Sofia's Bug List

I'm not typically put in situations where ranting about pet peeves and listing off 20 things that bug me is welcomed/appropriate, so this is a new one for me... But here we go... Under each "bug" is my best stab at the bug's root cause. Enjoy.  

*Disclaimer: these are pet peeves and therefore are things that I clearly feel strong enough to vent about, so I will speak very candidly. Hopefully no one takes offense, and instead will sympathize and share with me the anguish that I felt while writing these. Enjoy.*

1. I came from Madrid & then moved to Gainesville; two of THE worst places for finding street parking- (an old man tried to fight me over a parking spot one time)*
• There is no way to know where free parking spaces are located
2. I hate drips on the outside of my coffee cups/Coffee doesn't stay warm enough long enough
• sloppy pours, and science
3. Paying for college textbooks- especially those that get used for a single week and then are used as paperweights
• Capitalistic institutionalization in America 
4. Searching for things in my purse is impossible and/or dangerous for myself & those around me
• Me. I'm the problem. And also the fact that purses are just really hard to organize
5. Airplane seats are made for fetus-sized people (& why even put a "recliner" function on the chair if it's gonna do it half-assed?!)
• Airlines trying to maximize passenger capacity while minimizing space available for passengers (totally intentional)
6. When my socks bunch up in my shoes & shoe debris 
• The material in socks begins to stretch and sag as you wear them to become more like foot sacks than foot socks
7. Peanut butter... anything peanut butter... the worst is people eating peanut butter around me.. is this even relevant??... I guess people eating smelly food in public places
• Again, I admit. I am the problem. And so are those people who think it's appropriate to eat a double whopper on an airplane.
8. Hair ties and rubber bands that break and turn into dangerous projectiles (I'm just trying to get the mane out of my face)
• Elastic bands wear out after a while and become weak, waiting to snap in the most populated place at the most unexpected moment 
9. Leaving dirty dishes in the sink- that shit smells  
• Dirty roommates and occasionally the absence of convenient dishwashing technology
10. HAIRBALLS IN THE SHOWER- brother has named them Tasmanian Devils* 
• Girls shed. A lot. And in the shower, we don't have a place to put the hairballs that we produce. Really gross, but only kind of our fault. 
11. Saying hello and being ignored & other weird people habits like passive aggressiveness, saying "nevermind" after they've got your attention, and forgetting to put the BBQ sauce in your bag at the drive thru.. 
• Bad human habits & forgetfulness
12. When you've tugged the belt loops on your jeans so many times to maintain control & position of your pants that they give up & snap off #NetflixDiet
• The material of belt loops is not meant to be tugged on & is not made to withstand as much tension-maybe we should have thicker belt loops or I should start being more careful with the way I situate my jeans 
13. When you go to start your car & your battery is dead 
• Inactivity of the battery or draining the battery by leaving lights, etc. on while the car is off
14. Water all over the floor when you get out of the shower/stepping in puddles in socks*
• It takes a while for water to evaporate if it is not absorbed by a towel or your poor, unsuspecting socks
15. Racism/Racial confusion/sexism/ignorance/other racy racist things
• Lack of access to proper education and role models during the formative years (this can sometimes happen as a result of life spent under a rock, or in a cave) 
16. Being cut off while driving
• People who have not been informed that they do indeed have functioning turn signal lights on their vehicles
17. Screaming/out of control children in public places.. I'm pretty sure they have leashes for that?
• Weary parents in public places- we get it, it's not always your fault. Just most of the time. 
18. When the sole of your favorite shoes comes loose.. just hang on a couple more weeks, bae. Payday will come soon enough
• Glue or stitching that wears out in the bottom of the shoes
19. When people finish food but leave the box deceptively intact to make you think that there is still food there. There is no way that was an accident.
• Some people's unhealthy need of social unrest & creation of social dystopia- this is one of the quickest ways to ruin a relationship, people
20. Blisters & pimples. Entirely unnecessary. 
• Stress, makeup, heels, need for exfoliation, & McDonalds

Now that my list is done, I can definitely say that starting this task was not easy. I admit, I had to "phone a friend" for some inspiration on some of these things at first because I do not usually spend much time reflecting daily on things that bother me. I like to consider myself a fairly positive person (sarcastic, definitely, but generally easy going), so I see this task being difficult for me as more of a good sign. It wasn't until I started talking to my brother that I realized that I do indeed have quite the list of "bugs".

One thing that I realized, though, was that the reason this task was so difficult was because these bugs are day to day things that we learn to live around because that is what it takes to be successful in society. I see the point in this exercise though, because what makes a person an entrepreneur is his/her ability to find solutions to existing problems. Rather than attempting to recreate the wheel, they find ways to make the wheel move more efficiently.

Although a large portion of my list is fairly sarcastic, I see a couple of diamonds in the rough that could turn into brilliant business ideas... I'm looking forward to seeing what the next step is!