Yesterday, my friend brought up a list on her phone of, in her words, "Things that piss her off." It was a humorous list of arbitrary things that annoy her, such as the way that our school cheerleaders jump or the fact that there are no good boiled peanuts in Orlando. It got me thinking about pet peeves-- the little things that like to get us down. I thought about the little things that make my blood curdle. Nothing major or life-changing, just those little things that, in the moment, seem like the biggest deal in the world and I decided I'd share them with you.
The little thing that makes me the most angry is people talking in class. Not just normal talking, but the kind of talking where you're trying not to get caught talking. You know the kind I'm talking about: overly loud whispers, stifled laughter that is turned into a cough, and the giggling that sneaks out when it fails. It's so irritating! If you want to talk, just do it outside of class, please. I'm trying to learn here. Speaking of learning, another thing that annoys me is when people continually pronounce things incorrectly. Now, I get that some people have accents or speech impediments and cannot physically say things correctly. I'm not talking about them. I'm talking about the people who speak proper English, except for a few words. Like espresso, or library, or Appalachian. (Which is pronounced App-uh-latch-in, thank you very much.) If you learn to say things correctly, you'll sound a lot smarter. When you sound a lot smarter, you get more jobs. When you get more jobs, you get more money. Say things correctly so that you make more money.
Another thing that makes me mad is the fact that it's nearly December and I'm still sweating my butt off walking to class. Granted, this is just a Florida problem (and maybe Southern California), but it's still ridiculous. Today is November 30th and it's 85 degrees. Come on, weather, really? I'm not in a very Christmas-y mood when I'm still wearing shorts and sandals. Another Florida-only (and probably also Southern California) thing that annoys me is the fact that we haven't had rain in weeks. I love the rain, personally, and it has a tendency to cool down the area, which we desperately need. Rain rain, don't go away. Come and save us from this miserably hot day. (Please.)
You know what else makes me mad? Football season is over. I love football, even though our team isn't the best. (They're improving, guys!) Games are so much fun to go to, and the actual sport is really entertaining to me. But, alas, I have to wait a whole year to watch my Knights take the field again. Sigh. On another football note, it annoys me that to be on the dance team you have to be half-naked. Basically. Their uniforms are sparkly sports bras and tight-fitting pants-- aka, not for me. I'd love to audition for the dance team, but trust me, I would not look good in that getup.
What else annoys me? Ah, yes, people who play their music out loud in public. Currently I am sitting in the library typing this article and someone is playing their girl ballads very loudly across the way. Around campus, people often carry speakers in their backpack and play it as they're walking or biking or skating or whatever. Please, get headphones. I don't want to hear your Kanye or Miley or whatever you happen to be listening to at the moment. Oh, and if you do have headphones, turn it down. I don't want to hear your music then, either. Also, you might go deaf.
I seem like an extremely bitter and judgmental person based on this article, but I promise it's all in good fun. These are just the little things that annoy me, personally, and I mean no harm by voicing them. As long as you're doing what makes you happy without interfering with other people's lives, by all means, do it. Don't worry about what other people think of you or whether or not you're making them mad. As long as you're clearly not harming them or causing a disruption to their day, you do you. But remember, you might be next on someone's list of things that piss them off.
