Pet Peeves

Today, I have two lists.  The first is a list of pet peeves.  The second is way in which I fulfill other people's pet peeves.  Feel free to add your own!

1. I hate having to wait.
2. New grammar rules (I put a comma before "but" and 2 spaces between sentences and NOTHING will change that!!!)
3. Pointless meetings
4. Smoking indoors (my downstairs neighbor smokes and it always comes up thru the vents.  I HATE THAT.)
5. Trying to force me to eat food that I do not want to eat.
6. I hate it when people are like "omg, that stinks!  Smell it!!!"  - WHY DO PEOPLE DO THIS???
7. I don't like being woke up by a perky person (unless it's Olivia)
8. Bugs indoors.  This drives me nuts.  I raided my house this weekend and feel REALLY good about it.
9. Judgemental people (this just makes me paranoid and I'm already paranoid enough)
10. Talking while I'm trying to watch Law and Order (my boyfriend does this CONSTANTLY, even tho I repeatedly ask him not to).

 

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1. I'm constantly late.
2. I play with my cell phone when others are talking so it seems like I'm completely disinterested in anything they may have to say.
3. I drive too close to the car in front of me.
4. I text while I drive (DON'T JUDGE ME).
5. I have certain things I'm anti.  Words like "terd" and "fart" especially offend me (I hate typing them!!!)  I'm also anti-pie, anti-milk, etc.
6. I think (but am not sure) that I use more toilet paper than needed.
7. I keep all tvs in my house on at once (we have 4 tv, only 3 people).
8. I haven't spayed my cat yet (I know that drives people nuts).
9. My attention span is horribly short.
10. I suck at listening.

People I'm obsessed with

For some reason, it is really easy for me to become obsessed with other people.  Mind you, they have to be "outstanding" individuals worthy of my obsession.  The funny thing is, I couldn't tell you what qualifies a person to be the type of "outstanding" for which I'm searching.

Here's a brief list of past and current obsessions:

Krystal - She came to my high school from Cali during our sophomore year.  Asthetically, she was unique.  At my high school, everyone was fairly uniform - same background; similar families; similiar economic conditions; same "fashion"...  you get the idea.  Krystal, however, was from a land far away, with short hair and hippy clothes, and a mysterious background.  How exciting!  Before she knew it, I was in her business like jam on peanut butter, or whatever the saying is...  I would ask her tons of questions (most of which were answered with silence) and tell her random facts about myself (my left leg is shorter than my right!).  Eventually, she gave in and started talking.  The rest is history.

Stephanie - When I first interviewed at Daniel, I made a mental note that I wanted to be her.  She was young, hip, and professional.  I totally wanted to be her friend, but was way too intimidated to initiate contact.  Thank God for mutual friends.  :-)  Her friend (and now mine) Jeremy made the effort to talk with me and eventually, that led to me hanging out with Stephanie one on one (dream come true!!!).  I would pummel her with questions about her past, her family, her hopes, dreams, political opinions, religious beliefs, on and on and on.  Again, a successful obsession that eventually led to a fantastic friendship.

David - During my time at OU, I had the priviledge of meeting an incredible group of people.  Among those groups was David, a football player from Cincinatti.  He would explain things like "reverse racism" and "black on black crime" to me.  He was always open and honest and taught me so much, without ever judging me.  Even though we don't keep in touch now, I still appreciate (and utilize) what I learned from him.

My current obsessions consist of a religious leader and potentially, a web designer.

Paul - current pastor of a local church.  I went to the church when I was in college and was really touched by what he had to say.  He has a calm, honest humility about him that makes me feel ok about being.  He's a FB user and has a blog, so stalking him hasn't been difficult (I haven't went by his house or anything... yet).  I think that he is one of those people that just has something about them that makes me want to know them more.

Kate - works with me as our web designer.  Her fashion is ... complex.  I'm way too unsure of myself to do what she does, but I'm facsinated by her courage and personality.  She always seems to be happy and isn't afraid of going her own way.  I haven't yet started to obsess over her, but she's on my list (obviously).

Indpendently Wealthy

If I would have all of the money I would ever need to live a satisfactory life, what would I do with all of my job-less time?  I would LOVE to really have to answer this question, but until then, here's what I would hypothetically do:

1. Put enough money away for Olivia's life.
2. Buy a house in Athens.
3. Buy a compound in Jacksonville, FL where my friends and I can all live separately, but together.
4. Buy my mom a house.
5. Pay off my uncle's house.
6. Buy my grandma a house.
7. Buy a car/SUV (hybrid).
8. Go to Amsterdam and take my friends while paying them their salaries.
9. Go to Paris.
10. Hire a bilingual au pair to travel with and me help with Olivia.
11. Go to Italy.
12. Tour wine country in California.
13. Make sure all kids in Athens County have awesome Christmases.
14. Visit mi familia in Merida.
15. Get a spanish tutor.
16. Pay off all my debts.
17. Get an electric fence for the dogs.
18. Get another dog (b/c they could have their own wing of the house with doggie doors and automatic feeders so I wouldn't be annoyed by their upkeep).
19. Buy every book on my Amazon wish list.
20. Put a tiny Taco Bell/KFC kiosk in my house(s).
21. Upgrade the church I grew up in.
22. Pay off all my friends' cars.
23. Pay Rick back for all the money he's had to lend me (when my purse got stolen, when my engine needed replaced, etc....).
24. Offer to pay for my cousins' college educations.
25. Start a scholarship fund for my high school.
26. Buy another house to have another homeless shelter in Athens so there's enough room to help everyone.
27. Give money to My Sister's Place.
28. Throw a huge party for my old Relay For Life volunteers.
29. Find and buy cargo pants that have the drawstring waist (I can't find these anywhere, but I bet it's because they're only at the really nice, expensive stores).  I would buy 20 pairs, all different colors.
30. Send my mom to a spa.
31. Get Olivia's nails done (I know she'd love a manicure now, but I just can't force myself to waste money - until I'm independently wealthy).
32. Go to New York.
33. Go to Costa Rica.
34. Go to Africa.
35. Send radical gifts to all the people that've helped me out of jams (Turner, Sluys, Waugerman, Weaver, Ryckman, the list goes on and on and on).
36. Create an area of play and learning for Olivia with a ton of rides that are sturdy enough for me to play on them too.
37. Have a pillow room.
38. Have an inground, indoor pool surrounded by windows.
39. Have a personal masseur on call (but they would be paid really well for their time).
40. Meet Britney Spears and become her life coach.
41. Hug Mariah Carey.
42. Be sung to by Mary J. Blige.
43. Meet Randy Travis.
44. Buy a trampoline.
45. Create a very large closet just for toilet paper so I could have a huge supply and never have to worry about running out when I really need it.
46. Make a cat room where everything is climb/scratchable.
47. Install a pond to fish in.
48. Create and send Olivia to a fabulous alternative school where they are less focused on standardized testing and more focused on creativity and each child's individual strengths.
49. Have fabulous outdoor furniture.
50. Buy Chantix for anyone and everyone that wanted to stop smoking.
51. Make a Chinese Restaurant in Athens drive-thru AND delivery friendly!
52. Have a life time supply of pickles on hand.
53. Have a pet groomer.
54. Shake Obama's hand and introduce him to Olivia.

I'm sure I'll continue to think of more, but until then, what would YOU do?