I Don't Get It*

There are several things in this world that I don't understand. Some of them are because I have a fairly simple mind. Some of them are because I like things that are straight forward with very little ambiguity. And some of them don't have a reason, I just don't get them. I have complied a list of the top five and it's almost certain that there will be at least one more top five list of the same thing.

5) The Jonas Brothers

I have never seen what the big deal is with these guys. Some people call my a hypocrite because when I was younger I was obsessed with The Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, and Hanson (still am). To those people I say this: The Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, and Hanson were actually cute, had good songs, and could sing. The first two didn't play their own instruments, but Hanson sure did and they are 100 times better than The Jonas Brothers ever will be. It's probably my obsession with Hanson that also makes me hate the Jonas Brothers even more. A lot of people compare Hanson and The Jonas Brothers; the only thing these two bands have in common is that the band members are brothers. People made fun of Hanson's hair, but pretty sure the Jonas Brothers have worse hair. I am also convinced that the middle one (I think it's the middle one) is an illegitimate child. He looks nothing like the other two.

4) Curling

I love Canada and Canadians. They are fabulous neighbors and I would chose Canada over say, North Korea or Afghanistan; however, I don't seem to understand why it is so popular with the Canucks. I understand that it's a lot of strategy and physics, which is probably why I don't like it all that much. It gained a little more of a following after the 2006 Winter Olympics, but I did not become one of those followers. I don't have much else to say other than I don't get it and it bores me to tears.

3) Zebra Print Clothing

It gives me a headache. That's all I really have to say about that.

2) "Complicated" Relationships on Facebook

I guess I don't understand how a relationship can be complicated in the first place (this is where the simple mind comes in). To me, you are either in a relationship or you're not; there is no in between. What baffles me even more about it is that people actually set their relationship status to "complicated" on facebook. Last I checked, a relationship was a personal thing. People just do that for attention and it irritates me. Please stop.

1) Mean People

Maybe it's because I grew up going to Catholic school for 13 years or maybe it's because I was born with a golden heart, but I can't stand people being mean to each other. There is enough bad stuff going on in the world and when people are mean to one another, it just makes things worse.  People need to learn to deal with their problems and not take out their insecurities on other people. Being mean to others just makes you looks like a jackass and instills fear in people. Is putting fear into people really how people want to go about life? That makes for one lonely life. Just saying. It would make the world a much better, happier place if we could all do that. Not saying that I am never mean. It happens and I would lie if I said I was perfect, but it's something that I acknowledge and I try really hard not to be mean to people. 

*The title of this blog refers to something I hear from my boss quite often. Don't get me wrong. I adore my boss, she is fabulous and really is actually smart. It just makes me laugh and would probably make my co-workers laugh if they read this. The rest of you probably don't care.