“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned." ~Buddha

"In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." ~Douglas Adams (Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy)

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I am _CRABBY_ today. Well, I'll be honest - I've been crabby _all_week_ (and it's only Tuesday), and I don't see it ending here. I have a list of first world problems that are making me stabby, and I realized today that I build up until I explode because I don't let myself just be angry about stuff. I always feel like I need to just keep my frustrations to myself, because I have it very good. I'm an upper-middle class white woman who has a good job, and a stable place to live, plus the frills of cable, internet, cell phones and Angry Birds. That doesn't mean that I don't have the right to get mad or to feel mistreated. That doesn't mean that I don't ever get to complain, just because people _do_ have it worse.

So...without further ado - the reasons I'm crabby:

1. My pants don't fit anymore.
2. My contacts keep going wonky.
3. My work monitors are too far away and I have to jack up the size on my screen to see anything.
4. I didn't get much sleep last night (I couldn't get comfortable until about 3 AM).
5. It didn't thunderstorm today (I love Spring storms).
6. I want to quit my Photography Group, but don't want to flounce (Definition #1) or seem like a bitch.
7. I want to be the only baker in the family. (Side story - Sawyer's sister may bake something for an upcoming family gathering - baking is _MY_THING_ and I get pissed when someone else bakes - it's all self-esteem stuff. Baking is about all I _can_ do, so when someone who can legitimatly cook [and cook well] decides to bake it makes me mad, because it's all _I_ can do.)
8. I want to watch The Muppets tonight, but I have to wash dishes first.
9. We're having leftovers for dinner from a meal I didn't particularly enjoy.
10. I don't _want_ leftovers from that meal for dinner.
11. I don't know what I _do_ want for dinner.
12. I was supposed to go to the grocery store on lunch, but I didn't feel like it so I didn't, but I know I should have.
13. I can't beat a level in Angry Birds, and it's starting to anger me.
14. The cover I ordered for my new phone still hasn't shipped.
15. I have to re-download all the books I've bought to my new Kindle.
16. My Kindle broke, and I had to live chat with Tech Support and now have to deal with the previous point.
17. There are no good movies on NetFlix Instant.
18. I'm crabby and one of my co-workers keeps trying to cheer me up - I don't _want_ to be cheered up.
19. I can't figure out how to add a watermark to my pictures in Picasa.

and so on...