My Bug List

20 Things That Really Bug Me:

1. It bugs me when I walk past fraternity houses like ATO and Phi Delt on my walk to school on 2nd Avenue because they leave a lot of plastic cups and beer cans in their yard and on the sidewalk in the morning after parties. This occurs because their parties end late at night, and no one wants to pick up beer cans at 3 in the morning.
2. It bugs me when people take more than one set of dumbbells at the gym because it is improper etiquette and it prevents other people (like me) from using them to do their own exercises. This often occurs because people are in their own world and don't realize that it is bothering other people in the first place. They do not realize that it is breaking unspoken gym code.
3. It bugs me when the bagger at Publix always asks if I need a hand with taking my groceries to my car. Keep in mind that I am a grown young man and a bodybuilder. Do I really look like I need help carrying two five pound bags? (you tell me). This happens because Publix is trying to create a positive customer experience, but sometimes they need to realize that less is more.
4. It bugs me when I walk out of my apartment in the morning and find homeless people sleeping on the floor in the lobby. This occurs not only because they have no where to sleep, but also because my apartment complex doesn't have the mind to install a fob system to protect the residents.
5. It bugs me when my blender bottle smells like death after I leave any sort of drink in it for too long (protein, BCAAs, etc.). The main cause is that I am too lazy to clean them immediately, but the really important cause is that they are made out of plastic which is very prone to absorbing the aroma of its contents.
6. It really bugs me when people driving cars cut me off on my bicycle. I can't tell you how many near death encounters I have had just in the last week with erratic drivers not paying attention, especially by the parking lot next to the business school.This occurs because people are too preoccupied and there is nothing to stop them from being on their phones and distracted.
7. I hate it when my carpet and couch stain when I so much as drop a bit of liquid on it. The stains are near impossible to avoid or to get out. This occurs due to the fact that we have yet to come up with a good stain proof solution for things like carpet and cloth.
8. I hate when my stove gets all dirty and covered in spices after I meal prep for the week. This occurs because there is no good or fast way to prevent crumbs or bits of seasoning from getting stuck to the burners and the base of the stove itself.
9. It bugs me when my bedroom window gets all fogged up on a cold morning, preventing me from seeing the beautiful sunrise when I wake up. This occurs because no one has invented a good, cheap fog proof coating for windows yet, at least not one that apartment complexes seem to know about.
10. It bugs me how there is no reliable way to know how long to pop popcorn for. This occurs because every microwave and brand of popcorn differs slightly from one another. There is no standardized system or metric for it.
11. It bugs me when I am walking in Turlington Plaza and someone tries to hand me something (a flier, etc.) without my consent. This happens to me on an almost daily basis. This bug exists because clubs and organizations on campus don't realize that no one cares or is going to actually act upon the flier or thing they are forcibly giving to students.
12. It bugs me when people in Turlington Plaza walk slower than a snail. Often times I am in a hurry to get to my next class, and people who are in front of me walk like zombies. This occurs because people get so caught up in looking at their phones and talking to their friends that they lose all sense of spatial awareness.
13. It bugs me when I make popcorn and the butter is not evenly dispersed throughout all of the popped kernels. This occurs because the design of popcorn bags is very flawed and sub optimal.
14. It bugs me when I am at the gym and people don't wipe their puddles of sweat off of the benches after using them. This occurs due to the fact that the towels provided by the gym are of poor quality and located at highly inconvenient locations throughout the gym.
15. It bugs me (and my girlfriend) when people honk at us .0000000001 seconds after the light turns from red to green. This has happened to us three times just this week. This occurs because people are impatient and lack the perspective to see that they too do it all the time.
16. It bugs me when my glasses get all smudged and dirty after just a few hours of wearing them, despite the fact that I paid extra for special coatings to try and prevent this from happening. This occurs due to the fact that whatever technology is currently being used for such coatings is very lackluster.
17. It bugs me when my dad hats/ trucker hats get sweat stains/sunscreen lines on them, causing them to stain and look faded. This occurs due to the fact that no good technology or coating for preventing this currently exists.
18. It bugs me when literally every single surface in my apartment collects dust after just a day or two. No matter how often I wipe them or what I use to clean them, it always returns. This occurs due to gravity (but we can't fix that!) and, more importantly, the fact that no technology for such a coating or product exists.
19. It bugs me when I forget to take one of my vitamins or supplements on a certain day of the week. This occurs because I don't have a convenient system to store them and or be reminded to take them.
20. It bugs me how freakishly cold my apartment gets at night despite the fact that my walls are brick and I never change the setting on my AC/heat. This occurs because the HVAC at my apartment is rather old and in dire need of a complete flush and or replacement.

To be completely honest, I didn't have a hard time at all coming up with 20 things that bug me. I am naturally a very hyper aware person with a great memory, so things flowed with ease off of the top of my head. Anytime that I got stuck, I would just look around at my surroundings and use them for inspiration. I could see how this exercise could be rather challenging for someone who is not so hyper aware of their surroundings at all times like I am.