For so long, I've tried to warn the world to stay away from me. As an introvert, it's always been my goal to keep people away, get my alone time, and just let me create. You can check back to 8 years ago when I first started this blog and see those are the … Continue reading Isolation Bitter Friday Giftures
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Game Show Bitterness
My wife is a big fan of the Game Show Network. It is our wind-down routine that marks our day being over from work and when we start making dinner. She turns it on really loud and we yell at and make fun of the people on the show for being so bad at it. … Continue reading Game Show Bitterness
Isolating Long Before It Was Cool Bitter Friday Giftures
As you may not be aware of, there is this outbreak of disease going on, which means that we have to stay home as much as we can for a while. I'm not sure how all these extroverts are going to handle this, but us introverts are doing just fine. If it wasn't for … Continue reading Isolating Long Before It Was Cool Bitter Friday Giftures
Earth Shattering Bitter Friday Giftures
My time has finally come. I've been trying to spread the bitterness for over 8 years now, and I think it is finally starting to sink in for people. Just like everyone else in the world, there is that pandemic thing going on here, but just to make sure we had more to be … Continue reading Earth Shattering Bitter Friday Giftures
Social Distancing Bitter Friday Giftures
If you didn't know, today is Friday the 13th, the moon is full and some sort of pandemic is going on here. I can't find toilet paper or hand sanitizer (ever heard of soap?) and all the people are going crazy out there. The NBA is cancelled, E3 is cancelled (what else is there … Continue reading Social Distancing Bitter Friday Giftures
So Dramatic Bitter Friday Giftures
My wife and I talk about the debate between nature vs. nurture a lot. Probably because we have one child that is biological and one who is adopted. Why do some personality things seem to pass down because of what our kids are around and what comes from their parent's direct DNA? Our kids … Continue reading So Dramatic Bitter Friday Giftures
Ignoravirus Bitter Friday Giftures
There has been a lot of talk about viruses this year. It started small with just a word or two, but little by little it has grown. I guess that is how all viruses spread. Now people are wearing masks, covering their eyes and mouths, and starting to panic. Yes, the election is this … Continue reading Ignoravirus Bitter Friday Giftures
Taking Out the Garbage Bitter Friday Giftures
At the time of typing this blog, I'm bitter, sore and utterly exhausted. I don't mean to throw my parents under the bus, but they are the reason why. You see, they live almost full-time down in the southern part of Utah, while we live in the northern part, where they have a condo … Continue reading Taking Out the Garbage Bitter Friday Giftures
Pioneer Woman Bitterness
As you know, I'm bitter. If you don't know that, then you haven't been following my blog for 7 years, or you didn't notice the title. Most of the time, I like to rant about the little things. Traffic, soap, the way my toes don't fit into socks; you know, stuff that Jerry Seinfeld could … Continue reading Pioneer Woman Bitterness
Refuel Bitter Friday Giftures
We're coming up on the most depressing day of the year soon (I think it is usually like January 18th every year), which is a bitter person's fuel. To prepare for this special day, let's talk about how we can fuel up for this event. What are some things that work for me? There … Continue reading Refuel Bitter Friday Giftures
20/20 Vision Bitter Friday Giftures
My kids are always telling me how out of touch and old I am. I try to stay in touch and I think that I know just enough to be dangerous. I am never on the bleeding edge of all the memes, just the cutting edge, so they tell me to stop talking. Anyways, … Continue reading 20/20 Vision Bitter Friday Giftures
Baby Yoda Bitter Friday Giftures
I may be the only one in the world who doesn't have Disney+. I'm sure you all find that really hard to believe. What kind of bitter person couldn't love the Disney+ channel? And then you remember that I'm the most bitter. That doesn't mean that I haven't heard about the most buzzed new … Continue reading Baby Yoda Bitter Friday Giftures
Hot List Bitter Friday Giftures
I am a failure in many aspects of my life. I think you know some of them and I don't have time to list most of them. In order to really feel like a failure, make sure you compare yourself to someone who is much better off than you. Easy peasy, you will feel … Continue reading Hot List Bitter Friday Giftures
Feature Me Bitterness
As possibly the laziest guy on earth, who also wants to be rich and famous, the ultimate goal for me is to get "internet famous". To me, that means I have enough followers so I can make money off of all these suckers, but still be able to be pretty anonymous when I decide to … Continue reading Feature Me Bitterness
Decorating with Bitter Friday Giftures
My wife and I were in charge of the decorating for our church Christmas party this last week, which means my wife was in charge and I helped. Let me tell you how hard it is to watch her wrap presents for a centerpiece, string up strands and more strands of stockings, wrap certain … Continue reading Decorating with Bitter Friday Giftures
Alexa and Google
My daughter is always making sure that I'm up to date on the latest memes, though occasionally I find some of the older ones a lot funnier. One of my favorites of all time is the following: "This is my job. It's soda pressing." I don't know if this next one is a meme, … Continue reading Alexa and Google
Silent Treatment
A lot of people have anxiety about relationships. I get it too. I was once at an age where my whole life hinged on everything from will a girl look back at me, to will a girl ever talk to me, to will a girl ever go on a date with me, etc. It seemed … Continue reading Silent Treatment
Headphones Friday Bitter Giftures
Sometimes, I wonder if the greatest invention ever for an introvert has already been invented. They have been with me through all the bitter trials in my life. They've helped me ignore concourses of overwhelming extroverts, helped me look busy and focused at work, and given me excuses for not hearing what important people … Continue reading Headphones Friday Bitter Giftures
What does your work computer do on weekends?
I guess there are some people out there that love work so much, that they work weekends, even though they don't have to. I should know. My wife watches Hallmark movies, and that is the MO of every single bad boyfriend on that network. There are only 3 script types at Hallmark. Script number 1B … Continue reading What does your work computer do on weekends?
Running on a Treadmill Bitter Friday Giftures
Whatever you do, don't go to the doctor. You think you are just going there for a routine check or to get some pills so they can just easily cure you. Turns out that isn't the case. They grilled me about everything that was wrong with me, and boy was there everything wrong with … Continue reading Running on a Treadmill Bitter Friday Giftures
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