Hasta la Vista Baby

No, I am not quitting blogging... Not quite yet. I feel like I still have some things to say, I just don't always make it back here to say it. I find that I think of things I'd like to write about at the very moment when I'm not at the computer (shock and horror!), usually either driving or doing something where I don't have time to jot a quick note down. I then sit down later to actually write about said idea and can't effing remember what it was. Life is hard.

Anyway, this post is brought to you by the awesome Amy over at Just a Titch, via her lovely and talented friend Sarah Von over at Yes and Yes! (who I admit I have not read but will be soon, promise!). Today we're going to be saying good bye to some simple things we find uncomfortable and/or annoying.  Not necessarily the most serious of things, but the little things that generally suck the joy out of life.

So, I, Jaxie, am formally agreeing to bid adeiu to:

1. At least half of the people on my GChat and AIM buddy lists.  So I'm addicted to instant messaging. Whatevs. However, I've got people on there that I haven't talked to since I got home from Australia, almost 4 years ago (holycrapI'mold), and I've even got a sub-category on AIM (nerd alert!) for high school friends that I haven't talked to since, well, high school. I don't know why I've never deleted these people. I think it has something to do with holding onto the "memories", but really, it's time to go through and clean things up a bit.
2. Apologizing for my love of cheesy pop music and reality television.  I am stealing this one from Amy because I want to. Awesome reason, I know. So I love Taylor Swift and Real World/Road Rules Challenge. Sue me. Y'know what? I went to Taylor's concert two weeks ago and it was pretty much the best time EVER, and I won't apologize for that. I also love plenty of bands/artists you've probably never heard of and I really enjoy watching the Discovery and History channels. There's no reason to define someone by the music they listen to and TV they watch.
3. Arguing with my father. My dad will never ever admit he is wrong about anything, and yet I still find it necessary to argue with him. I don't know why I do it. It upsets me more than it upsets him. So I'm just not going to do it anymore. This may be easier said than done, my friends, but I'm going to try.
   
4. Wine, and apologizing for not liking it.  I've been criticized over and over for not liking wine. "This one's so fruity, it doesn't even taste like wine." Uh, yes it does, and I don't like it. Also, you're not a wine connoisseur, so quit acting like one. PLUS, how can you say you like wine when the only one you do actually like is the one that "doesn't even taste like wine"? Riddle me THAT. No, I'm not bitter at all. Why do you ask?
5. Swimming.  I've never liked swimming. Not when I took swimming lessons. Not when we were forced to swim in junior high school (talk about your public humiliation, btw). The only place swimming is acceptable is at my best friend's cabin in the lake where no one will see me except her and her family, and we don't so much swim as we do lay in the raft or play catch with a splash ball. Done and done.

What annoyances do you want to say good bye to?