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MLF

All of those bullies that are giving you a hard time now are going to be real losers in about 25 years, and all of them are going to be posting about every detail of their crummy lives on something called "Facebook." if you want vindication for everything you're dealing with now, remember that word: Facebook.

Oh, and these newfangled "personal computer" things aren't a fad. Remember the names Microsoft and Intel if you're thinking of buying any stock with your birthday money. And remember the name "Facebook" for this reason, too.

If you want to support the Red Cross relief effort for Japan and other areas hit by the earthquakes and tsunami, text REDCROSS to 90999 (US) from your cell phone. It's only $10, but every little bit helps.

I wouldn't eliminate the holiday itself, but if I had the power, I would criminalize the annoying bullcrap surrounding it. Like people who go out of their way to pity the poor single person. You know what I mean.

Person who knows damn well that I'm single: "So what are you doing on Valentine's Day?"
Me: "Nothing, I'm not seeing anyone."
PWKDWTIS: "Oh...(crestfallen concern troll face)...I'm sorry." (Goes on to reveal the entire itinerary that The Bestest SO In the Whole Wide World has planned because they're SO F---ING HAPPY TOGETHER AND I'LL BET YOU'RE SOOOOO JEALOUS, YOU POOR SINGLE PERSON, YOU!!! while I tune them out because I have work to do)

I'd outlaw smug couples, too. And advertising campaigns that try to make anyone who is not blissfully happy and in love feel like sad, loser freaks. I don't mean a slap-on-the-wrist misdemeanor either, I'm talking off with their heads.

But I'm not bitter.

I could do without any of them, but you can have my Internet when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers.

I'd tell everyone to stop being such dicks to each other. Seriously, what is gained from being a total ass to someone for no reason? I'm not saying let's all link arms and sing Kumbaya, just stop being dicks.

I don't recall there ever being a time when I actively wanted kids. When I was a kid I figured I would because "that's what you have to do," but I didn't look forward to it. As I got older I started realizing I actually had a choice, and that's when I became actively childfree.

Poll #1505152 Douchebag of the Year
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 3

Douchebag of the Year

Fondest memories? '09 was a pretty boring year in that regard, but I have to say losing ten pounds (so far) has me pretty stoked. I've been working pretty hard to lose weight, so having it hammered home that I'm getting actual results is a real shot in the arm.

Low points: my mom was very sick for most of the year, in and out of the hospital since June. Her doctor was convinced she had cancer, even though they never found anything. What ended up being wrong was something that was actually pretty simple (protein & albumin deficiency) and easy to correct, and now she's good as new. On the bright side, she had every conceivable medical test done to her, and there is absolutely nothing else wrong with her.

Most significant events: Personally? Obama's inauguration, the Steelers getting the Six Pack, Penguins winning the Stanley Cup and getting my Bachelor's degree.

Do you wish you could do it over again? No, because I was unemployed the entire year. If I could do it over again with the exception that I actually got that sweet job at Comcast that I interviewed for in March, okay, but otherwise...no.