Things that don't fly with me

The short list...

1. Being on time - I know, I know...it's rude and horrible and totally avoidable. You'd think that I would wake up an extra 10 minutes early so that I wouldn't be 7 minutes late (I can typically shave 3 minutes off every 10 minutes by cutting things out of my routine), but it just doesn't happen. Even if I do happen to wake up 10 minutes early, I'll still be late. I don't know how it happens, but it does.

2. Math - Apparently, when math skills were handed out, I was late. I actually don't think that I'm bad at math...I just don't care enough to put in the effort.

3. The smell after it rains - I don't understand people who say after it rains "it smells so refreshing". I find the smell after it rains gross. It smells like earthworms and triggers my gag reflex. Yuck!

4. Red heads - With the exception of my friends Marla and Megan (and children), I don't seem to get along well with red headed people. I consider myself a laid back, easy going kind of person. I get along with all sorts of people. Stick me in a room with a red headed person for an hour and you'll probably find me on the opposite side of the room with my eyeballs looking like they're about to pop out. By the way, you can go ahead add Australians to this category too. Red headed Australians = THE WORST...I'll leave out the name, but if you know this person...you know!

5. Tissues without the "Plus" - I'm an allergy freak. If the wind blows, the humidity goes up, the dust settles, any living creature walks by...I will sneeze. Given the frequency of my nose blowing, I have the RIGHT to be picky about my tissue preference.

6. People who sign their emails with their initials - WHY CAN'T YOU SIGN YOUR NAME?! Are you SO busy that instead of writing, let's say...Mark, you have to sign MVK? Silly.

7. Tuesdays - They come every week, but they are my least favorite day. Most people hate Mondays. Frankly, I don't mind them. Yes, it's the beginning of the work week...but there HAS to be a first day of the week. Tuesdays, there's nothing special about Tuesdays. It's still the beginning of the week, but it doesn't get the glory of being a Monday.

8. January 31st - Yeah, it's just another day. To me, January 31st is the first day of the official "Blahs". The first part of January, I'm still coming off of the holiday highs. By the end of January, I'm done with the snow...I'm done with the color gray outside...I'm done with the cold. Heaven help us all when January 31st lands on a Tuesday (2012)!

9. Cool beans - I had a manager years ago who would always say "cool beans". What a stupid thing to say! If you insist on saying "cool beans", please be prepared for a dirty look.

10. Toilet lids left up - Most people don't realize this, but germs and bacteria spray up to 20 feet from the toilet bowl upon flushing. Nasty!!! Put the cover down! The one exception, if you have a dog that drinks out of the toilet (this gives you a slight excuse...hey, it's their water fountain).

11. People who stop while trying to merge - I know that there are certainly times when it is essential to come to a complete stop when merging...like when the person ahead of you is stopped waiting for that BIG gap. I see very little point in stopping. Put your blinker on and speed up...and merge!