

3. Toddlers' abilities to make such large messes in such a short amount of time. This kid is like the Rainman of messes. A savant, even. I cannot handle it anymore. This morning I picked up her bedroom and went to make her bed and when I turned around from making said bed she had already dumped all the blocks out, threw all the books off the shelf and dumped out all the play food. In 30 seconds. How does a two-year old even move that fast? No one ever told me motherhood was glamorous, but I don't understand how I put in a near constant effort and my house still looks like an episode of Hoarders, like, 98% if the time. What's the point of trying? I may as well start stacking adult diapers in a closet and let 67 cats take over.

Til next time, friends...all 6 of you.

It's that time of the week again...

Things that bug me this week...

1. Parents who kill their own kids. You may remember last week I posted 2 articles (ON THE SAME FREAKING DAY) on Facebook about Moms who killed their kids. One via microwave (I WISH SHE WAS DEAD) and one via treadmill. Seriously, people? You can take your baby to a hospital or fire station and drop them off...no questions asked. Why are we having children if we don't want them. I understand babies who cry nonstop and the off the wall emotions we experience after giving birth. Believe me, I have 2 that were (and still are!) particularly challenging. Never once would I have ever considered ending their lives or doing anything harmful. In the case of treadmill mom/grandma, kids "sneaking" candy bars does not equal that kind of punishment, whether they wanted her to die or not. Before everyone goes all Brooke Shields on me, I understand that post partum depression is real. I get it. But women need to ask for freaking help before they leave the hospital. Happy pills don't equal failure. Killing your kids equals failure.

2. I have really, really, really had it with people who text while they drive. This morning I had to take Katelyn to school and on the way back I'm behind Joe Schmoe who is going 35 in the fast lane, weaving in and out of the lane and barely even looking at the road. What a Moron. Was it really so important to let your bros know what the 411 is or whatever? Come on, people. PUT IT AWAY.

3. Speaking of bros, what's with the fraternity bros at Ole Miss thinking they own the road? Wait your turn, buddy. They are awful on bikes, too. I know you don't want to be late for Creative Writing, but you're not the only one going somewhere. Mind your manners...this is the South after all. Be hospitable.

4. Finally, Katelyn. She is not a thing and I love her dearly, but she's REALLY bugging me. She got suspended from the bus for the third time. I have no idea what to do for this child. We've tried losing privileges, no screen time, grounding etc. Nothing is a motivation for her to behave on the bus. We've about had it. Suggestions welcome.

That's all for now. Plenty more bugs me, but I'll save it for next time.