First World Problems

Every time my fellow blogger Sara talks about her "First World Problems" I can't help but laugh. Not because of her misfortune, but because of her way of relaying the details. In no way am I trying to one-up her posts or compete with her, I'm just in love with her way of stating her differences with the world she lives in. So without further ado or drawn out reference to Sara's blog, here are my current First World Problems!

1. I may be the only one, but I can't stand it when fans or common folk decide that it's funny to purposefully be in the background of a newscast, sportscast, etc. Now don't get me wrong - I think the fans at The Today Show have the right to do so, but only when the camera is panning across the audience - not when they're making faces behind Al Roker's weather-reporting noggin. Example: the boys in this shot irk me, while the girls in the stands are being good spectators. (And this is a screen grab from a game I was actually watching Saturday). Just watch the game your parents paid for you to see. No one wants to see your tongue and peace sign,

Idiot Kids - FIRST WORLD PROBLEM!

2. So for quite a while now, I've only been working a part-time (30 hours a week) job with random freelance gigs to supplement it. It worked alright when I was single, but now that I'm married that kind of thing doesn't go over so well with Mr. Pocket Book. Thankfully, it looks like there's a new job on the way, but for now we have to think up creative and cheap date ideas. Thus, we are forced to head over to Best Buy and play video games over there. Here we are rocking the PlayStation Move.

Not owning our own gaming console - FIRST WORLD PROBLEM!

3. I don't know if it's because I'm way too heavy or because this chair is crap, but randomly my desk chair will slowly go down until I'm sitting only a few inches off the ground. Does wonders for the self-esteem...

Faulty Desk Chair - FIRST WORLD PROBLEM!

4. I'm an editor at a television station (for the next week or so). And usually I like it reasonably quiet in my office so I can edit shows. Makes sense, right? Well, for the last week I've had to endure the annoying noise of guys working in the ceiling in my office. Yes, IN the ceiling. I never got a heads up or a time frame of how long they'll be there or anything. C'mon, man!

Men in my office ceiling - FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS!

5. I live in the Chicago Suburbs. We're not known for our mild winters. However, this year has been surprisingly mild and warm for the most part! However, on the day I want to go outside and DO something rather than sit in my apartment, the weather decides to mess with me. The picture on the left was taken around noon on Saturday. The picture on the right was taken...5 MINUTES LATER!

Stupid Weather - FIRST WORLD PROBLEM!

6. Due to said lack of money (see #2), I was forced to get the "free phone" from AT&T when I signed up with them in September. This phone has been nothing but kick me in the groin ever since then. It will randomly shut off while I'm trying to send a text, or restart itself when a friend is trying to ring me. I've even had a friend legitimately worried for my safety because they couldn't get a hold of me (because I didn't know my devil phone had shut off 3 hours earlier). 

Devil Phone - FIRST WORLD PROBLEM!

Well I guess this will have to do it for my first attempt at complaining about my awful life. That was sarcasm, my life is actually pretty good. I just enjoy pointing out the small flaws in our world and hoping you laugh at it.

What are some of your first world problems?