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Since we've all joined this group, what is it that makes you identify as a cranky blogger? I don't necessarily see cranky as a bad thing, myself, because there's always been an emphasis by others in my life on being Polyanna. Saying "bah!" and embracing my inner crank, and giving vent to the latest BS I encounter makes me happy, in a way that pretending to be nice when I wanted to tell people to buzz off never did. How 'bout you?
[snort] This is my life. Thank heavens hubby gets my sarcasm and laughs at my snarkiness. My blog revolves around posts dedicated to correcting people's inability or unwillingness to use the English language correctly. I try to post nice things about how valuable understanding language is to communication to justify my snarkery. When I'm writing about the difference between, say, high and hi I'm often thinking, "Duh. Idiots."
It's much the same with people who dress in ways I was taught were trashy. Sometimes I just want to say, "Nice undergarment," to half the people I see in a given afternoon. Hubby won't let me.
I'm a slightly different spin on cranky, though I relate to the Eeyores and such.
People often tell me they think I'm always happy. That totally dumbfounds me, and pisses me off for a couple of reasons. One, they clearly have no idea what I'm really thinking and I may as well be invisible. Two, as people get to know me of course I have things to complain about (breathing in and out, other drivers, in-laws) and that just doesn't fit their idea of me so they'd rather keep it shallow.
The challenge is finding a way to be the kind of cranky that draws people in, the snark they might end up laughing at/with. I think maybe I am still striving to be a Polyanna, but end up with something along the lines of, Hello, genius?! I'm trying to be cheerful here.
I'm not so sure that "cranky" would be the best word, more like exasperated with everyone/thing around me! Everything lately just seems so absurd or fubar! Nice to know I'm not the only one who sees it. Somedays, I am convinced that there are more of them than there are of us!
Cranky, Bitchy, Sarcastic, Dark... whatEVER. I always say I'm a realist. I love the tv/cartoon character references... I love Squidward, favorite dwarf=Grumpy. I love Adam (the old guy) from the original Law & Order (so tired and grumpy) and the dad from Frasier. Seinfeld was one of my favorite shows because I found them realistic.
Smart ass (better than dumb ass), sarcastic, queen bitch, and negative nancy are some of my favorites. And while I love Lucy, I identify with that born loser, Charlie Brown.
o thank you thank you thank you for creating such a wonderful group. I tend to be pessimistic, to overreact, to be a bit judgmental, and to complain more than others would deem necessary. I'm not a bitch just a bit negative at times and the sad part is sometimes I actually enjoy it!
I call myself a cranky blogger because I work retail. That means I have to act like Miss Happy Sunshine all day and be super nice to people who treat me worse than the treat the germs on the scum on the bottom of their shoe.
If I treat them like they treat me...I lose my job, so I have to hold it in and smile big fake smiles and act like I enjoy being verbally abused.
Therefore I come home and blog everything I wanted to say to their faces at the time.
I consider myself cranky because people drive me crazy - and not in a good way. I have no tolerance for stupidity. I am an insurance agent now and have to be nice to people that I, for the most part, can't stand to speak with. I was much better as a debt collector. I could behave in any manner I felt appropriate at the moment. I miss that. I think my husband does too because now I come home and take it out on him. lol.
I'm cranky cause I teach first grade and have to be UP and ON all day, and after that is over I don't have the energy to be energetic and happy anymore. I'm loving what someone else said about hating when people tell 'em to smile!! OOH, I HATE THAT!
We don’t really use the word cranky much over here, but reading through your descriptions I’m getting the general meaning and feeling very integrated. Snokat, I think I love you. You are me!
I too have the daytime, public time persona of being a nice person, hiding a slightly dark side. I re-read a piece I'd written recently, and was shocked by the level of aggression in my tone. Not shocked that it existed. Shocked I'd let it out.
Common sense, or lack thereof, is something that irritates me beyond belief. I adore sarcasm. My husband gave up trying to halt my inappropriate outbursts a long time ago.
I am joining you to embrace my inner crank. I have been realizing lately that I have been suppressing my ranting and raving and general dislike of people, and that it has affected me. When I give up ranting and letting it out, yelling at that wet-lipped mouth-breather who just cut me off, being mildly sarcastic to people -- I get an inner cynic. I secretly question things people tell me, I assume people I just met are liars (fallout from not realizing right away that I had two friends who were pathological liars.). My road annoyance -- not really rage, just general pissiness -- gets much worse.
I don't like this. I don't like censoring myself because somebody might be offended. So. My challenge for myself, for the rest of the year, is to let my inner crank out to play. I will use none-pc terms when discussing that moron ahead of me in line at the grocery store. I will rant about how pathetic people are.
I recently wrote a sarcastic post about letters to the editor of the student newspaper of a religiously conservative college. But not that sarcastic.
Still, it gives me hope that somedayI will let my crank flag fly wild and free again.
