Life of a Blogger is a weekly meme hosted by the bookish blog Novel Heartbeat. The meme is a way for bloggers to talk about non-bookish topics and get to know one another!
Last week’s theme was 101 things I love. This week it’s 101 things I hate, but I try not to be that extreme with things, so I’m going to go with 101 things I seriously dislike. 🙂
Like last week, I’m just going to list them in the order they come to me, so they haven’t been prioritized or anything.
- When People Capitalize Every Letter In A Sentence
- People who have to one-up you
- Standard, generic rejection letters
- People who are rude for no reason
- Hot weather (I mean, like excessively hot. I live in MS. It’s too hot here)
- Racism
- Cherry flavored things
- Oranges
- Mayo
- Tomatoes
- Coconut
- HAMBURGERS/ground beef (I haven’t had a hamburger in approximately 7 years)
- Being a picky eater
- Hot tea (I’m a coffee drinker. My British friends are going to disown me)
- Not having a job
- Not being able to fly back to Scotland whenever I want
- Not being able to buy all of the books I want
- Applying for jobs
- Broken spines on books
- Dogeared pages in books
- The smell of cigarettes
- The smell of freshly cut grass
- Slow drivers
- Idiotic drivers
- People who get right on your bumper when you’re already over the speed limit
- Reality TV
- Being sick
- People who make plans and wait until the last minute to cancel
- Country music
- Buffering YouTube videos
- Sonic commercials (they are SO stupid)
- Bees/wasps/buzzing bugs
- Backseat drivers
- Scary movies based on true events
- When people are late
- When people use your when they meant you’re (also its/it’s and all those others)
- Bad grammar
- Bad punctuation
- Bad spelling
- Finding any/all of the previous three in a PUBLISHED book
- Waiting
- Texting to figure out a plan
- Constantly being interrupted while I’m reading (it’s obvious I don’t want to talk to you)
- Chapped lips
- When my nail polish chips
- Dr. Pepper
- Pepsi
- Mountain Dew
- Organic foods being so expensive
- Mumblers
- Finding hair in the drain
- Finding hair on my stuff (it’s obviously not mine)
- Finding hair in my food (DEFINITELY NOT MINE! EWW!)
- Finding hair on me (I think I got pretty lucky. Haha)
- Hairy chests
- Mannequins
- MANNEQUINS (purposely included them twice; I hate them that much. Especially the Old Navy ones)
- The Snuggy bear (that thing will eat you in your sleep)
- Dolls that come to life in movies
- Ignorance
- Second guessing myself
- Being scared to do something
- TV shows that promote idiotic behavior (16 and Pregnant, that stupid Mac Miller show, etc.)
- Cold showers
- Cheaters (in any area of life)
- Leggings as pants
- Wine
- Cold feet
- Feet
- Drunk drivers
- Waiting for Sherlock to come back
- People telling me they don’t read/don’t like to read (what do you do with your life?!)
- People who don’t have any books in their house (again, what do you do with your life?!)
- Tweets/Facebook posts/Instagram posts/etc. that just ask for likes or RTs
- The fact that no bands come near me for shows (I have to drive several hours for most shows)
- The fact that I live in MS
- Failing
- Feeling like I’ve failed
- Depression
- Knowing what I’m feeling is silly and not being able to change it
- Not being able to get a new tattoo
- Taylor Swift
- Coldplay
- Allergies
- Pollen
- Pretentious people
- WET SOCKS
- The “YOLO” mindset
- The hipster mindset (I don’t necessarily have a problem with hipsters, just the way they get all upset when bands they supposedly like start getting recognition. You know what I mean?)
- Not being able to read all the books I want to read RIGHT NOW
- Whiny children
- The Miami Heat
- LeBron James
- Arrogance
- Inconsiderate people
- When people can’t put things back where they got them
- Tyler Perry movies
- Rape culture
- “Bald people are ugly/manly” jokes in movies/TV shows
- The fact I hold all my stress in the middle of my back
- Stress/anxiety
Geez! This was really hard, but it was pretty fun, too! It felt like letting something off my chest. What are some things that just get on your LAST. NERVE?
Caught Read Handed 
Well if you’re ever in the Nashville area, please let me know!!! (I’m trying to make Lacy move here too)
🙂 Will do!
Oh, and LeBron James. You and my husband would be best friends over this.
He’s the WORST. Cannot stand him!
“Basketball’s a TEAM sport!” – I get to hear this all the time. My father-in-law’s a retired high school basketball coach, so we’re a little sentimental about these things.
YES! EXACTLY. He’s so arrogant and selfish. I think I’d get along with your husband and his family. Haha.
Texting to figure out a plan! It’s the worst! But I love the smell of fresh cut grass.
I hate texting to figure out a plan. What would take a minute over the phone takes way too long in text.
I can’t stand it. I think it probably has something to do with being allergic to pretty much everything outside. Lol.
The Old Navy mannequins have freaked me out since I was a kid. *shudders*
RIGHT?! Finally someone who understands! They are SO creepy. I can’t even look at them when I go to the store. I also hate the commercials because they talk. UGH.
Stress/Anxiety I hate as well, they make you feel just rotten.
Hope you’re not too stressed this week. Have a good one. Here’s my post.
Sharon
Aw. Thanks. I’ve been having a good week. I hope the same for you!
Thanks for checking out my list. Going to check yours out now. 🙂
Nice list! But how can you dislike Pepsi? I do not think I’m even able to live without it. Well, I think that’s the beauty of those lists: seeing the difference from person to person. :))
I just don’t like the taste. I don’t know. I don’t really like any dark sodas (Pepsi, Coke, Dr. Pepper), except root beer. But that’s true! These lists are a great way to see what other people like that you don’t.
Thanks for checking out my list!
Oooh, Taylor Swift and YOLO – totally forgot about those!
Haha. Glad to know I’m not the only one who can’t stand those things.
Thanks for checking out my list!
#71 – OMG, yes!
Also, #56 & 57 – because of the Autons?
Telemarketers bug the crap out of me. I know it’s their job, so I try to be polite, but seriously – no means NO! Maybe I need to use the line I use with my kids: I said no, and I mean NO, and I don’t want to hear any more about it. I guess that sounds mean, but it does help with #91. 🙂
Haha. Yay! Another Sherlock fan! And Whovian! 🙂 I actually hated mannequins before the Autons and before I was a Whovian. I was convinced to start watching DW during 10’s reign, but I started with 9. NONE of my Whovian friends warned me about the Autons even though they knew I hated mannequins. Wasn’t that nice of them?
Haha. I definitely understand not liking telemarketers. I have a lot of patience for them for some reason, but I might use that line next time!
I’ve been a Sherlock Holmes fan for at least 20 years. When Sherlock premiered, I was skeptical, but it is SO good!
My first episode of Doctor Who was The Wedding of River Song (you can imagine my confusion!), but then we went back to 9 and marathoned on Netflix. 🙂 I’m glad the Autons didn’t turn you off of the show!
Yeah, I’ve been a Sherlock Holmes fan since I was a kid. I wasn’t sure at first either but I adore that show. I think they did such a good job modernizing it and the actors are brilliant.
Haha. That would have been sooo confusing to start with The Wedding of River Song. Glad you went back and watched the rest. I went and watched ALL of the old episodes too. I’m a huge Whovian. 🙂
Yeah, it was actually Martin Freeman as Watson that convinced me to give it a go. He seemed so perfect for the role! Have you been watching him in Fargo on FX?
My whole family are Whovians now! My kids even have Doctor Who pajamas that my mother brought back from a trip to England. 🙂
I LOVE Martin Freeman. Oh, man. So much. He’s amazing. I haven’t actually watched Fargo, but I’ve been meaning to. It should be On Demand, so I’ll have to check it out. Is it good?
Yay! I’ve tried to get my family to watch it. My brother isn’t much of a sci-fi fan, so he won’t like it, but my parents have watched a couple of episodes and liked it. They just don’t have time to watch more. I’ve got several friends into it though! 🙂
It’s VERY good! The entire cast is stellar.
My husband and both kids love it! Plus, my brother-in-law is from Ireland, so he grew up with it, and he and my sister are big fans. They are expecting their first child in October, and I gave them a TARDIS onesie for the baby. 🙂
SO CUTE!
I have a lot of DW stuff: several coffee mugs (including a TARDIS one), a few shirts (including one I bought in Scotland), a strand of TARDIS lights, and probably more, but I can’t think of it.
I love your list! I live in Seattle…there are a lot of hipsters. I feel your pain. Thanks for stopping by!!