Ten Pet Peeves

I’m currently cranky from having a terrible, stupid cough for almost two weeks. Of course, it also came right when I decided to go on vacation, so I didn’t get to do everything I was looking forward to. Anyway, in “honor” of it, below are ten pet peeves and/or things I hate.

1. People who don’t turn off their cell phones in meetings. You are not that important. There is no reason to leave the ringer on. There’s also no reason to put it on vibrate and then leave it on the table so it can buzz away every time you get an email. We all get a crap load of email. Yours is no more important than anyone else’s.
2. Slow people who walk in a giant group or stand in the middle of a major walkaway. Do you really not realize you’re blocking the entire walkaway? If you’re standing around chit chatting, move to the side for godsake’s. Not everyone is a tourist. Not everyone is completely lost. We have places to go and things to do. Be respectful of that.
3. People who send massive amounts of emails with attachments when they know you’re on vacation. I told you days in advance that I was taking a PERSONAL vacation and that I would not be checking email. Was it really necessary to send ten (no joke… that’s an average of two per day) “urgent” emails? No, it was not. You were (a) being a prick and (b) didn’t do your job properly in the first place. Thanks for ruining my vacation asshole.
4. Being guilt tripped about how much alcohol I have in my condo. Yes, I drink. Yes, I enjoy drinking. Yes, I drink beer, wine and hard alcohol and yes, I keep all three in my condo at all times. And no, that does not mean I have a drinking problem. Leave me alone.
5. Being guilt tripped about how I live my life. My parents were in town this week. It took all of three hours before my mom started in- I don’t eat enough, I workout too much, I stay at the office too late, when and for what holidays am I coming home for, why don’t you move your couches farther apart, why don’t you take any relationships seriously enough to introduce us, and on and on and on.
6. People who go around your back. You’re a moron. You know my boss is going to cc me in because he’s cool like that. He’s also going to allow me to decide on the course of action. All you accomplished by doing this was pissing me off.
7. So called friends. You know, the ones you thought were your best friends and haven’t spoken to you since you said, “No, I’m sick. I’m going home early and will not join you for the 3am trip to the Strip Club.” Apparently, saying, “No” once in five years makes you “not fun”.
8. People who talk during movies or my favorite TV shows. Enough said. I’m one of “those” people.
9. Gristedes Supermarket in NYC. They were the only place that would ship the yogurt I like. For some reason, they stopped shipping groceries. It sucks. I suppose I hate Johanna Foods for only selling their yogurt on the East Coast. Expand already, damnit!
10. COUGHING!