Friday Five – Annoyance
24 Apr
This week’s Friday Five Subject is Annoyance and OH BOY this is a GREAT day for this Friday Five subject matter!
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1. What’s the most annoying sound in the world?
In the “office” behind me, there is a carnival wheel. At my job, sales representatives are always being rewarded for just doing their job various things. If they breathe show up sell certain products, they get to spin the wheel for cash prizes.
It’s an honest to goodness carny wheel, and has that very loud click each time a peg passes below the leather pointer. I don’t mind so much the spinning of the wheel, but sometimes people will play with it and slowwwly spin it so you hear the slow click of each peg as it gets slapped by the pointer. Or they’ll try to be cute and do a scratching motion with it like DJs will scratch a record. THAT is the most annoying sound in my world.
I’ve actually been on the phone and had to explain to customers/coworkers/corporate what that noise is in the background.
2. Which of other people’s mannerisms do you find very annoying?
The phrase, “I’m sorry for interrupting.” No, you’re not. Else you wouldn’t have interrupted in the first place. Because unless the building’s on fire, you can wait until I’m done talking to the person who was here before you.
3. What do you do that really annoys others?
Now that I’ve stopped biting my nails (though I’ve filed them down short) I drum them on my desk. That has to be annoying, though I try to stop when I catch myself.
4. In what way has your own behavior recently caused you annoyance?
There are people in my life who think I have to be constantly reminded to do things I KNOW need to be done. I know it’s my problem, because there are too many people in completely different spheres of my life doing this for it to be all of their problems. As a result, I’m constantly saying, “Yes, I know *this* has to be done.” “Yes, I know how to do that.”
I need to be more assertive. As in
“Yes, I’ve been doing this for years now…so I know the reports are due the first week of the month.”
or
“Yes, I know my paladin needs to stand in that spot to avoid the dragon. I’ve done this before.”
You get the picture.
5. Who’s the most annoying person you know?
Everyone in my life is practically perfect in every way. Seriously, Friday Five…are you trying to get us all disowned, divorced, and/or fired?
WM seems to annoy a lot of people (not me, though) so technically, literally, he is the most annoying person I know.
The most annoying person I don’t know in person is Paris Hilton. I blame her and her ilk for the “TAX THE RICH!!!” class warfare movement. Because she truly needs less money.
In fact, most of America’s modern famously rich families leave much to be desired, image-wise. Let’s do a word association…ready?
Carnegie: Institute, steel, philanthropy
Hilton: Crabs, Herpes, Jail, skank, “The Simple Life”, no panties…the list goes on and on.
See?
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Can’t wait for the weekend. The weather’s supposed to be downright summery and Collingswood’s having a “Green Festival” tomorrow along one of the side streets. There will be food and music; therefore, I will be there.
I’ve also been doing my big biannual laundering/switching of seasonal clothes. It’s not exciting by any means, but it usually culminates in a nice tidy bedroom for about a month. 
