Prunella's Return, and a New Rant Resource

Prunella lives!

I must apologize for my long absence. Please be assured that this blog has not been far from my mind. Especially on Sundays.

That's when I read and enjoy the "Complaint Box" in the Sunday "Metropolitan" section of The New York Times. Today I noticed this note alongside the column itself:

"Steamed? Dish out the peeves. Send your essays of up to 500 words to metropolitan(at)nytimes(dot)com."

If only guidelines that don't specify pay rates didn't peeve me so much!

--Prunella Peeve

The 12 Most Annoying Types of Facebookers

One day, I fear, I will come to this blog and Curly will have posted a peeve about co-bloggers who do not post regularly!

But I am back, and I bring with me this funny (and maybe too true) post about "the 12 most annoying types of Facebookers." I've only been a Facebooker for a relatively short time, but already I've noted many of the types delineated within this article. Which type do you find MOST annoying?

--Prunella

Reading for Ranters: 11,002 Things to be Miserable About

Imagine Prunella's interest upon discovering a new book: 11,002 Things to Be Miserable About, by the sibling pair of Lia Romeo and Nick Romeo. Even better, the authors have a Web site, where you can sign up to receive a message about the "miserable thing of the day."

--Prunella

Writers' Rants

Late last week The Renegade Writer blog provided some virtual space for writers to air some rants. See what peeves that blog's readers here.

--Pru

Fellow Ranter: Grammarblog

Welcome to my latest discovery of a site after our own peevish hearts: Grammarblog. Subtitled "Putting an End to Apostrophe Abuse," this site also shares our frustrations with many other textual mistakes. Check it out here.

--Prunella

Ranting Podcasters

Oh my goodness! Here are two podcasters who share a lot of interests with me and Prunella. Their names are Grammar Girl and Modern Manners Guy. Their partners at Quick and Dirty Podcasts include Money Girl, Mighty Mommy, Legal Lad, Traveling Avatar, Get-it-Done Guy, Sales Guy, Small Biz Tech Girl, and Make-it-Green Girl. Most of them don’t have to do with peeves and rants (and I resent the use of the word “girl” for the female podcasters), but it is definitely a site worth checking out.

--Curly