Pet Peeves

[umgaynow]

medical "professionals" who care more about money and blind adherence to inane policies than they do patients

[WillowandTara]

crowds get me super annoyed. Especially when people walk REALLY slow and your in a cramped area. And there's enough space where you try to pass them but not enough to actually succeed. Then it just gets really awkward. Also I can't stand kids that walk looking away and walk right into your legs, then you have to end up dodging away so you don't hit them.

[umgaynow]

dirty fingernails

also disrespectful ungrateful children

[Paint the Sky]

dirty fingernails

also disrespectful ungrateful children

Could be worse - what about disrespectful ungrateful children with dirty fingernails?

Half-arsed efforts from the people I work with. Standards! - damn it - they're important!!!

[Guest]

My own levels of anxiety especially when the context is irrational ... exactly like I am feeling right now.

[CrazyTaraWitch]

Drivers that pull into the crosswalk to stop at a light

[EvilKittycatofdoom]

People reading over my sholder. It's like GAH go away I'm trying to read here!. Also, people who write entire stories in chatspeak or somesuch and then bitch and moan when nobody reads their stupid story.

ETA: Also people looking over my sholder while I'm cooking, that's even worse than when I'm reading!

[umgaynow]

people with their car stereos so loud that the light fixtures rattle as they drive past

[NeverChosen]

The lawyers that make medical professionals unable to care for patients as people, but instead stick to stupid procedures designed to prevent lawsuits.

[LesbianJedi87]

People don't google things before asking me what shit is. Here, let me help you out!

http://justfuckinggoogleit.com/

ugh

[Belli Bear]

marine-themed toilet paper *shivers* save the whales indeed.

[jay/wt4evr]

There are very little things that frustrate me beyond belief.
And they all happened today, in exactly 4 hours.
1- my mother asking me to hurry because it's early and she doesn't have patience this early

2- forgetting at home the only music books I really needed while loading my bag with the ones that I didn't need, all because I was hurried

3- forgetting altogether the Math books I needed because it's early and I'm not yet awake, so I can't hurry and think at the same time

4- remembering I forgot the books halfway to where I need them

5- trying to put make-up in the car cuz it's late, and miserabily failing cuz mother drives like hell since it's late

6- trying to focus and trying to write the answer for the quiz for the driving exam in the train, and miserabily failing cos freakin' train seems to have soap under it and abruptly moves this way and that way

7- after two hours and half of music lesson, head back and run like hell since the bus to get in town has started to move

8- yelling 'coming through' and yet being blocked by people in your way

9- seeing the bus go away just three meters away, all because of those damn people who didn't let you pass

[JustSkipIt]

Writing tons of indepth feedback on DCP fics and when I post one with an updated of >20,000 words. I get two feedbacks. I know I should appreciate any I get and I do. I just wish for more.

[Emms]

Writing tons of indepth feedback on DCP fics and when I post one with an updated of >20,000 words. I get two feedbacks. I know I should appreciate any I get and I do. I just wish for more.

I miss the old days. Maybe we should get the crew together and do like a... mass feedbacking...?

[Foomatic]

Lack of spell check, bad grammar, and non-existent punctuation. When did proper writing stop counting? It's called a period. Use it every once and a while.

[jay/wt4evr]

It's just the first freaking day and I already set my eyes on someone?! Are you kidding me?

{although in my defense this someone looks a lot like Gina Gershon but with blue eyes}

[BeneathMyWillowTree]

It's just the first freaking day and I already set my eyes on someone?! Are you kidding me?

{although in my defense this someone looks a lot like Gina Gershon but with blue eyes}

Hahahaha! Yeah suuure Jay don't sugar coat it. Already wanna jump someone's bones I see. Then you dare call me loca. I don't think so chica. I don't compare to you.

My PP(LOL) is...Dude! The thing that really gets to me is irresponsible smokers. When I see people throwing their cigarette butts outside their car windows that pisses me off!!! I almost wanna get out of the car and start something. Don't make me get ghetto on yo ass!

[JustSkipIt]

People who only say Merry Christmas or only put Merry Christmas on their cards.

[Ariel]

Drivers who race forward to cut you off when you are signalling something vital like the need to get off the freeway, then just continue on their way when they could have just relaxed and let you exit.

[nightmask]

1.when my own brother calls me a faggot, it pisses me off how much of an ignorant jerk he is and he's only 13 >:/

2. loud noises in the morning scares the shit out of me

3. loud and obnoxious alarm clocks

[Ariel]

Family members who finish a drink and simply leave a cup or plate to walk itself to the sink, rather than clean it up!

Do I sound like a parent?

Ariel
How I Met Your Mother

[JustSkipIt]

When I sign in to the online banking and it's like "do you want to try..." whatever for 2 weeks?

I already know that thing exists! Whatever it is! If I wanted it, I would fucking sign up. I don't want it so why don't you take me straight to my accounts page as I've set in my preferences when I signed up for online banking. Why are you suggestive selling your banking customers?

[Ariel]

Meetings that are SOOOOO badly put together that you think you've entered the wrong door and found yourself in Dante's Inferno - Excruciating, boring CRAP that has no relationship to an effective outcome with a problem solved or a task completed!

On the positive side, an eternal meeting sometimes causes me to grapple with the profound questions of life or death!

Not all my meetings are like that, but enough are! Grrrr Arrrrgh!

Ariel
How I Met Your Mother

[Rachel]

People who seem to post pretty much the same thing every day on Facebook.

[CrazyTaraWitch]

People canceling on me last minute, especially when there's money involved.

[BeMyDeputy]

E. coli is a bacterium. Not a virus. The difference really matters.

Bad ABC News reporters. No biscuit.

[Ariel]

I drive a lot on business, so it keeps coming down to folks who merge into your lane without looking, tailgate, and don't signal turns OR signal a turn and do the opposite: whimsical but annoying!

Ariel
How I Met Your Mother

[little.hesperides]

I've been working on my conversational skills lately, since I'm trying to get out, be social, and make new friends. I've been reading up on different pitfalls in conversation, and how to avoid them. Though I had read about them, yesterday I got to witness the full effect of.......

conversational narcissists.

Nothing like spending an hour in conversation with someone only to have them talk AT you instead of WITH you. They only acknowledge your statements in passing and really only as a way to shift the conversation back to themselves. These are also the same people that, when you finally are contributing your thoughts and stories, fail to give you support cues (i.e. "uh huh" "yeah" "i see") etc., essentially making you feel that no one is listening and you should probably just pipe down so they can talk again. There is no mutual give and take in these conversations. It's incredibly frustrating and really makes me want to spend less time with that person. I want my hour back, damn it.

[CrazyTaraWitch]

Salespeople who are overly helpful and alternate between bombarding you with unnecessary info and hovering.

[Ariel]

little.hesperides, and domineering conversationalists:

Been there, girlfriend, believe me! I love to talk, no doubt, but I also love to listen. When I listen I comment, ask for clarification, and provide response. As a result, people LOVE to talk to me and I get plenty of conversational masturbation as a result - actually your term, "conversational narcissism" is much more polite! I once put my hand on someone's wrist and said, "Let's try a dialogue." They didn't know what I was talking about! Anyway, I share your pain and admire you for working on building conversational skills. Well worth the time and effort - thanks again for sharing!

My pet peeve: People who cannot make their cues on time! I get truly ferocious stage fright and fight my way through it for every show. Then someone is not there and I'm trying to figure out how the person ahead of me will respond to their absence AND I'm trying to guess how the person giving MY cue is going to re-write their dialogue since a key person is missing. Plus it's a kid and the kid's grandfather brings him but takes NO RESPONSIBILITY for getting his grandson to the show on time. Moving on to next pet peeve: 7 or 8 year old kids (as well as various other ages) should NOT be allowed to run wild without supervision. There are safe environments where kids can explore on their own, but the streets of Old Sacramento, swarming with crowds, is NOT that place!

Whew! Thank s for listening - I need to say that!

Ariel