Seriously

Is society forgetting about basic etiquette that's really basic common sense?

I really think so ... and I blame that on the fact that society is just getting stupider and stupider each day.

My biggest gripe about the lack of basic etiquette that's really basic common sense, is that everyone seems to think that the best place to pause and do whatever it is that they have to in the doorway of buildings as they're leaving.

Yeah, stand in the doorway of the supermarket and check your groceries. That's a good idea, because no one else is trying to leave or enter. So don't look so offended when I elbow my way past you as I'm leaving. If you're stupid (and rude) enough to think that the doorway is the perfect place to pause and chat or whatever, then you're too stupid (and rude) not to be elbowed.

I don't care if you're old and decrepit, or your feral kids are playing up, stopping in the doorway is still a very stupid (and rude) thing to do. So stop it immediately.

Then there's those annoying people who push in front of you and then go slow when you're walking. Most of the time, it's easy enough to pass these people, but there seems to be a growing number of people with eyes in the back of their heads and will move whichever you you do when trying to pass them, preventing you from doing so.

Ok, ok, I'll admit that I am impressed with the fact that some people can see out the back of their heads. But not when people are doing it just so that they can walk slowly in front of me and prevent me from passing them. I really should start pulling faces and these people more often. It seems to upset them enough for them to let me pass.

I'm sure that there's more that I could list. But these two issues have been bugging me all week.

2011

Well, as you're probably aware, it's now 2011.

Big surprise, huh.

Maybe time for reflections about the past year, and what I want from this new year?

So, what did I learn last year?

Well, apart from the obvious; finding a job that I really want to do is damn near impossible. So naturally, discovering that I don't like being a door to door sales person all that much didn't come as a surprise ... but at least it's giving me skills that I may need when I finally get into journalism ... not to mention some of the (fictional) stories I might be able to get from some of the nutters I deal with.

I also remembered that going to Ocean Grove for Christams is a really stupid idea. I don't know why I keep forgetting this little fact. Maybe because no one can possibly believe just how bad tourists can get.

And I wasn't even driving a car, which is when you see some classic tourist stupidity.

Not that there was a shortage of that; shopping in Geelong Nat Geo had someone walking around Baycity with someone dressed up as a platypus (still don't know why though). But some lady walking past the table I was sitting at said to her child "Look at the duck."

I mean the Nat Geo platypus did look self concious, but he was still clearly a playtpus! Stupid woman. Stupid touros.

And now I'm ranting ...

So going to change the subject back to my 2011 refelctions;

Well I guess what I want from this year is obvious; a much, much better job than the one I currently have. Preferably one in journalism ... but anything with writing is pretty good for me.

I'd also like to say that I will avoid Ocean Grove during the height of tourist season. But since mum lives down there, I know that this won't be the case.