I Hate This! Blog

Going to a bar with some friends somehow turned into going to a strip club with about ten other graduate students. I will state here that I hate strip clubs: in my work I know teenage girls that strip because they need the money. I see stripping as an institution that exploits the poor. Cheyenne’s view of strip clubs was a lot like her view of the Virgin Mary tattoo: if a man went to a strip club it was vile and a form of oppressing women, but if a woman went it was reclaiming female sexuality. This was, of course, total bullshit but I didn’t say anything.

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At the end of the year I quit my job, moved to the South, and took a job in education. At the job interview I lied and referred to Cheyenne as my “fiancé.” Originally I had not wanted to move in with her—primarily because my job would be requiring me to get up at 6:30 and, as a graduate student, she would often sleep until noon. However, she managed to browbeat me into moving in. This, my therapist would later tell me, was another red flag.

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AT&T and Cingular are only slightly evil. On the other hand, Legacy, which has hijacked several pay phones in Redwood City, should burn in hell. BEWARE. On April 12th, while traveling north to meet D and then go to a Hookslide concert, I ended up spending over $27 to make two local calls via pay phone. Admittedly, this was an avoidable error on my part, but it doesn’t excuse the deceptive and predatory practices of the pay phone operator.

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Let me start by saying how grateful I am to this site. I have been choking on my own bitterness and rage for months. My therapist has suggested to write down my feelings—but if you can’t share that angst with anyone it’s just not the same. Retelling this story has gotten very long and I apologize for that. I only hope that other viewers will find it enjoyable reading.

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To start with, usually I’m quite indifferent for all this subcultures and have many friends from diff ones. Punks, straight edgers, metalheads, geeks, freaks, Goths, hip-hopers, emos, DIYers – yeah we have a lot of such stuff around. And my attitude to them is quite the same… Well. It was so.
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I hate my dad so dearly, like one would hate a corrupt dictator of his own land for years of injustice and cruelty. He is a stupid, closed minded and over bearing man and uses the excuse of fatherly love so ridiculously it has created the exact opposite. We have become arch enemies, me being the freedom fighter and him being the evil crowned king of the family.
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Microsoft have recently announced its new OS, the highly we’ve-been-waiting-for Vista. While it looks splendid and very Web 2.0-ish, it is another money-sucking phenomenon from the Bill Gates empire. Through certain ‘behind the curtains’ deals with vendors and dealers Microsoft will soon make billions of bucks on selling the castrated Vista Home Basic. Below are five reasons I think Windows Vista should be hated for and I believe you’ll share ‘em!
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I hate my ex-girlfriend with the fury of a thousand supernovas. While this may seem like a typical comment, the full impact of this comment will surely seep into the readers’ mind as you read below. I hope you all take what you read here to heart, and remember it as a cautionary tale about mixing love and trust with addictions.
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This world is overloaded with stereotypes. Why in hell should I call a man ‘a distraction’, if he’s a total dickhead. This God damn politeness drives me mad. I hate being polite! Why should I, if no one cares, it’s just the question of the stereotyped morale which we all pretend to live according to, but which we all hate as much as possible.
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I hate shampoo. I don’t really have hypersensitive skin or anything, but I figured out some time ago that certain shampoos were making my back, shoulders, and face break out with continued use. For a very long time I used whatever my mom bought me (usually Suave), but once I finally began giving a crap about my appearance I realized that all Suave did was dry my hair out and make it poofy. It smelled good, but it was basically soap. … which is probably why I never broke out while using it.
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I hate flies. Especially when I’m taking a nap and they fly right above my ear. I hate them, but I’m also afraid of them, I imagine that they are going to give me some kind of revenge, so I rarely kill them.
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I hate the television. And you know why? Because I think it ruins my family! This devilish screenbox makes my spouse stick to it whenever possible. Seems like whenever my husband is home, the TV is on.
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There are so many states that are beautiful not only in their traditions, but physical surroundings. City and country settings alike each provide their own charm and distinction. Each with their own attributes and claims to fame, states sprawled across the U.S. are as unique as the names themselves. Iowa…I think of hunting upland birds, Florida, I think of well deserving retirees enjoying the sunshine, Tennessee…
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There is nothing more promising being present during a bright, spring wedding of two people embarking on the beginnings of a new life together. Ahh, the beginning of spring: the warm sun caressing your face, the sound of birds whispering their melody for the first time this season; the fragrant smell reflecting the freshly manicured landscape and the beauty of all that spring brings. Can you feel the excitement in the air? All anticipating the arrival of a beautiful young bride walking down the aisle to take the hand of her love to live happily ever after. (SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECH!)
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I hate traveling. I think it is dangerous, it is dull and has nothing to do with what I call ‘having a vacation’. Traveling is for those who feel uncomfortable in the place of permanent existence. I can’t say I feel the same. Below are a few reasons which I hate traveling for:
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