
My freshman year of college, I received the nickname “Gogo.” No, not a reference to the perfect-hair chanteuses who brag about having beats. My model: Gogo Yubari…the Kill Bill schoolgirl with unbridled rage (and a meteor hammer). I was far from a killer, just an occasional swatter when someone (a victim) would unexpectedly tap my shoulder. Or hug me.
I am now more conservative with my swats, but violence still innocently reverberates throughout my body. Harmless karma itchings. For example, let’s say that you’re on the subway, a stranger throws a laundry basket at you, and they LAUGH. (True story.) For me, moments like these demand a little cathartic relief. Maybe a wee wish that the perpetrator trips. A little. As a supporter of such passive aggressive violence (not physical violence! PEACE FLAGS/SIGNS/DOVES), here is list of items that I believe secretly violent people will enjoy. The following is dedicated to all the males & females that have angered me this past week.
1. Uncanny resemblance to your ex-boyfriend, right? Best of all, it’s NECESSARY to stab and store your knives. Leaving them on the counter would be bad knife etiquette. Ex Voodoo Knife Holder from Perpetual Kid, $70
2. “Yes, you treated me so wretchedly that you deserve to be slammed in between Twilight.” Dead Mark Bookmark from Perpetual Kid, $12
3. An apotheosis of journals, this is perfect to write about all the vexing characters in your life. The inside even has quotes to fuel your anger! (See below) In My Humble Opinion Journal from Knock Knock, $17
4. Pad of voodoo dolls = 60 opportunities to curse. Paper Voodoo Pad from Knock Knock, $7.50 (Note: Remember when Maria interviewed Jen Bilik, founder and creator of Knock Knock?)
5. “Dear Roommate, please discard your putrid veal from the fridge or you will end up like this poor sticky man. xoxo.” Murder Ink Sticky Note Pad from Pure Modern, $10 (pre-order now!)
6. Have you ever imagined sneaking into your ex-special friend’s bathroom, replacing his/her bathroom mat with a more sanguineous version, thus provoking him/her to run away from his/her bathroom in terror, dropping his/her towel outside in the deemed “safe haven,” and crying? Revenge, my friend. Blood Bath Mat from Perpetual Kid, $18
Do you like Knock Knock’s In My Humble Opinion journal as much as Maria and me? Thanks to Knock Knock, you have a lovely opportunity to win your very own journal! To win, leave a comment (a brief vent about someone who angered you this week? or a “hi tricia?!”…I HAVE PRESENTED YOU WITH TWO IDEAS) below by Sunday, November 8th! We will select the winner by a random number generator, and announce the winner on Monday, November 9th!
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21 Responses for "My Name is Tricia, and I Support Passive Aggressive Violence + Giveaway!"
I just joined the “CAN YOU LIKE, WALK A LITTLE FASTER OR GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY WAY?!” group on Facebook.
Need I explain?
“Hell is other people” was my favorite quote when I was 17. Yay teenage angst! And yay Tricia for discovering this journal that I MUST ABSOLUTELY HAVE!!!
My current favorite hating-on-other-people behavior: saying “gee” outloud with utter annoyance. Example: it was raining a lot on Monday and Tuesday here, and I HATE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUPER SIZE UMBRELLAS. Just buy the normal size, people. The rest of us have to use umbrellas too, and the sidewalk is only so wide. So…insert annoyed statement, “gee.” (It sounds a lot like Napoleon Dyamite, by the way.)
I very much enjoyed this post! Now I have many healthy ideas of how to vent my frustration from my room mate or some stupid boy.
Tricia, this is my favorite one so far!
Even though I can’t win, and I hope I don’t ruin your random number generation… it’s almost Halloween and I MUST COMPLAIN that too many girls are just a “Sexy _____” for Halloween. NEGATIVE CREATIVITY POINTS.
I’m surrounded by morons. Enough said.
There is a very rude and immature, yet powerful, administrative assistant in my department who is quite fond of hanging notes everywhere. They say things like “Turn off the lights when you leave”, “Go GREEN use a mug!” and “Wash your own mug” (saw that one coming after the GREEN one was posted!). Anyway, the signs are an eyesore and she herself is rude to visitors and colleagues a like. As I type, I am protesting a Halloween potluck she proposed because she only invited select people in our department. She only invited 1/2 of some work groups! When confronted about this politely, “Some of our colleagues did not get the invitation…”, she said “I ave already made the decision and sent out the invitations.”
Anyway, I have wanted to leave a note on her desk all week, “Please be inclusive when planning department activities!!!!!!!!!!!”. I would love to confront her in person, but she could really make my life miserable in the office.
Ok, thanks for letting me vent that, wow.
I totally thought I was the only person who thought stuff like “I hope he gets pulled over” when someone cuts me off in traffic. Glad I’m not the only karma machine out there!
Also – I LOVE THAT KNIFE RACK.
It’s true! Hell IS other people!! At work (doesn’t it always start that way?), this guy LOVES listening to Tom Waits and Slave Work Songs. LOUDLY. Not kidding. 40 hrs a week straight. Yeah.
So one day a pissed co-worker walked by and SLAMMED the guys door shut. And message received! No more ear bleeding songs! I bought “door slamming” guy a donut. :)
HI, TRICIA?!
Also, I am angered daily by the cars that don’t see me on my bike and nearly run me over. :( Especially the other kids at my high school who are TERRIBLE AT DRIVING. Also, people who block hallways. Every day. I think I shall just sum this up by saying: HIGH SCHOOL ANGERS ME.
Yes, that is all. I love this post. :)
OH MY GOD YOURE BACK!
I hate it when people cut in line in front of you and pretend like they’re not doing anything wrong! Though waiting in line is much more bearable these days with a smartphone. ;-)
Thanks for hosting this giveaway!
Teacher that think since it’s your senior year, you don’t care to learn anything, so they DON’T TEACH!
Ahem.
The inconsiderate jerk who parked his car nearly a foot into my narrow driveway.
My mom is moving back into my house because she is more preoccupied with her dating life than she is with getting a job, despite being unemployed since MARCH.
And instead of bitching to her face, I am whining on the internet about it.
Stellar representation! Love the happy passive aggression!
My biggest peeve is when people, usually out of towners (sorry, but true) walk 4+ abreast on sidewalks. Unless you’re in the opening montage of “Law & Order”? MOVE. Or you will get shoved. I *will* barrel through your chipy, happy group. You losers. (Yes, I am 4′9″ of pure, silent fury.)
*WHEW!*Feeling everso much better now! Love the basket o’ aggression; so cute and so helpful! Anything KnockKnock is great in my book and the others are wonderful new-to-me finds. Well played!
Thanks for the outlet, Tricia!
Cheers!
Hell is HELLA other people, especially those who congregate me (friends and colleagues excepted, of course). But great blogs that “get it” – the all-important yet oh-so-elusive talent of “getting it” – make the world a better place. Thanks, Tricia, for featuring my beloved Knock Knock and for Stickers and Donuts!
My current pet peeve – people who laugh at themselves while they’re talking when what they’re saying is totally unfunny, punctuating the end of every sentence with a chortle and even interrupting themselves to laugh. Am I thinking of someone in particular? Hell yes.
this is the most perfect shower curtain to go with the bath mat: http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/183-0310358-7396076?ASIN=B001VSV79S&AFID=Froogle&LNM=B001VSV79S|Psycho_Shower_Curtain_-_Red/Clear&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=B001VSV79S&ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001
it’s available elsewhere, but the target color scheme coordinates too well!
This is possibly the coolest collection of aggressive supplies ever.
My biggest pet peeve is people who walk on the wrong side of the sidewalk/stairs. Traffic should STAY TO THE RIGHT. Don’t walk in the middle of the sidewalk or against oncoming foot traffic. Why would anyone do that?!
hi tricia…
i love knock knock stuff. I like their paper mousepads gives me a chuckle during the day (or night) while im writing papers…also stupid boyfriend and netflix
Hi Tricia.
I discovered Knock Knock last year before Christmas and everyone in the office received fun post-its.
I could use the passive-agressive kit for a new ex-husband …
hi tricia
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