These are in no apparent order because I'm too aggravated to bother ordering them.
1. People who think they are the shit. I'm exposed to this far too often through dance, theater, and choir, and boy does it make me want to punch a baby. It's always the people that think they are amazing when they really aren't. They think they deserve roles, solos, the spot at the front, recognition, a pat on the back, and a posse to follow them around and cheer whenever they accomplish something, which obviously happens every two seconds because they are amazing. And of course we all aspire to be like them. Barf. I want to scream and swear and cry and punch someone - usually them - and push them off of their high horse, because that horse is ridiculously high. I think what gets to me the most is that fact that they feel entitled to certain things. Even more so, they seem to think that they are somehow better than the rest of us. What makes you better than anyone else? NOTHING. It also bothers me when I know how I compare to them; I get annoyed with the little kid running around and showing off and being annoying as (fill in the blank with a colorful word of your choice) when I know I am just as good, if not better. The ironic part? That I'm bitching about people thinking they're better than others when I just admitted to feeling the same way. Hahaha...life.
2. Offensive and/or controversial comments. I looooooooove when people throw out biting comments that should never be said (insert SarcMark here). It's like, are you trying to piss off the world? Because you're definitely succeeding. This usually happens in MoPro, adding to my extreme love for the class. And it's usually the kid sitting in front of me, and the one sitting behind me. Ugh. This bothers me because it seems intentional; why else would you say things that are going to make everyone enraged?
3. Extremely loud people. This is practically hilarious because I'm friends with theater kids, most of which are not capable of talking UNLESS IT'S LIKE THIS BECAUSE THEY NEED TO BE HEARD BECAUSE WE CAN'T HEAR THEIR ALREADY LOUD VOICES. Yikes. There are a couple in particular where it just gets out of hand, partially because it's always the loudest people trying to talk over one another. Why is this annoying? Because it hurts my ears. Because it's unnecessary. Because not everyone in the world cares about what you did this morning so you don't have to broadcast it to the world. But it's mostly the unnecessary part that makes me walk away.
4. Tapping. To you tappers of the world: I hate you. Do you realize how hard it is to think and/or take a test when your pencil can't resist gravity enough to stop bouncing up and down on the desk? Or your boot hitting the desk leg? Or anything that makes an incessant sound while I'm trying to think? This bothers me like no other; if it continues (usually it doesn't because I have a fantastic stink eye), I honestly end up on the brink of tears. Stress + annoying noise that I'm certain you can stop but you are too inconsiderate of the rest of us to stop it = I want to cry (and sometimes I do).
5. Fakes. Do I really need to explain that? These are the people that fake emotion to win an audience (cough, running for officer of choir, cough). You can talk to them for a certain amount of time, but you always wonder what they're saying as you walk away. It bothers me because they are not being genuine; how am I supposed to trust you or have any respect for you when you smile at my face and do God-knows-what behind my back? Be real, people, be real.
6. People who make everything into a competition. Newsflash: I know you're just asking how I did because you want to see how you compare. But when two people are bitching about how late they stayed up and are trying to out-lack of sleep each other, I just want to punch them. Everything. Is. Not. A. Competition. We all have our own hurdles to
7. My sister using up all the hot water/showering right before I come home. We dance on different nights of the week, yet somehow she ends up showering right as I get home or right before I get home (as in, she climbs out of the shower ten minutes after I get home). Why is this annoying? Well, because she uses up all the hot water, and now I have to wait a half an hour - at least - before I can have any hot water to shower. And because she chooses to shower when it is my first chance to shower - usually 11pm - and she's had all night to do it. Nice planning, sis.
8. Stopping in the middle of the hall to socialize/not being able to walk down the hall like a normal person. This literally needs no explanation. If you're really desperate for an example, try walking across any floor in the high school, most specifically the freshmen floor. It's ridiculous. Why the bother? Because it's people being inconsiderate of others, which should be a pet peeve by itself.
9. Hypocrites. Hahaha. The most common form of this: giving advice when they are the last people in the entire universe that should be giving advice. They need the advice. Best example: teenage girl who likes to sleep around and was literally just being inappropriate with a boy tells the other teenage girl that she shouldn't be flirting with the boy because he has a girlfriend. That's where you laugh and think, Shut the front door. You have no authority and you are the LAST person who should ever give me advice.
10. The people who hum their vocal part while the other sections are learning their parts. We know you know your part. You're not helping the other people by singing your part while they are trying to learn theirs. Just stop. Being inconsiderate?
11. People who will not shut up while you try to write/think. My brother is literally doing this right now. It's the reason I do my homework in the basement everyday; silence is golden. Once again, being inconsiderate.
12. Not getting _______ when you know you're good enough. Why is this a pet peeve? Because this is life, and that's how life works: you can't always get what you want. It's aggravating when you know you are just as qualified for something, yet you don't get the part/in the group/invited/whatever. It makes you second-guess yourself and question your worth.
13. Boys. Dear Lord, boys. Love 'em and hate 'em. Being led on? Hate. When they talk about their ex-girlfriend a ton? Hate. When they don't have the balls to ask you out yet they flirt with you all the time? Hate. When you know you would be amazing together but they get involved with other girls that are icky because they don't want to put in the time and work to be with you? Hate. There's so much to love about them...when they man-up and be assertive and cute and awesome and you aren't left pining for them. Just saying.
14. Causing drama to get attention. Congrats, you've successfully pissed everyone off. This is one of the pet peeves where I can't really figure out why it bothers me so much. Probably because it's unnecessary? Because we have enough hullabaloo without you trying to make yourself more important than everyone else?
15. Personal space. As in, this is my bubble, and you need to stay out of it. I know it's different in other cultures - some don't have personal space at all - but I need my bubble. Walking down the hall in that huge mass of people causes me great anxiety and stress and I swear I'm claustrophobic. This also includes reading over the shoulder. Do I have a sign on me that says Please make me feel watched and agitated and like everything I do is public; I love feeling violated? Sorry, nope...not last time I checked.
16. Being out of tune. Sorry not sorry - it comes from being trained by Mr. Dahl and Ms. Wyffels to be correct and on-key. You should try it some time. Why does this bother me so much? Because I've spent the past four years working on this, yet you feel like you can stroll in here and mess everybody else up because you can't tell that you're not staying on a D when the other parts come in. I think it's lack of self-awareness that annoys me.
17. Stupidity. Ignorance is bliss? Ahaha...no. Sometimes. But when you are too dumb to figure out that we got the answer as 82 because 100-18 is 82 (and we just talked about it for two full minutes, when it really doesn't need that much of an explanation), I get concerned. And pissed off. Maybe you should cut down on all that partying and texting in class if you're a senior and you think fish come up for air.
18. Driving. My favorite thing ever (insert SarcMark here). Why, you ask? Do I really need to explain why? How about the fact that you're driving a machine that has the ability to kill lots of people and you're distracted with your phone? That kind of annoys me. I especially love the hi-I'm-sitting-in-the-right-turn-lane-at-a-red-light-but-I'm-actually-not-turning-so-now-you-have-to-wait thing. And the people that drive 15 miles under the speed limit when you're late. And the people that cut you off, particularly when they decide to speed around you, cut you off, and then drive slow. Nice, guys, nice. Slow drivers in the fast lane? Yup, them too. The people who speed to the front of the line when you have to merge, then expect you to let them in because they weren't willing to wait like the rest of us? Dream on, pal. If you're driving an you're distracted, incompetent, unaware, egotistical, or in any way annoying, stay away from me.
Pet peeves up the wazoo - and that's probably not all of them - but this is a freakishly long post and I've come to a conclusion: I hate people. Kind of kidding, kind of not :) The real conclusion: my pet peeves exist mostly because I can't stand people that lack self-awareness, are inconsiderate of others or are offensive, and find themselves better than the rest of us in any way (mostly if they think they're the shit). Yay for being annoyed with the world (insert SarcMark here). Haha have a nice night :)
I love this Julia. I agree with a lot of these...and you have such a good way with words (:
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