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Things That Annoyed Me Today

June 25, 2009 by WendyB

In my profile on the right, I say that in addition to other topics, I write about things that annoy me. Here are the things that annoyed me today:

  • People who are shocked — shocked! — by Farrah Fawcett’s death. What? She was diagnosed with cancer in 2006 and was clearly terminal in recent months. It seems to me that she suffered too long. I think it’s appalling that people with terminal illnesses like hers and Jade Goody‘s can’t opt for assisted suicide when all hope is gone.
  • Alessandra Stanley’s essay on Farrah in the New York Times. Who do I have to sleep with to make sure no one writes such a depressing story about me upon my death? Sure, Farrah had her career low points, but nothing compared to, say, those of Michael Jackson. Speaking of which…
  • People who are shocked — shocked! — by Michael Jackson’s death. Did anyone envision this deeply troubled soul living to a ripe old age? See also: Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley.  This is not the assassination of John Lennon, people. That was shocking. This is just tragic.
  • Music producer Quincy Jones for saying of Jackson, “I lost my little brother today…“ Dude! Are you being vain about your age in someone’s obit? You’re 26 years older than Michael was. When there’s an age difference like that, you’re more parental than brotherly. (Or you might be husbandly, in my world. Still. You’re not the big brother.)

Something annoyed me last week, too, and that something was a 20-year-old cosmetology student named Kristin Lopez who wandered onto the pages of the New York Times just to antagonize me. Speaking of $13 to $25 clothes at Kmart, Ms. Lopez told the Times, “A lot of the clothes look cheap.” Fair enough. Cheap stuff often looks cheap. But then she said, “I don’t like the way they fit, and, for the quality, the prices are too high.” Those prices are too high? Those prices that include material, manufacturing, shipping, and everything else? What kind of child slave labor would you like to employ, Ms. Lopez, to ensure that your $13 piece of crap looks like a million bucks? Jebus! Stick to your cosmetology books and stay out of my paper.

To end on a positive note, my designing friend Zang Toi worked with Farrah and, in an email to me, described her as “the kindest.” Isn’t that nice to know?

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Filed Under: Celebrities, In the News, obits, rants, zang toi Tagged With: farrah fawcett, michael jackson, zang toi

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  1. Duchesse says

    June 26, 2009 at 7:13 pm

    I’m not reading the deathorama, it feel voyeuristic.

    People always complain about price when they’re shopping low end.

    Great post, Wendy!

  2. Kristin says

    June 26, 2009 at 10:54 pm

    That doesn’t surprise me that she was nice. She seemed like a sweet soul. In this economy people seem to forget that things can’t get too cheap or we’re in for even bigger problems.

  3. belle de ville says

    June 27, 2009 at 4:26 pm

    $13-$25 clothes…all I can say is that you get what you pay for.
    And Americans have been used to purchasing all manner of goods produced in sweatshops for so long that they have no understanding of the cost of manufacturing and bringing to the market American made goods.
    What a shame.
    I have a personal peeve about buying goods from China and elsewhere, although I like to buy clothes made in Vietnam because I want to support that country.
    Weird huh?

  4. Alya says

    June 27, 2009 at 4:51 pm

    “That was shocking. This is just tragic.” Yeah that’s true I guess. But I think the shocking part was (for people like me) because we were looking forward to his comeback, and because we read about him rehearsing and getting ready for the shows.

    So it was somewhat shocking, but more tragic than anything else.

  5. Make Do Style says

    June 28, 2009 at 4:04 am

    Ironically my anti spam word was ‘toast’.
    I agree ref their deaths. I was sad about Farah as I loved her big hair do – always will and yes quel surprise regarding MJ.
    People do go bonkers over a natural demise because of someone’s status. I actually wasn’t particularly shocked by John Lennon’s death as assaination wasn’t new. Although in respect of Michael it is shocking by nature as opposed to suffering cardic arrest.
    I always like to be respectful when ‘meia celebrity’ people die regrdless but that’s all.

    Love you rants they cut to the chase.

  6. Make Do Style says

    June 28, 2009 at 4:05 am

    PS can’t type for love nor money at mo!

  7. SOS! says

    June 28, 2009 at 7:02 pm

    i found the MJ qoutes hilarious. even MC hammer had something to say. WTF?!
    xx-LJ from SOS!

  8. Pamcasso says

    June 28, 2009 at 7:44 pm

    Yeah, the whole Farrah thing was so sad. I guess if publicizing is what she wanted/needed, that’s completely fine, but terminal illness is so sad.

  9. lipstickatthemailbox says

    June 29, 2009 at 1:56 pm

    WB, I totally had to LOL about the “shocked SHOCKED!!” part b/c I was truly shocked about Michael Jackson. I knew his mind was all screwed up but I thought below the neck was relatively healthy. Great post!!

  10. Girl Japan: April Marie Claire says

    June 30, 2009 at 12:15 am

    I am just as annoyed as well, I wish I could get the NYC times here = (

  11. leticia says

    July 12, 2009 at 3:09 pm

    this post cracked me up!
    wait a minute, let me make sure I did nothing to annoy you, lol!

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