irrational
I was a little nervous about posting my previous entry, because I’ve never met anyone who craves alone time as much as I do, and most of my real-life friends are outgoing social butterflies who crave lots of human interaction, so I thought your comments would be more along the lines of, “Oh! I have to hang out with people at least 10 hours a day or I DIE!” or “You are an anti-social freak who will die and rot undiscovered for two weeks because you have no friends.” So I was thrilled when almost all of you responded with, “I too crave alone time and when I do not receive it in an appropriate manner, THE WORLD SHALL PAY.” I’d suggest we all get together to talk about this, but, you know.
[Imagine a smooth segue here.]
In honor of today starting with a 7:30 a.m. all-employee meeting, followed by a lunch meeting, followed by me killing everyone in the immediate vicinity because COME ON, I present things that irrationally annoy me/gross me out for no reason:
Early morning meetings: WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY? And: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Followed by: ARRGHHHHH, SERIOUSLY.
Drinking milk with pizza: Maybe it was because pizza was the only meal where my parents allowed me to drink pop, but drinking milk with pizza = gross.
Deli meat: Maybe it’s just our deli, but they cut the meat in huge slices, fold the whole mass over, wrap it in paper and seal it in a plastic bag. But when you go to grab one piece, you have to undo the whole thing, and the meat tears into ragged pieces, and there’s slimy meat juice all over the bag, and EWWW.
Pants: Does that little part on your pants, the part right above the button, stick out? So when you pull your shirt down, the pants part points out like an angry, rogue belly button? It seems that all of my pants do this, and I act the appropriate amount of upset about it.
Songs that feature the chorus being repeated over and over: I’m not even going to list an example because then it will be stuck in my head for the next century, but I think you know what I mean. The song is clearly over, but because it’s only 2 minutes long, the artist decides repeating the chorus for another minute and half will act as appropriate filler. If I am alone when this happens, I will just angrily mutter “SHUT UP!” and turn it off, but if I’m not alone, I will ease my suffering with the healing balm of fantasizing about bludgeoning the band members with their own instruments.
Broccoli: Just the sight of it annoys me. See also: cauliflower, beets.
Spiders: I’m not afraid of them like I am of house centipedes, but whenever I see one, I act like it’s stealing a huge chunk of my day. Like grabbing a tissue and squashing it takes longer than 10 seconds, but man, I have things I could be DOING. (Little-known fact: spiders are giant productivity destroyers.)
What are some of your irrational pet peeves?
Oh! I thought I was alone with that pants thing! So irritating. I don’t necessarily have irrational pet peeves, but I do have a lot of irrational fears. For example…scurvy! Seriously…I drink so much juice, eat fruit all in an attempt to avoid scurvy. Which I’m pretty sure has been wiped out of America since the 1600s or something!
Comment by Sarah — May 21, 2009 @ 7:42 am
I’m with you on the pizza and milk thing. Amen.
Irrational pet peeves–YAY!
We have a garbage disposal (which is great) but I HATE to see Food and Dirty Dishes in the same sink. HATE. LOATHE. GAG.
Piles. Piles of anything. Clean laundry, bills, lists, books, anything. I hate it. Put it away. Out of sight. Filed.
I know. They’re so little they seem petty, but they make me CRAZY, I tell you, CRAZY.
Comment by M — May 21, 2009 @ 8:09 am
taking a shower right after someone else, when the floor is wet…What the hell is that all about?! I do not know but it irks me. the other thing that is irrational is the look i get from anyone on the east coast when i say pop as opposed to soda! great post!
Comment by fritz — May 21, 2009 @ 8:51 am
This is SO bizarre that I am irrationally annoyed by this but… I get this sort of weird angry feeling when someone is having a sneezing fit. They JUST.KEEPING.SNEEZING and it annoys the mess out of me! I just want to shout “ENOUGH ALREADY!” but since they can’t help it and all, that would be pretty mean… so I don’t. But I REEEEALLY want to. Weird, huh?
Comment by Christina — May 21, 2009 @ 9:11 am
oh man. the problem with my irrational anger is that it constantly switches targets, thus making it even MORE irrational. one constant though, is people who drive either the speed limit – or slightly under – in the fast lane. THE FAST LANE IS FOR GOING FAST. MOVE. although i don’t think that’s particularly irrational. doesn’t everyone feel that way? no? crickets…?
Comment by Alice — May 21, 2009 @ 12:27 pm
Ice in the Sonic drink that melts during the 5-minute drive to the office and then arriving to empty ice trays in the freezer at work. But I don’t think that’s irrational, do you?!
Also, previous post comment…I must have alone time or I become irrational!
Comment by Julie — May 21, 2009 @ 4:22 pm
Oh my god too many irrational things. Must write my own blog post on this very topic! Irrational fear: Dying of an aneurism. Irrational annoyances: people who don’t pay attention to their surroundings and are IN THE WAY OF A MILLION OTHER PEOPLE! When peope soak the bathroom floor after a shower instead of dripping in the shower first! People who leave their garbage cans at the curb for days after pickup…
Oh and my pants and your pants are evil in the same way. Hate that pointy outy thing too.
Comment by Emily — May 21, 2009 @ 4:51 pm
Loud eaters should be shot.
That is all.
Comment by froggylady — May 21, 2009 @ 7:59 pm
Most of mine are grammar pet peeves. My new target is when people say “I” when they should say “me,” as if they think “I” is always more correct. You don’t say, “She went to the store with I.” So please don’t say, “She went to the store with Steve and I.” IT DRIVES ME CRAZY. I almost blogged about this today but thought it would be too b*tchy. Thanks for letting me vent.
Comment by Nowheymama — May 22, 2009 @ 8:41 am
Drivers who don’t give a thank you wave when I let them in traffic. Milk and pizza? So wrong…
Comment by Mag — May 22, 2009 @ 9:13 am
Drinking milk with anything other than chocolate, cereal, or peanut butter.
People not closing cupboard/shower/closet doors.
Crunching food when I am not crunching food (because of course i don’t make loud noises when i chew).
Chewing with mouth open.
“You know” over used in a conversation.
Dog hair (but I love dogs).
That sound that flip flops make.
People who take the last treat out of the disposable container they came in – BUT CAN’T MANAGE TO PUT THAT CONTAINER IN THE GARBAGE.
The use of “insure” when it should be “ensure.”
Comment by Grimmie — May 22, 2009 @ 1:42 pm
Geek laughs. You know, the gasp gasp gasp never quite a laugh laugh
Comment by Parkingathome — May 22, 2009 @ 3:14 pm
Ooooh, these are good ones. Last night we were at a party with really good friends, and we all got into this giant argument about music, which was fun, really. I’m still peeved though, about people who think the music *they* like is good, even if it sucks, and who think music *I* like sucks, even though it is so obviously good.
Comment by Ellie — May 25, 2009 @ 10:35 am
I could start a new blog to cover this topic.
Comment by slynnro — May 25, 2009 @ 10:15 pm
… people who forget to turn off turn signal
nervous pen clicking
um … um … the use of “um”
people who have to read the newspaper out loud during lunch so EVERYONE has to listen
people who water their lawns on wrong day – on purpose – not by accident like me
people who water SO MUCH or TOO long so that the water runs like a river into the sewer
OK – now I am obsessed – I think I am in need of vacation
Comment by Grimmie — May 28, 2009 @ 2:24 pm
oh … wait … one more … this is a big one
PET PEEVE OF ALL:
People who don’t pick up the dog poops when they walk their dog.
there
all better
Comment by Grimmie — May 28, 2009 @ 2:25 pm
I have that pants thing, too, and also milk with pizza DOES = gross. Soda is best, though water is OKAY.
I am sure I have GIGANTIC PILES of irrational pet peeves, yet none come to mind. They all seem FULLY RATIONAL. Oh, here’s one: a curled-up paperback book cover. Drives me crazy. MUST! FLATTEN!
The little ball of dried lotion that dangles from the lotion dispenser.
Pedestrians who take their sweet time crossing, as if making a point.
Bills that come in those UPSIDE DOWN ENVELOPES. WTH is with THAT??
Comment by Swistle — May 30, 2009 @ 8:17 pm