New Year, New Peeves

Me? I just had a big lunch.

I think I've taken a long enough hiatus. I'M BACK!! I figured a great way to start off the year would be to bitch about some stuff!
WOO!

First thing on the docket is hiding pregnancy on television. Is there anything more distracting than seeing a woman on TV hiding the fact that she has a person growing inside her? You'd think with technology today they'd be able to ...heck I don't know, do something better about it? The most obvious ones to me were the pregnancies on How I Met Your Mother, which had both its female leads preggo at the same time. I've never seen so many large purses and babydoll shirts. They did a really horrible job of hiding them, too.
Exhibit A:

They got the big huge bag part down....but its NOT COVERING THE HUGE PREGNANT STOMACH!

Exhibit B:

Because it's perfectly natural to hold shit in front of your stomach at all times, or to be standing behind random coolers or basketball racks.

The caption on this photo read "Could you tell?" YES. Of course, who do you think I am, Stevie Wonder? And once I notice, I can't UN-notice. I just look for it in every scene, trying to see how they cover it up, trying to catch a glimpse. It's almost as mesmerizing as watching for the dvd screensaver to fit perfectly into a corner while its bouncing around the screen.
I know it's a necessary evil, I just wish it wasn't so obvious.

My second peeve is something I thankfully don't have to deal with anymore, but I was reminded of this while watching (funnily enough) How I Met Your Mother (and trying to ignore the SHHH!Pregnancies).

The 3 day rule. We all know about the 3 day rule. After guys have a date with someone, they won't call them for 3 days. I mean, heaven forbid you actually let the girl know you HAD A GOOD TIME. Ugh, how dare you even THINK of doing that?? No! You must ignore for half a week. If you don't, your relationship will be DOOMED. You'll be slipping your balls in her purse for her to carry for you in no time.
I HATE GUYS THAT DO THIS. To me, it tells me one thing. This guy will not make a decision based on his thoughts or feelings throughout the relationship. If the guy is going to follow stupid "rules" some shithead made up decades ago from the getgo instead of deciding for himself what he should do, then thanks for the heads up, I'll just be moving on. The way I knew I'd found my Mr. Right is that he called me when he felt like it, which was when he got home after our first date. Was I scared off? Fuck no, I was like RIGHT ON BROTHER. That was 7 years ago! Guys, make your own rules....don't follow the douchebag handbook.
Welcome to 2011!