LifeBecomesArt's Pet Peeves

1) People Who Wear Shirts of Bands They Don't Listen to - This is pretty much 99% of people in Misfits shirts and 80% of people in Ramones shirts. However now that Target, Wal-Mart, JC Penny and a few other stores have started making designer band shirts for affordable prices, the list of bands involved has grown dramatically. I can't stand seeing prissy chicks in AC/DC or Led Zeppelin shirts listening to Britney Spears on the radio. As far as the first two bands I mentioned, the majority of people I see in Misfits shirts I automatically lose respect for, even though I'm not a big fan. I know most people in their gear have never heard them and if it's just the skull symbol and not the band name on the shirt, they probably have no idea its even a band shirt. I am, however, a huge Ramones fan and I've encountered tons of people who wear their shirts just because they want to look like punks with no regards to the music. I've screamed at some of them. The irony of it being The Ramones probably have more in common musically with The Beach Boys than they do with other punk bands so those kids would more than likely be shocked to death to actually hear songs like California Sun, Howling at the Moon (Sha-la-la), or Surfin Bird.

2) People Who Drive Well Below the Speed Limit in the Fast Lane - So you want help your gas mileage by driving 40-55? Good for you, pinch those pennies. However, don't do it in front of my car in the left lane during morning rush hour when I have to get to work before tomorrow. If you're going to drive slowly, do it in the friggin slow lane. You are the reason there is traffic. Without you, everyone would be moving smoothly at 70-80 mph and getting to work on time. FYI - everyone else on the highway hates you.

3) People Who Don't Flush Toilets - Do you just really like looking at your waste so much you thought the rest of us needed the opportunity also? Ew. Stop acting like a 2 yr old and flush the jon. If you've yet to hear me complain about this happening at work consider yourself lucky.

4) People Who Park in 2 Spots at Once - I'm glad you've figured out that if you park over the little yellow line, no one can park close to you so your obnoxious low rider with the furry dashboard won't be dinged by doorhandles...but really no one else cares. All we care about is the fact that now we have to park 2 miles away from our apartments because you're taking up valuable parking space that we could be partaking in. If you do this you are one of the following: 1) A conceited jerk driving an expensive sports car that daddy bought you with all the excess money he has to throw around 2) A hillbilly in a huge pickup that just can't fit in a normal parking spot anyway 3) A completely diluted humanoid who actually thinks their car is worth a crap when it's not. No matter if you fall under 1,2, or 3 everyone who has to drive farther away because of your selfishness dreams of writing "You suck like a vacuum on steroids" across the side of your precious
with a blow torch.