Disclaimer: I promise I am not normally this negative these are just some things that really make me angry and that I have experienced recently. These are in no particular order.

1. Slow walkers and/or people who walk on the wrong side of the hallway
   1. Nothing’s worse than when you’re talking to your friend in the hallway on the way to class and suddenly you run smack into someone walking on the wrong side of the hallway. Like why are you just standing there? Do you not have a class to get to? There are plenty of benches along the walls where you can catch up with your friends before class rather than standing causing a traffic jam in the middle of the busy hallways. As for slow walkers… sometimes I wonder if y’all even have any sense of urgency in your bodies but I guess your pre-class routine is none of my business… 
2. The AMHS parking lot at 3:30
   1. This might be the worst one of all. Only two exits for two high schools and a middle school???? I don’t know who designed that, but this year I have often found myself sitting in the parking lot surrounded by my peers until 3:45. With the traffic from the parent pickup line, the SOA parking lot, the Junior parking lot, AND the Senior parking lot one exit it just not enough, especially when people don’t know how to zipper merge. Juniors in the lot by the gym (formerly known as the gravel lot) consider yourself lucky that you can just zip out of there at the end of the day. 
3. People who leave their blinkers on for 5 minutes after they have already switched lanes
   1. I know this one sounds dumb but something about it just irks me so much. Personally, the ticking noise of the blinker for 5 minutes would drive me absolutely insane, so I don’t know how anyone can even forget that their blinker is on, especially when it is flashing on the dashboard as well. I guess leaving your blinker on too long is better than not using it at all, but… 
4. People who drive below the speed limit
   1. Again with the lack of urgency. Do you not have anywhere to be? Especially in a neighborhood, I’m sorry but going 20 in a 25 is absurd… step on it. Driving leisurely is fine… but don’t clog up the left lane going below the speed limit, especially on the interstate where everyone is rushing to get to their destinations.
5. Being interrupted
   1. This will never not be a pet peeve. I know sometimes it may be an accident, but when someone knows you are talking and just starts talking over you… nothing makes me more mad.
6. Gum smacking
   1. I know chewing gum is a mindless activity, but as soon as I can hear every single noise of that gum coming out of someone’s mouth in a silent class, my blood boils. The same principle applies to eating a meal, I don’t need to HEAR you eating to know that you’re enjoying it. 
7. Having multiple MAJOR assignments for one class at one time
   1. I understand multiple small assignments that won’t take up much time, but assigning multiple major assignments that take weeks to complete and are all due at the same time for the same class..? I’m sorry but along with all our other classes, 3 or more major assignments at one time add even more stress to an already stress filled school.
8. Lemonade with pulp in it.
   1. This one is a little controversial, but when I order a lemonade I don’t want chunks of lemon floating around my drink. If I take a sip of lemonade and there is pulp in it my mood is immediately ruined and my excitement for a refreshing drink is completely diminished. Why would I ever want to practically be eating a whole lemon in my drink? To each their own, but I will always be anti-pulp. Holly Manning argues strongly FOR pulp in both her orange juice and lemonade… I can’t seem to wrap my head around how someone could ever enjoy this.
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9.  Headaches
   1. I HATE headaches. I have one as I am writing this article and even after medicine is taken, there is nothing you can do about it until the medicine hopefully kicks in.
10.  Dead AirPods
    1. Let me set the scene: you walk into Study Hall motivated to get some work done for the first time in weeks, pull out your phone and AirPods ready to put on some study music… and your AirPods are dead. Instant mood ruiner. Especially when there is someone in your class that you’re trying to avoid talking to by sending the hint that you’re listening to music.