2A - Bug List

BUG LIST

1. When my towel is still wet from yesterday's shower
WHY it exists: I do not have a dryer in my apartment, so I need to let my towels air dry. Some days there is not enough time between my showers for the towel to get completely dry again.

2. When my cat scratches me suddenly after we've been playing
WHY it exists: Cats are known to have short tempers and decide very quickly that they are fed up of being touched even though they seem to like it.

3. No windows in classroom
WHY it exists: Some classrooms are in central places that have no way of putting a window in them that faces the outside. Other rooms are simply built without windows.

4. Poor connection when I'm trying to FaceTime my family
WHY it exists: Either of the two parties on the call may be somewhere where the WiFi is not strong or data is not working at maximum capacity.

5. When people start talking about dinner plans while eating lunch
WHY it exists: Some people are food obsessed and like to plan things too far in advance.

6. Running out of computer disk space on my 5-year old Mac
WHY it exists: When people have a lot of work and assignments, they save it to their computers. Eventually after owning the computer for a while, the disk space runs out and nothing more can be saved.

7. Having to walk up 5 flights of stairs to my apartment
WHY it exists: There is no elevator in this building. This could be because the building is very small and tall. It's in a busy city.

8. Socks with holes in them
WHY it exists: I tend to keep socks for a long time and they get holes in them after years of wear and tear. Most of the time I am too lazy to throw them out, so I suffer through the pain.

9. Not being able to drink from the tap in Mexico
WHY it exists: Some places have bad pipes and poor water quality that makes the water undrinkable and you need to buy bottled water.

10. Overstuffed sock drawers
WHY it exists: The drawers aren't big enough and I have too much stuff that needs to fit somewhere and not just lie out.

11. When someone repeats the last word of every sentence you say
WHY it exists: This may just be a nervous tick or that person may be trying to impress and be relatable.

12. The feeling in my mouth from eating acidic foods like lemon
WHY it exists: Some people react more strongly than others to acidic foods. I like how the foods taste, but I get a pain specifically on my tongue.

13. Foot traffic when I'm walking to class
WHY it exists: There are a lot of people on campus in between the periods when people are switching. It is easy to get caught in a big crowd in campus' central areas.

14. When a nail breaks in the middle of the day while I am writing
WHY it exists: I do not like to cut my nails very often, so they will eventually break when I am doing something like writing and they have grown too long and weak.

15. Consistently being asked for the homework answers in my sociology classes
WHY it exists: Some people are lazy and never want to do the homework. They also have no shame so they feel comfortable asking others for answers.

16. Being told my nose ring is unprofessional by adults and extended family
WHY it exists: People have a mental image of other people who have nose rings as being wild, rambunctious and unintelligent. Some employers are predisposed against people with nose rings.

17. When my contacts break when I rub my eyes
WHY it exists: Some contacts are very flimsy and will break easily if they are tampered with. This is especially true of weekly contacts and others that have the opportunity to be worn in.

18. Eggshells breaking into the batter
WHY it exists: This happens when the egg is not broken with the proper form and too much force causes a mess that ends with eggshell in the bowl where it should not be.

19. Getting advertisements right after I talked about something
WHY it exists: Cookies and other web algorithms have gotten consistently better at very specifically targeting their advertisements on social media.

20. Having a test postponed that you just studied hours for
WHY it exists: Things get in the way of other things in life and sometimes tests, meetings, plans etc. are postponed for various reasons.


Reflection:

This assignment was difficult for the most parts until I got into the right frame of mind. I actually felt myself get more and more annoyed as I continued writing this assignment. At first, I couldn't think of a lot of things that annoy me because they vary so much. I am annoyed by small things and big things and I couldn't put my finger on any of them. Then, I simply began to look around the room and focus on the items I saw. They triggered little annoyances that I realized I experience frequently. Overall, I am glad I am not constantly recognizing the things that bug me. I would be bugged a lot of the time if I paid as much attention to them as I had to for this assignment.