smug alert.

I can't stand smug people. I don't really give a shit if you listen to Jandek while you're blogging and drinking organic tea in the vegan café across the street. Nor do I care if you shop exclusively at Whole Foods Market and donated ten bucks to Hope for Haiti. Do you really have to brag about it?

Don't get me wrong--it's great that people are becoming more aware of things. But it seems like some people are only doing it for the sake of being noticed. They do it because they think they'll be perceived as more "cultured" and thus better than the people around them. Pure douchebaggery is what that's called.

So next time you go shopping and whip out a reusable bag at the checkout line, maybe you don't have to announce to the whole store, "Don't worry, I don't need a bag. I brought my own." Maybe you don't have to smirk and ponder why everyone else isn't as worried about the environment as you are. Maybe you don't have to be such a dick.