Monday, September 10, 2007
(8:17 PM) | Adam Kotsko:
Tuesday Hatred: Richard Dawkins
I hate that I am not this good at Tetris (via Unfogged -- the video is just as good without sound, for those watching from work):I hate not knowing how to respond to this post at The Valve. The best I can say is that it may be funny in-itself, but not in-and-for-itself. It probably would've been better (on its own terms) if Mr. Roberts had done "totalitarianism" instead of "fascism."
I hate that the inevitable blowback of structured procrastination is the feeling that reading over 100 pages in a day is nonetheless "getting nothing done."
I hate that the CTA is cutting the Western Express bus, because getting to the Wicker Park/Ukrainian Village area on the local bus during the day takes forever. I also hate that the fare increase for Chicago Card users is so out of proportion to the overall fare increase -- it seems that they might've been able to save more routes if the fare increase had been more equitable. Nevertheless, I continue to hate it when people are constantly down on the CTA. It's definitely a flawed system, but the way some people over at the CTA Tattler talk, it's like the CTA exists solely to rape babies.
I continue to hate slow drains. I have mentioned this hatred many times, and I think that it may actually be the thing I hate most in the world. I need to conduct further study before committing to that, however.
I hate coin-operated laundry. I hate going to the bank to get a roll of quarters, because then it feels like I'm using "real money" for laundry, but I also hate the change-jar mentality of hoarding every piece of change I get. I hate it when I get down to the laundry room and find that I have somehow mistaken a nickel for a quarter -- it has only happened once, but it obviously made a huge impression on me.
I hate how mildewy our shower curtain has become. It is truly an abomination unto the Lord. I hate that I once considered putting it into the washing machine, not grasping the very obvious drawbacks of such an approach. I've also thought about summoning a priest as described in Leviticus. I hate that the NRSV has "leprous disease" in place of the more traditional "mildew," but I think it does make for a funnier passage. I love that God is so straightforward about the fact that He is the one striking the house with leprosy.
