*stomp stomp*

"I'm having a bad bad day

it's about time that I get my way

steam rolling whatever I see...

if you take it personal, that's okay."

~Pharrell, from the Despicable Me lyrics; image via The Daily Squee.

siiighhh

"What wonder, then, that the world goes from bad to worse, and that its evils increase more and more, as boredom increases, and boredom is the root of all evil. The history of this can be traced from the very beginning of the world. The gods were bored, and so they created man. Adam was bored because he was alone, and so Eve was created. Thus boredom entered the world. And increased in proportion to the increase of population. Adam was bored alone; then Adam and Eve were bored together; then Adam and Eve and Cain and Abel were bored en famille; then the population of the world increased, and the people were bored en masse. To divert themselves they conceived the idea of constructing a tower high enough to reach the heavens. This idea is itself as boring as the tower was high, and constitutes a terrible proof of how boredom gained the upper hand. The nations were scattered over the earth, just as people now travel abroad, but they continued to be bored."

Kierkegaard, Either/Or

herrumph

"I do not want people to be very agreeable,

as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal."

~ Jane Austen

Photograph by Oscar Medina, from National Geographic

Ain't that something?

Warning: this version contains lots of swearing. And one of the happiest grumpy tunes I've come across.

This version still has the sweet tune and the attitude, but the language is radio-safe:

ohuhhh

"Thanks, but I think I'll stick to Victorian pornography.”

~Michael Allen

Image from Pixar's Ratatouille.