Excuse me while I rant for a moment

I'm trying to quit smoking. For those of you who don't know me, I do this several times a year. Each time, I believe it will stick. I don't intend to drive my friends, family and coworkers crazy with my rapid-fire mood swings and random bitchieness, only to start smoking again two weeks later. I really believe I can do it, every time. This time is no different. The thing is, I have a lot of pet peeves, and when I'm nicotine deprived, those pet peeves become, well, things that really get me going.

Here are just some of the things that have annoyed me today:

1. Rosie O'Donnell and this little incident. I don't think Rosie was using all her brain cells during that segment, but I think the offended parties may be going a little overboard.

2. Payment Books. When I was leasing my car, I got a bill in the mail every month. Now that I have refinanced that same car, I have a payment book, which means a) I have to remember when it is time to write the stupid check and b) I have to use my own envelope. I don't know why they can't just continue mailing me the damn bill.

3. Mailmen (I'm sorry, Mail Carriers) not coming at their regularly scheduled time, which means that above mentioned bill did not get picked up when it should have, because the mailman (person) came two hours early today.

4. Wonky Ohio Weather. I thought it was supposed to be warm today, but apparantly, only unitl noon. Now it is cold, very cold, and windy. But wait. Tomorrow, it's supposed to be 58!

5. Christmas shopper traffic. 'nuf said.

6. The Christmas/Holiday Tree, Chrismakah, Chrismakwanzakah, debate. Celebrate what you want to celebrate. Call it what you want to call it. And in the spirit of the season, be forgiving when someone wishes you a happy fill-in-the-blank and you don't celebrate fill-in-the-blank. Its like this. They are wishing you happiness, not trying to convert you.

Alas, I can't think of anything else to whine about. On the upside, I've already saved $8. I will do my best to make this my last craving-induced blog post.