Anathememetic

anathematize • \uh-NATH-uh-muh-tyze\ • verb
: curse, denounce

Earlier this month, Lorna focused on this word, followed by a list of things she would curse, denounce, or just plain dislike. Now, you can anathematize the theft of a great idea as much as you want, but I'm still going to do it. Here's my list:

[1] Reality Television.

[2] People in SUVs who tailgate during my evening commute and blind me because their brights are on and at just the right height to white out my rearview mirror. I often have to hold one hand up to shield my eyes until we get to the bottom of a hill where a one lane road becomes two and I can slow down so they pass me.

[3] The nagging feeling that there's something I'm forgetting.

[4] Broccoli.

[5] Girls who make a face like you've offered them broccoli when asked out.

[6] Hillary Clinton

[7] Bill Clinton

[8] Badminton.

[9] Martha Plimpton.

[10] Traffic.

[11] Vandalous disrespectful skater punks.

[12] The nagging feeling that I've missed out on some things in life.

[13] Good writers who abandon their blogs, notably but not limited to Curt, Jerry, Kelly, Wendy, and The Incredible Hulk.

[14] My increasing “Dunlap”. I need to start doing some crunches...

[15] Death.

[16] Taxes.

[17] People who cheat and continually survive and prosper by doing so.

[18] The fact that there's never enough time to see and do everything.

[19] Intense cold.

[20] Extreme heat.

[21] Encountering insects indoors or while driving.

[22] The drunk guy with a beer in a paper bag who insisted on sitting next to me when there were plenty of other seats on the train.

[23] The sound of my own voice.

[24] Talking on the telephone.

[25] Terrorists.

[26] Liars.

[27] Atheists.

[28] People who trust or believe the Clintons.

[29] Infinite loops.

[30] Fruit Loops.

[31] My inability to dunk hoops. Stupid genetic lack of height...

[32] Al Sharpton.

[33] The End of Spider-Man's Marriage.

[34] Chris Crocker.

[35] Betty Crocker. (See #14)

[36] Most seafood.

[37] The cost of gasoline.

[38] The price of fame.

[39] The growing realization that the sinners are much more fun...

[40] Change for the worse or for the sake of change.

[41] People who wait for your parking space directly behind your car, so you can't back out.

[42] People in general, outside of my friends and family.

[43] Restructuring, Redundancy, Downsizing, and other synonyms companies use to avoid the word “fired”.

[44] Guest speakers after a mass. It’s not that I ever disagree with a fundraising effort, encouragement for parents to send kids to a Catholic school, or any other topic that might come up. I’d just be more receptive before mass because there’s nothing worse than thinking you’re free after an hour only to be told to have a seat. It feels like being asked to stay after class.

[45] My mostly self-imposed limitations.

[46] The writer’s strike. Pay them so I can get back to wasting my life with television shows!

[47] Dry skin in Winter. I feel like Sandpaper Man.

[48] Lack of Willpower.

[49] The Dreaded Blank Page, daunting to writers and artists alike.

[50] Pointless lists.