: meme

"First World Problems" is a meme that caught my eye and made me think a little. There are pictures usually depicting a caucasian male or female crying and have text on them such as "McDonald's doesn't deliver" or "I left the remote on the other side of the room".

For instance:

So this spurred me to think of problems I have in my daily life that really wouldn't be a problem if I wasn't so privledged.

Printing double sided is hard- I always try to print on both sides of the paper to save the environment, but every time I use a printer I spend a few minutes trying to think "this is the front of the paper... so this will have to go face-down..." ect. And almost 50% of the time I still muck it up and have to use more paper than I had originally had anticipated. Damn.

Toilet paper is rolled wrong direction- Yep. It's the silliest pet peeve but I always have to fix it whenever I see this. (Even if it's not my house)

I read once that you typically use less paper when it's rolled the correct way, and this makes sense to me. To tear it with one hand you generally have to tear it one square further when it's rolled the incorrect way. If you want to challenge me on this, I've prepared a lengthy debate.

I missed the bus- Yeah this one really sucks. But honestly, the fact that I have good sturdy shoes on my feet and a solid diet should mean that I can withstand a much longer walk than a less equiped human. I guess I'm just a wimp.

The waiting room at the clinic takes too long. - Wait. Damn. Did I just complain about my free health care? Sorry about that.

My internet is too slow- The average cell phone has more computing power than the room-sized computers of the 1960's. And I'm complaining that my tiny (by comparison) laptop can't load a youtube video? Man.Perspective is a kick in the pants.

My class is boring- Sometimes it's really hard to pay attention in class because of the nasaly voice of the professor, the classroom being too warm, or the class being scheduled too late/early in the day. I snap back to reality when I realize how lucky I am to even have a seat in that class. Skipping classes is totally out of the question.

Addendum:

Brian qualified as the Reader of the Month for January! Thanks for getting me hooked on reddit! -_-

meme/mēm/

Noun:

An element of a culture or behavior that may be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means, esp. imitation.
An image, video, etc. that is passed electronically from one Internet user to another.

Prounced "MEEM"

So I've become addicted to internet memes. If you haven't seen a meme for yourself, check out memebase.com/ for a vast collection, or knowyourmeme.com/ for simplistic explainations of the source of the memes. Here are some memes I've made myself!