identify 100 things that annoy me

51. TMZ on TV ~ I used to watch this show, because they CAN be funny. Lately, though, they just piss me off.
52. Celebrity obsession ~ I both don’t understand it and find myself being sucked in at the same time.
53. Having nothing to eat in the house because all we do is order in or go out.
54. Dudes who offer to buy me a drink at the bar when I’m with another guy (even if he’s just my friend). I appreciate the gesture, but it just makes things awkward. If I were with my girlfriends, it would be a different story. Just assess the situation before going for it.
55. People who build themselves up by putting others down.
56. “You know wrestling is fake, right?” No shit, Sherlock! The drama factor and storylines are what people are drawn to. And the fact that it’s scripted doesn’t make the physical aspect of what these guys do any less impressive.
57. Snap judgements.
58. The previews for this “Bride Wars” movie and how it makes me want to choke on my own soul.
59. My shitty photo scanner/wanting a new one but not feeling the need to buy one because I scan photos so infrequently, so I just deal with it.
60. People who are always on the defensive.
61. People who spit on the ground. Gross. Stop acting like a neanderthal and swallow your spit like the rest of us.
62. Compulsive liars.
63. Obnoxious cell phone ringtones.
64. People who are rude to wait staff and/or stingy tippers. Worse yet, dates who try to justify this behavior by telling me that it’s okay because they are beneath us. Gag.
65. A date who constantly talks about what a raging bitch his ex was, or how much he misses her. Start dating when you are over it.
66. Gum on my shoe.
67. People who don’t clean up after their dogs and make the rest of us look bad.
68. Cute shoes in an ugly color.
69. When people “borrow” my clothes and I never see those clothes again.
70. When drivers don’t use their turn signals.
71. “Oh you know me, I don’t really think that much.” Deal breaker.
72. Cops who waste their time busting people on stupid petty shit to meet quotas.
73. Abuse of power.
74. Going Christmas shopping for other people only to wind up buying things for myself. I really suck at shopping for other people and never know what to get them.
75. Breaking my sunglasses. I do it so much, I just buy cheap ones anymore.
76. Anyone who thinks they know me better than I know myself. You don’t and you never, ever will.
77. When someone hits on me, gets shot down, and then, in an effort to revive their fragile broken ego, proceed to tell me all the things that are wrong with me.
78. Rainy days are okay, but rainy weeks are too much. It’s not even April. Come on.
79. Piercing holes closing up.
80. When people sing a song in a whisper but loud enough for other people to hear.
81. “I admire/want to fuck you therefore I must degrade and humiliate your existence” Syndrome.
82. When people think anti-social means not a social butterfly. Pick up a psychology book.
83. Having to vacuum every day, sometimes more than once.
84. Don’t look at me like I have three heads and have dealt you a mortal wound just because I opened my own car door before you managed to sprint around to it. There was no kiddie lock engaged on the door, so I’m assuming I’m allowed to open it myself.
85. Do not high-five your dad when he gives me the once over and does the creepy-old-man eyebrow wiggle. I will break up with you as soon as we are out of your dad’s earshot. Because I’m respectful like that.
86. When certain songs won’t sync to my iPod.
87. Talking about money.
88. Being the only sober person at a party. Or getting there when everyone else is already shit-faced, having to catch up, and then by the time I do, things are winding down and everyone’s ready to leave/pass out.
89. Any TV show where the writers seem to be in the mind-set of, “well, as long as we’re trying to offend everyone, we must be funny”. Lazyyy.
90. Anyone who tries to shame me for daring to drink and socialize. This includes anyone who feels the need to say, “I don’t understand why you would do that to yourself”, “You’re just going to get a hangover. It’s not worth it” or “I would never do that to my body”. I guess that makes you a better person than I! Way to go.
91. Adversely, anyone who doesn’t know how to have fun without alcohol.
92. New Year’s Eve parties. The expectations are always too high, and thus, they’re usually pretty lame.
93. Broken dryers! And laundr-o-mats.
94. After I just got done telling you that I recently had to put my cat down and how broken up I was over it, do not proceed to tell me how much you really hate cats.
95. After I make you swerve your car to avoid hitting a black cat in the road, don’t comment, “is it still bad luck if I kill it?”.
96. Douchebags, obviously.
97. People on Myspace who post the same bulletins 20 fucking times in a row. Obnoxious.
98. Anyone who says/does things that they KNOW will get on my nerves.
99. Stubbing my toe.
100. Seagulls.

1. My neck hurting after I slept on it wrong.
2. Feeling like my voice isn’t being heard/not being acknowledged.
3. Billy Maze of Orange Glo/Oxy Clean commercials.
4. Otherwise enlightened people making anti-gay/hateful comments.
5. Hangovers.
6. Insomnia.
7. People in the grocery store who walk really slowly in front of me.
8. Religious fanatics of any type.
9. People who take pot shots to make their point.
10. Not being taken seriously because I’m only twenty-something and cannot possibly understand the real issues just because I happen to disagree.
11. People telling me what my priorities should be.
12. “Wife Swap” ~ I actually watch this show all the time, despite the fact that it frustrates me so much. I hate the reocurring theme of families stuck on their sons becoming “real men”. What is a “real man”? First of all, I don’t see why you should have to strive to be such a thing; you should just be yourself. But what should make you a real good person should be measured by your heart and character, not the sports you play, what you look like, or how many people you’ve slept with. These people seem to think masculinity = violence, treating women like shit, and being emotionally crippled, insensitive jerks. Epic fail, Wife Swap.
13. The belief that masculinity is supposed to directly subvert femininity and is supposed to be by nature objectifying and dominant.
14. People who refuse to say “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas”. What’s the big deal? It seems like the same people who think that their marriages are threatened if some other people are allowed to get married also think that their holiday is threatened if some other people’s holidays are acknowledged.
15. All the Christmas shit before I’ve even celebrated Thanksgiving. Please, Christmas, retreat back to December and let Thanksgiving have its month back! God forbid it can’t be turned into a stupid fucking marketing vehicle like every other holiday, and just be about families getting together and enjoying a nice dinner.
16. Drunk dialers.
17. Women who use PMS to excuse shitty behavior, and people who say “boys will be boys” to excuse men’s shitty behavior.
18. PMS accusations as attempts to undermine my rationality and right to make a claim… as if my feelings are any less valid when I’m on my period. I have a right to be pissed off and my uterus has nothing to do with it.
19. People who won’t consider adopting shelter dogs because they’re under the misconception that they’re all somehow damaged.. They’re just victims of crappy situations and owners who didn’t want to commit to their care.
20. PETA, and all their ridiculous stunts and scare tactics.
21. People who take their bad days out on others.
22. Hypocrites.
23. Conspiracy theorists.
24. Brody Jenner, and how so many women are willing to overlook his self-entitled douchebaggery because “he’s hot”.
25. When my music skips.
26. Bad internet connection.
27. Citronella. It reminds me of mosquitos.
28. When people let their kids run amok in public at the expense of others.
29. Smiling politely at my neighbor and getting a scowl in response.
30. Greed.
31. Cat callers. It’s not a compliment. It’s creepy and rude. I’m just trying to walk my dog, not dancing at a bar. Please leave me alone.
32. People who don’t dress up for theme parties. Why bother going?
33. Anxiety.
34. Mental health stigmatism.
35. The sounds my deaf cat makes, since she can’t hear herself.
36. Blisters.
37. People who try to make me feel stupid for not knowing much about something they’re passionate about, or because I have no interest in it.
38. Oppressive stereotypes of any kind.
39. Feeling completely drained of any creative juices.
40. Loud potato chip chewers.
41. Not being able to find a song I really love.
42. Computer viruses.
43. Scratchy throats.
44. Sun on my face when I’m sleeping in the morning.
45. Having to board the dogs for the holidays ~ it requires vaccinations and I just think it’s unnecessary and excessive to pump my dogs full of poison every year.
46. Insults disguised as compliments.
47. People who need enemies to feel important.
48. People who let their cats roam free all over the neighborhood and do whatever they want. I wouldn’t let my dogs do that and I wish I got the same respect back.
49. Gullibility and those who profit from it.
50. Debbie Downers.

... That’s all I can think of for now. I’ll finish the other half some other time. =)