rants

4 Apr 2001: I hate most men's rooms. Seriously. Does the typical men's room have to be so smelly and seedy? I don't understand why a men's room can't be a comfortable environment. Maybe it's just me, but I think many would agree that men's rooms don't exactly put one at ease.

Another thing about men's rooms: would it be such a hassle to flush after use? Honestly, it isn't really that difficult, guys. Please understand if I'm not particularly interested in seeing other peoples' urine just because you're too lazy to flush, or because you would prefer to be discreet, or because you want to maintain a certain volume level for others who live on your dorm floor.

As the saying goes, "A flush is ALWAYS better than a full house." Please keep this in mind and make my world a happier place. I would greatly appreciate it.

4 Apr 2001: (I know it's late, but I just have one more for tonight. Then I'll leave you all alone.) Don't get me wrong. I love some dogs. I am comfortable around dogs with good temperments and that I am familiar with. However. I don't understand people who do not obey leash laws. Yes, there are many leash laws. Please understand that parks and university campuses are NOT, unless specified, dog parks. This means you need to keep a leash on your dog at all times. You also need to hold the other end of the leash, not just let your dog drag it around as it runs around bothering innocent people (I saw this happen today here on campus).

Yes, there is a lot of grass, but this does NOT mean that you can let your animal run around uncontrolled. NOT everyone likes dogs. Especially when they're not on leashes, especially when the leashes are not used properly, especially when I'm trying to get to class and a canine is humping my leg, especially when I don't know if your dog has rabies... but I DO know it has sharp foamy teeth. Especially when they defficate around campus on the day I happen to be wearing new shoes, (or ANY shoes. Or NO shoes, for that matter). Especially when I'm on my way to mass and your dog is drinking from the Reflection Pond in front of the Chapel. (THAT IS CONSIDERED A SACRED SPACE. DOGS DRINKING WATER FROM PONDS DESIGNED AS PART OF CHAPELS IS NOT CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE!)

Honestly. What's wrong with getting a cat? Or a bird? Or a plant?

10 Apr 2001: I hate those little bumps that you get on the end of your tongue. You know, they're a little like zits in that they're painful and annoying, but there's nothing you can really do, except maybe bite at it, but that's so gross that you don't like to.

Why are they there? Are they God's way of punishing me for something? I went to confession last night! What's the deal?

10 Apr 2001: It really bothers me when you're trying to work, but someone in your environment is really loud and obnoxious, even in their breathing and their walking and typing. So you put on your headphones and turn up the loudest music you can possibly find in your CD wallet, but you can still hear them from time to time! Why!?!?! I really need to concentrate, and I'm sure it's not absolutely neccessary that you make an audible noise in response to every task you accomplished or are faced with! Please let me focus on my job by eliminating those little distractions! They drive me insane!!

10 Apr 2001: Okay, so instead of hand-writing notes, my doctor has a laptop on which he types everything. Of course, I, as the patient, am not presented with an opportunity to look at his computer screen. So I'm sitting there, and he's typing like no other. So I'm thinking, "I wonder if he's just instant messaging his wife." Then I think... "Maybe he's in a chatroom or making a shoping list. Or maybe he's shoping online?" Then I start to think that he's playing one of those interactive trivia games.... How can I be sure that your focus is on me? I can't! Sometimes that kind of bothers me!