Frustration^3

I get frustrated when people get frustrated over the things I'm frustrated about.

Let me explain.

I say I don't like something, or something bothers me, and then someone else is upset or offended that I feel that way. That sucks. I'll dislike what I want to dislike. And I'll be as convinced as I want to be that I'm right.

I'm thinking mainly of the fact that certain people (who I love, but sometimes frustrate me--if you're reading this, you know who you are) are offended that I openly and rigidly state that New Moon is a bad movie. It's not well-acted, designed, shot, directed, edited, or written. Those things are true. You can disagree all you want, and that's fine. But don't be offended when I won't concede that this film might be "good" by some other definition. I don't think that it's good in any way, and I will not be upset if you disagree. I promise.

The thing is, it's at least possible that those who take offense at my opinions are more or less acting, ironically, defensively. They know it's a bad film, and they're ashamed to like it. I say, DON'T BE ASHAMED. I like some bad movies, and I don't care if people think I have poor taste because of it. You can still be a good, useful, intelligent human being and like a really terrible movie here and there. It's OK. But don't be upset when I frankly state that the movie you love sucks, because I'm certainly not upset about it.

In other news...

...well, no. That's actually all I really wanted to say.

Oh, but before I go, I need to mention how awesome and cool YNAB is. I've never used any other budgeting software because everything else I've seen looks too complicated and expensive. Yes, both. But since I've started using YNAB, I'm at least a little bit smarter with my money. And I found out that a little bit smarter goes a long way with cash. I'm mainly writing this for a chance to get the newest version for free, I'll be honest. But it's also a product I feel like I can honestly and enthusiastically endorse. Here, again (in case you missed it) is the link: YNAB (You Need a Budget)