2A - Bug List

1. Turlington Tablers
Walking through Turlington in between classes and being stopped by organizations about joining their club or team. Although I understand their motive to have as many people be informed about the organization, it can be frustrating while walking to class in a time crunch. Turlington is located in the heart of campus where there is heavy foot traffic by students, making it an ideal place for these tablers to recruit new members. However, many students are walking through as fast as they can in order to make it to class and don't have the time to be stopped along the way.

2. Lacking of Parking
With the University of Florida having such a large student body, the surrounding areas are highly congested with housing and apartment complexes. Parking within these areas is extremely scarce and can be a difficult task for any one who does not live nearby. Residents themselves already have a hard time if they do not pay for a parking spot from their complex and there is little to no street parking, therefore making it twice as difficult for guests or nonresidents to find a parking space.

3. Midtown Lines
Lines at midtown are always jam packed. With such a large number of students attending the university and only a handful of bars and restaurants in the area, huge lines of people waiting to get in are present on almost every day of the week. This is an annoyance for us as students because we do not want to have to wait an hour (sometimes two) to get in to a bar on Friday night, and the added irritation of those cutting the line does not help.

4. Scooter Parking
Mopeds and scooters are a popular means of transportation throughout the university area. Many students use them to carry out their day-to-day activities like going to class or running errands. With that, the demand for parking is always high. Although it is easier to park a scooter than a car, the scooter parking that is available is constantly full or overcrowded. This will then cause some scooters to park in spaces meant for cars or areas that aren't meant for parking in general.

5. 13th Street Publix
The Publix located across from The Standard, next to Piesanos is definitely a convenience due to its location but also an inconvenience for its poorly designed and small parking lot. Cars are constantly having to wait for others to pull out and leave, creating a line of cars behind them to have to do the same. Workers also have to park in the lot because they are unable to do so across the street or in the surrounding lots, leaving fewer spots available for customers themselves.

6. Grill Pans
Because many apartment complexes do not allow outdoor grills for cooking purposes on property, residence have to use grill pans if they wish to cook as if it were a grill. Many of these grill pans are hard to clean, leaving a crusty, burnt residue on the surface that sticks. When reusing the grill pan,  the residue burns and creates a smoke cloud that fills up the entire apartment. This is extremely frustrating because we have to open up every window and turn on every fan just to cook a steak.

7. Winged Eyeliner
Although trendy, creating a winged eyeliner look is easier said than done. Liquid eyeliner is challenging to maneuver on your eyelid in general, but creating a "wing" is twice as difficult. In many cases, the wing on one eye is too long, short, thick or thin than the one on your other eye. A lot of the time, you'll find yourself having to do it over and over again until you get them as close to matching as possible.

8. TSA Lines
TSA is safety measure taken by all airports and although we all appreciate its precautionary purpose, the lines that they create can be irritating. Airports can be a stressful, crowded place in general, and waiting in what seems to always be a never ending line at TSA adds to the distress. These lines come about because some people move slower than others and officers sometimes have to perform extra tests on those who set off an alarm or they feel need an added check, causing others to miss their flight.

9. Slow Walkers
I consider myself an extremely fast walker, whether I'm browsing the mall or trying to get to class on time. Many people on the other hand are the opposite and seem to walk with no purpose of getting somewhere. This frustrates me every single day because I am constantly having to walk around people everywhere I go. In some cases, they don't move or the take up the entire walkway making it even harder to get to where I need to go in the brisk manner that I walk.

10. Candle Wicks
I am an avid candle burner and a lot of the time the White Barn 3-wick candles I love do not completely burn toward the end of its use. If you do not cut each wick down after each use, you will find yourself with a lot of candle wax left to burn but no wicks to burn it with. This could be a result of a mishap in the production of these candles or from using improper ingredients within the production process.

11. Dragging Feet
One of my biggest pet peeves is when people drag their feet while walking. Like I said, I am an extremely fast walker and, nine times out of ten, people who walk slow often drag their feet as well. The sound of shoes dragging across the ground is something that always catches my attention and has always made my skin crawl. People do this out of laziness or aren't even aware that they do it in general and they would probably walk a lot quicker if they just picked up their feet and walked at a normal pace.

12. People Who Stand Close to You in Line
Another one of my biggest pet peeves is when people stand extremely close to you while waiting in line. I don't consider myself someone who has claustrophobia, but it is really annoying when you are waiting in line and the person behind you is practically standing on top of you. Standing that close to someone is not going to make the line move any faster or change their spot in the line, so there's simply no need to stand that close to the person in front of or behind you. People tend to do this just so they feel further along in the line, when really they are in the same place they've been in.

13. The Price of Feminine Products
Feminine products are something that will never not be in demand. Women don't have the choice but to use them throughout our entire lives. Products such as tampons and pads are rather expensive and can cause an issue for women on a tight budget because they do not have the choice but to purchase them in their times of need. Companies that make and distribute these products know that they are a necessity for us as women, and I feel they mark up the prices for that very reason.

14. Loud Chewers
Often times, people who chew loudly do not realize that they do. They smack their food in their mouth and don't even know that those around them can hear it and are effected by it. I feel that it is something people are not aware of until someone points it out and only then will they stop for the time being. It's probably a habit that can be broken but definitely something that people catch on to easily.

15. Matching Makeup Colors
This is something that almost always poses as an annoyance for those who wear makeup. Matching a face foundation color to your skin, as close as possible, can be quite time consuming. There are hundreds of brands that use different formulas for each skin type. Sometimes they match your skin color but not your skin type and other times it is the opposite. This can also be even more difficult when your skin is sun burnt or more tan at certain times because then you will need an entirely different color to match temporarily.

16. Smoking Inside 
With e-cigarettes being such a popular commodity in recent years, smoking inside has become something that is acceptable in many restaurants, bars and clubs. This can really irritate people who do not smoke and can even make them sick. In some cases, those who do smoke inside are not necessarily considerate of those who do not and will smoke wherever and whenever they want. Many people will even leave wherever they're at if this is taking place.

17. Spam Emails 
Spam emails really do seem unavoidable. It is extremely annoying that just because you sign up for a promotion when shopping or for a coupon code, that you get spam emails from people you don't know about things you do want. You'll have to spend a decent amount of time afterward deleting these messages that roll into your inbox day after day. This is a very easy way for companies and brands to display advertisement but nine times out of ten, the people receiving them don't even read any of it and just click delete.

18. Cracked Phones
With technology constantly on the rise, phones seem to be cracking easier and easier with just one accidental drop. These days, many phones are touch screen and are very delicate to handle making it almost impossible that, if your drop it, there will be some sort of crack or scratch when you pick it back up. There are hundreds of cases that you can purchase as a preventative measure and I feel a lot of phone companies have taken this into consideration when thinking of newer, more durable phone designs to put on the market in the future.

19. Coughing & Without Covering Your Mouth
Everyone coughs, but coughing without covering your mouth is just gross. It is very easy to simply cough without covering your mouth because we probably all do it when we are not around a group of people. Then when we are around people, we do it without thinking and it's extremely rude because you're spreading germs. Covering your mouth with either your hand or your arm is the easiest way to prevent spreading germs by coughing and those around you will be very appreciative that you did.

20. Talking Over People
This is also on my list of top things that bug me. When someone is talking and someone else interjects loudly and out of nowhere, it is extremely rude and disrespectful. When you do this, you are essentially saying that you do not care about what the other person is saying and you feel that what you are saying is more important. It is much more polite to just let that person finish speaking and then say what you want to or need to afterward. It makes for an overall better, more productive conversation.

I found this assignment to be a lot more difficult than I though it would be. I know I definitely go through my day-to-day life and probably say there are about ten things that annoy me. But, having to think about specific things and then write about why they exist and what makes them a "bug" was difficult to do. This definitely was a reflective assignment for me to do because I found myself having to think back to what others do or just things in general, that are out of my control, that truly bug me.