Happy New Year!

Well not really, when my first comment for the new year is this one:

Rules of Society #2: Don't cut in front of people in line!
My experience with the commuter bus: People stand in a nice orderly line at the bus stop, but then if the person in front of them is using cash, they flash their pass and squeeze past, snagging a seat. Um, hello, why bother standing in line outside if you're just going to do whatever the hell you want when you get onboard? Seriously, wait your goddamn turn! OK, bringing it down.

FREAKING OUT
Is it just me, or are things more extreme these days? It's been three solid months of watch out for the flu messages; people advising to take precaution since it's turning cold (cold, right, it's still not as cold as the non-California states); all these stories about norovirus outbreaks and quarantine (it's the goddamn stomach flu!); and all these commercials showing moms "protecting their families" by dousing every surface with Lysol; even the commercial showing a kid eating a hot dog while sitting on a sidewalk with the voiceover says "you wouldn't let your child eat off the street, but your own table could have just as many germs". Since when is it bad to eat while sitting on the sidewalk? I used to do that all the time. I mean, really, what the hell is going on with the world? These days.

Newest pet peeve: Brakelights and turn signals that are one in the same.