The Pits

For anyone who didn't realize what eating olives in the shower can do for one's day, all I have to say (and brevity is not my strong point, so let the conciseness of this post represent the sincerity of the recommendation), don't try it.

(What in the world do you do with the pits?  (Can't send em down the drain with the soap suds.))

Life sometimes can be the pits.
The pits--slang
  an extremely unpleasant, boring, or depressing place, condition, person, etc.; the absolute worst