Since sharing my ‘idiosyncracy’ yesterday, I’ve been thinking about offering a more complete selection of the things in life that irritate me. Here’s a quick list - please keep in mind that I’m particular, stubborn, and somewhat judgmental usually quite nice and agreeable.
In no particular order:

Visibly dirty ears. (I Q-Tip compulsively, which I know is [...]

When I go to Starbucks, I refuse to drink until I have the circular logo on the sleeve lined up with the circular logo on the cup and the hole in the lid aligned over the center of said circles. It’s not that I’m compulsive, it’s just that that’s the only way I like it [...]

At some point today, I:

picked my outfit, not based on the weather or on the fact that my boss’ boss was in town, but rather due to my recent lack of shaving and ironing activities.
listened to Oil and Water by Incubus excessively. As in at least 7-8 times over the course of the day. Maybe [...]

My place on the corporate totem pole has apparently not progressed much since last fall, despite having hired 6 new people to the Denver office after my start date. Last time we had a fire drill, all the newest employees were thoughtfully volunteered to assist on the emergency response team. I was convinced [...]

I put the toilet seat up after I use the restroom at work. And I get sadly excited when I come back later to find an upright lid because it means no one has been there in my absence. And knowing that  makes me feel like the ‘public’ part of ‘public restroom’ is minimized. [...]