10 things that bug me...

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Ah...back from flossing. Now what else to write? Oh...more of my top ten lists? Why not. Hmmm...this time ten little things or situations that make me go buggy:

10. Libraries that don't have after hour book drops. Of course you don't know the library doesn't have a book drop so you end up driving all the way there, late at night. When you find out you can't return any books because they don't have a bloody book drop, you're forced to drive back home without the satisfaction of having completed that "to-do" item. Plus you realize you'll have to come back again tomorrow. Bugger!

09. When you're taking off a half-zip sweater and your hair gets caught in the zipper. You're screaming in pain, but you still can't take the sweater off so it's all wrapped around your head like a massive bandage. Not only are you hurting, but you can't see anything, and you look like a doofus (because you're hopping around in pain). If you manage (somehow) not to scream out obscenities in every tongue under the sun, you should manage to win some extra bonus points. But in all likelihood, admist the temporary blindness and confusion, you'll probably end up banging your head or shin against something. This little magic show can work wonders for first impressions with dates.

08. Oh...that Dell guy on TV who says: "Dude! You're getting a Dell." Boy, I'd like to smack that guy. Boooooo! Go home!

07. That morning song you don't know the name of, but got stuck in your head, because that's the song your clock radio woke you up with. Naturally, you end up humming the tune all day (but only the two lines of the chorus where you actually made out the lyrics). Midway through your day, you can't take it anymore, so you ask your friends to see if they know the name of the song. Unfortunately none of them can recognize it...probably because your humming sucks beans. So you decide to sing the two lines of the chorus you actually remember. They begin to cry tears and their ears start to bleed.

06. When you take a snapshot of this scene. Beautifully lit. Gorgeous background and interesting subject. You KNOW you just captured one of the best photos ever. A few days later you get the film developed and it looks like you took a photo of your ass instead.

05. Female friends who insist that you just HAVE to meet their boyfriends (or worse...ex-boyfriends). And even though you don't want to, they drag you to introduce you to their boyfriend. So you meet each other. And there's that ackward silent moment. Heck...even though you have absolutely no intention of "stealing" his girl, because she's not your type, there is still that air of tension and suspicion while he scopes you out as a "hostile". Then he mentions that he's heard a lot about you. You're not sure how to respond to that. It's a bad thing.

04. The sticky floors in movie theatres. You sure hope it's from split drinks.

03. Finding a web site that does something REALLY neato. And then two weeks later when you REALLY need to use it, you realize that you forgot to bookmark it. Searching for it on Google gives you no hits (or totally irrelevent sites).

02. Getting screamed at for no particular reason. Like when a person calls you and they obviously have the wrong number, but they think you must be joking. When you tell them they must have made a mistake, they go bezerk and tell you that Marcus better pay up or else he's going to face the music. (They tend to make use of more colourful language). You don't know a Marcus, and for that split second you're caught up in the moment so you're not sure whether to just hang up on the guy or just listen him to rant.

01. That wheel on the shopping buggy/cart that has a mind of it's own. When you're pushing this cart you're fine most of the time, until that "rogue" wheel suddenly catches and pulls your cart into a completely different direction. You usually go skidding off into the cereal box display. Or worse off, you crash into an unsuspecting mother of three. Mother falls and hurts her back. She sues you for all you're worth.

Yeah. So there. No matter how sucky life is, look on the bright side! It could always get worse!

Posted by Dave at April 08, 2002 12:02 AM