To the lady in line in front of me at Target ...

[apocalypsos]

PUT YOUR FUCKING CELL PHONE DOWN.

Oh, my God, what the hell is wrong with you? You just went through an entire transaction with the cashier without acknowledging her, without even looking at her, and all so you could ramble on about your daughter's stupid gymnastics class? Just in case you were wondering, when I rolled my eyes for the cashier and said, "Boy, that's not rude at ALL," I was gesturing towards you.

I just ... I don't even get it. I can't remember who it was on ye olde friends list who was saying pretty much exactly this same thing the other day, but do you really need to use a phone ALL the damn time? I don't know -- I have a cell phone for emergencies and nothing else. I have no desire to call anybody with it. I mean, I barely call anyone on my land line, but still. My best friend at work checks her voicemail every night during our lunch break (at one in the morning, mind you) and then calls them back. And it's never anything important enough to warrant a phone call in the middle of the night. The other day she spent the entire lunch break on the phone with someone about absolutely nothing, drove us to Dunkin Donuts and back again, and the entire time she was on the phone didn't bother to acknowledge my existence at ALL.

Sometimes I feel like I was the only one raised to believe that any phone call made after nine o'clock at night had better be because you are on fire and the other person is the closest person you know with an extinguisher. There's so much about cell phone usage that's so rude and selfish I just can't even get into them. The only reason I really want one is because I'm dreadfully addicted to constant email updates, but you know what? I WAIT.

*hands in air*

*****

In less rage-inducing news, Mona and Rachel are horrible, terrible influences.

To translate, I now own Pulse and The Covenant.

Expect drunken recaps. Really, what else am I going to do with them? (I made up for it by buying the second season of Project Runway. That does count as making up for it, yes *hopeful eyes*)

Comments

[eystri.livejournal.com]

I'm a cashier in a grocery store, and let me tell you. The only thing more annoying than a person, on their cellphone, completely ignoring you, is when they're ignoring you AND reaching around the register to try and scan their own discount card. Or, OR! When they give you dirty looks when you ask them questions, as if to say "How dare you interrupt this life-altering phone call. Ring up my cheetos, peon." Well ya know what? Next time, go to self-scan and RING UP YOUR OWN CHEETOS, LADY. Is it that hard to put the phone down for two freakin seconds and act like a human being instead of the trained ape that you look like? No, wait. Apes are smarter than that.

UGH.

And hi. I forgot to mention I'm a lurker. Sorry for ranting in you comments.

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Oh, no need to apologize for ranting about this. Seriously, this is one of my biggest pet peeves on the planet.

Those self-scan lines, on the other hand, are my favorites. It's like the entire grocery store is a big vending machine. *bounces* :)

[eystri.livejournal.com]

Yes! And they never have any lines. I think some people are oddly intimidated by them. Then again, huge, talking computers ARE sort of scary. It's like the first evolution of cylons or something. Oh my God.

Aaaand now I've just freaked myself out :)

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the only time I don't use them is when I have produce, if only because for some reason that's the thing I usually screw up. I skipped them today because I had baking potatoes with me. I was almost tempted to take them back because, YAY TOY! :)