new years resolutions

1. let it go
2. make more things with my hands
3. read at least one book a month
4. chill OUT
5. drink less coffee
6. eat healthier (iron, protein, vegetables)
7. save money
8. clean up my dad's old darkroom and learn to use it
9. participate in some sort of extra-curricular activity, i.e. find a hobby!
10. take initiative instead of waiting for things to happen on their own
11. exercise 3-4 times a week and to make that a priority
12. be more ambitious in the kitchen
13. not be shy about experimenting with taking pictures of people
14. spend more time with cute nephews
15. be outgoing about asking coworkers to lunch and coffee
16. lose weight!!!
17. not be so jealous of friends
18. keep my apartment clean because it looks so nice and it makes me feel good!
19. try all the foods I had previously decided I didn't like for some reason with the mindset that I'll most likely love them
20. take deep breaths
21. read war and peace
22. find new ways to tell my family about itself
23. enjoy life more
24. really clean and organize my apartment throughout the year- one room a month and keep cycling them so that everything gets this "deep clean" every 3 months
25. stop drinking soda
26. swim more
27. start drinking lots of water
28. lessen my carbon footprint
29. take better care of my body - drink more water and watch how much junk I eat
30. make sure my relationship doesn't implode
31. set a weight that I feel comfortable with and to not pass it (add gym days and dieting if I get close, but just enjoy my weight the rest of the time).
32. watch more movies
33. floss daily
34. spend more time with friends, and less time on couch watching shit television
35. live within my means
36. buy nicer clothes for myself
37. drink less (except for water)
38. quit smoking
39. not get so annoyed so easily
40. put a little more time into my appearance this year. Put on a bit of make up in the morning or style my hair... just take the extra 5 minutes to make myself feel better all day.
41. get a haircut
42. laugh more
43. draw regularly
44. get fat ass to gym
45. eat less meat
46. make more of the right kind of friends and pull away from the harder friends
47. get new job
48. try all new foods available to me, and to try new food with the mindset that I'll most likely love it
49. look into grad schools
50. no more fried foods

list by: allie, ashley, becky, darcy, deirdre, emily, maggie and susan
photo by miss bliss

what you want for christmas

1. a bucket of diamonds
2. warm socks
3. electric guitar
tickets to see “stars on ice”
4. chandelier
5. great quality olive oil
6. this summer house
7. the peace of mind to know that although none of these things will be under the tree for me, i will be happy for the time, thought and effort that was put into the gifts i actually received
8. perfume
9. pajamas
10. new windows
11. a jade plant in a pot
12. a high quality underwater camera
13. a transmission for my car.
14. “what i learned from television” this american life commerative screenprint poster
15. tickets to somewhere warm
16. a ring
17. books
18. gift certificate to borders
19. movies
20. snowshoes
21. park planter (omg!)
22. someone to pay my student loans off (or just down)
23. ipod touch
24. interchangable work table
25. tj maxx gift card so that i can feel less guilty about shopping this year
26. typography doormat
27. the ability to sleep
28. aveda products
29. bocce set
30. lipstick
31. a trip to india for six weeks
32. a new baby in my life (but not my belly)
33. amazon gift cards
34. aretha franklin boxed set
35. nickelodeon gift certificates
36. frank gehry for tiffany’s torque bangle
37. a trip across all non-english speaking countries
38. converse high-tops
39. tiddly winks
40. the coat of my dreams: brown wool with a hood and beautiful collar
41. car repair and an oil change
42. a journal
43. turtleneck sweaters
44. the new american girl doll, although i doubt this will happen, considering i am 21 years of age.
45. massages
46. a baggage-free new year
47. everything on my LLBean wishlist
48. mixed salted nuts
49. headbands
50. manicures and pedicures
51. warm socks
52. my mom not to stress out
53. books
54. plasma tv
55. winter boots
56. cross country skis
57. new running shoes
58. a house on the cape for two weeks in the summer, and private jet to pick up all my friends and have them come hang out
59. free people cozy slim wrap (available at www.urbanoutfitters.com)
60. long underwear
61. red sox season tickets
62. really nice, soft, cozy, warm bedding
63. an alarm clock
64. gift certificates to whole foods and trader joe’s
65. gift certificate to target
66. amelie on dvd
67. anything that comes in a little blue box
68. a hug... or a few hugs
69. plane tickets to travel to far away places
70. the devil wears prada on dvd
71. to feel fabulous about myself
72. a twelve layer cake
73. starbucks coffee
74. a new acting gig
75. pots & pans
76. a west coast vacation seeing llama and billy, and then down to valley village to visit becky
77. ribbon candy
78. someone to vacuum my carpet for me!
79. digicam
80. an old flame to reappear in my life (a metaphorical old flame, not a literal one. this ain’t passover)
81. movie theater passes

list by: allie, amanda, darcy, gillian, katie, maggie, maura, rebecca, and susan
photo by maggie

gifts you'd give if money was no problem

1. a bakery, a house on the seashore, and lifelong health insurance (for my mother)
2. madame x (for my pop)
3. an aquarium (for jeff)
4. tons of plane tickets to portland (for everyone i know that does not live in portland)
5. record players (for people who dont have them)
6. 12 months of orchids delivered! (for my 85-year old grandmother who just retired from her full-time job as head cafeteria lady at madison high school madison, maine, where she worked for almost 50 years!!)
7. back surgery and a 1970 pontiac lemans convertible (for my father)a plane ticket home (for laura and courtney)
8. all of the onesies at ferdinand (for parker)
9. u2 memorabilia (for jeff)
10. a private jet (for ezra lizard so that she can always visit the transcontinental family she’s built)
11. building permits (for my contractor friends)
12. tiny tumbleweed houses (for my friends who would like to join me on my utopian community somewhere in an old apple orchard/near the ocean/in the mountains)
13. everything from the nova naturals catalog (for my sister as she gets ready for babies)
14. alaskan klee klei (for jeff)
15. tooth candy holder (for anguela)
16. rhythm (for joe)
17. a house (for us)
18. pay off student loans (all of my friends)
19. die electric wares (for the excessive in all of us)
20. the complete catalogs of important jazz musicians (for my brother)
21. tons of plane tickets (for me and everyone)
22. a house in malibu (for my parents)
22. a grill because all men should have a grill and i think he feels a little left out (for my honey)
23. gun vase (for kellyface)
24. a new couch that is better than the old couch (for chris)
25. new golf clubs (for dad)
26. plane tickets to exciting places (for my family)
27. a boat (for jeff and keith)
28. nice diamond jewelry (for mom)
29. maple syrup farm (for nicole)
30. my mom’s house and land and form a trust that makes enough money that they never have to worry about taxes or how to keep the house (for my mom and john)
31. a new job (for me, becky and kelly)
32. a really expensive nice pair of shoes (for mom)
33. season tickets to the hollywood bowl (for other-becky)
34. bass cab (for keith)
35. the latke who wouldn’t stop screaming by lemony snicket (for all the jewish people i know)
36. a nintendo hand held game thing because he is worried that he will go senile and they have a game that is supposed to build your memory (for my dad)
37. designer clothes (for my sister)
38. a dagguerotype collection (for erin)
39. a giant closet to put her things in, with maybe a few pairs of new shoes to go in it (for mandy)
40. heat (for the cold everywhere)
41. beatles memorabilia (for my sister)
42. the camera of his choice and a frame shop (for jon)
43. victoria “ghost” side chair (for jay who has impeccable taste)
44. an adorable doggie bed (for lola)
45. little diamond earrings because she’s a little jealous of mine (for my sister)
46. move llama and billy back east (for them and me)
47. coe and waito owl lamps (for my mom)
48. visa gift cards! (for everyone)
49. a trip to india to study yoga (for my sister)
50. money to charity and to buy clothes, etc (for shelters)
51. tiffany “legacy” drop diamond earrings (for my mother, to whom i would give the world if i could)
52. real estate (for me)
53. infinite ski lift tickets (for my family... those who ski, anyway)
54. seventy pounds of “sports gear” (for abby)
55. house add ons (for my parents)
56. a recording studio (for charlie)
57. an awesome lawn sport! (for my friends with lawns)
58. airplane (for max vgh)
59. a trip to camp cobbossee (for my grandpa)
60. avocado tree (for eric)
61. a new car (for my sister)
62. a house (for sara)
63. a trip across all non-english speaking countries (for me and keith)
64. the most amazing menorah ever (for all my jewish and fake jewish friends)
65. upgraded technology including ipods and such (for all my friends)
66. squirrel bank (for stef obviously)
67. something beautifully tacky made out of gold with a lot of conflict free gems on it just to make him both love (the look) and hate (the social aspect) it at the same time (for my brother who is a shameless materialist)
68. a puppy with a years worth of doggie day care (for maggie)
69. a personal buddha’s delight (for kathryn)
70. sno-cone makers (for everyone)
71. arctic expedition toy (for eamon and me)
72. good art for her beautiful condo (for darcy)
73. this summer house (for us)
74. a csa share (for kirsten and rick)
75. a whole bunch of wolferman’s english muffins (for my impossible brother-in-law who doesn’t consume carbs, and yet won’t be able to resist these incredible muffins)
76. the ability to sleep (for everyone with carey genes)
77. food (for the hungry everywhere)
78. an antique a black forest bear coatrack (for my stepdad)
79. land and homes (for everyone)
80. some decision making skills and romance without idealism (for who know who)
81. a room just for guitars with plenty of storage (for my dad)
82. hog island camp scholarship (for my brother’s family)
83. the leather couch of his dreams, with a matching chaise, recliner and coffee table (for josh)
84. alarm clock (for keith who is not a morning person)
85. enough for good food and clean water (for everyone in the world for the whole year)
86. something to be proud of (for my youngest brother)
87. prints of my friend dan’s photographs (for my dad)
88. a 6-week long trip to italy, staying in a villa in tuscany, visiting many other places, lots of great food and wine and olive oil etc (for my sister and her hubby and my sweetie and i)
89. a baby (for merry)
90. education (for everyone)
91. a trip to prince edward island (for erin)
92. educational financing (for offspring)
93. redecorate family/ living room, the one we never go in (for my parents)
100. this bag (for jess)
101. jellybeans for breakfast (for merry, hannah and their mom)
102. bikes (for everyone)
103. j. crew cashmere “schoolgirl” cardigan (for maggie)
104. good-paying jobs (for everyone)
105. magic stress relieving pills (for my other brother)
106. a new computer and a puppy (for me and heather)
107. a trip to europe because he’s never been there (for my brother)
108. world peace
109. a total kitchen makeover complete with awesome appliances and equipment, partly for her and partly because i know that i would eat really well (for my mom)
110. water (for the thirsty everywhere)
111. a condo in st. mathews (for mom)
112. gift certificates for infinite yarn, pet food and trips to hawaii (for ashley)
113. health care (for everyone)
114. millions of the crazy mice (for pants)
115. some really expensive out of print record (for ryan)
116. titantic bank (for my darling brother)
117. a house near cherokee park (for dad)
118. a life-sized man made of chocolate (for my roommate)
119. the most amazing bathtub ever (for my parents)
120. a hair and wardrobe makeover (for mom)
121. year round card stock (for maura)
122. my nephew a college education (for my nephew)
123. pay off all the bills and mortgages and stuff (for my parents)a loft in new york (for katie)
124. nose cups (for jacob)
125. scott conley guitars (one for me, one for my brother, one for jon)
126. tea mug that looks like a button (for my mom who loves both tea and crafts)
127. a digital slr (for each of the oatmeal girls)
128. a farm (for me and merry)
129. jeff gordon ultimate dream package (for my stepmom, my aunt, my cousin and me 'cause that would be SO MUCH FUN!)
130. student loan debt forgiveness to all my friends!!
131. red sox season tickets for four. (a little present for me and my girls!)
132. covering all expenses while she completes her degree, and getting her in (for my sister)
133. a bucket of diamonds (for me and all my friends)
134. a lifetime supply of veuve clicquot champagne (for all my friends)
135. a dinner with mike lowell and jacoby ellsbury (for maggie and maura)
136. house, money, a reliable car good health care... all the things to take care of her that will bring me peace of mind (for my mom)


list by: allie, alyson, amanda, ashley, other ashley, becky, deirdre, hannah, jamie, maggie, maura, pete, rebecca and susan
photo by maura

favorite foods

1. denny's french toast slam
2. lobster
3. applesauce
4. kashi go lean crunch
5. chocolate all by itself
6. pad thai
7. squash
8. thanksgiving dinner all smashed up together
9. sweet potatoes
10. saffron panna cotta
11. tomato, basil and mozzarella salad (aka caprese)
12. plantains
13. walnuts
14. scrambled eggs and cheese
15. pizza from flatbread
16. black and white cookies
17. cheese
18. really good chocolate (like the kind stephen buys for merry)
19. lactaid cottage cheese
20. tiramisu
21. creme brulee
22. canoli
23. navel oranges
24. nachos
25. raspberries
26. sandwiches generally
27. scallops wrapped in bacon
28. carrots
29. saag (any and all)
30. cheese enchiladas with mole sauce
31. pomegranates
32. pizza
33. capers
34. cereal
35. beans and rice
36. bbq bacon cheeseburgers
37. spinach
38. chocolate mixed with nearly anything
39. palak paneer
40. chocolate chip cookies
41. fruit: cherimoya, lychee, mango, papaya, clementines, all berries, watermelon... everything!
42. vegetarian burritos
43. carraway seeds
44. uni
45. almost every sandwich from artemisia
46. croissants
47. escargot
48. warm cornbread slathered with lots of melty butter and honey
49. pumpkin pie
50. mangoes
51. twizzlers
52. black beans
53. french fries with mayonnaise!
54. baked brie in a puff pastry crust
55. baked manicotti/ziti
56. chocolate cake
57. raisins
58. marzipan
59. veggie bacon
60. montreal bagels
61. toasted bread and butter
62. sliced tomatoes and mozzarella and basil and olive oil
63. lasagna
64. atomic fireballs
65. tortilla chips
66. carrot cake with orange-cream cheese frosting... the really good homemade kind
67. jello
68. grapes (literally i just tacked that on to feel healthier)
69. macaroni and cheese with garlic salt and peas
70. lobster roll, grilled cheese, onion rings and a mocha frappe (ideal fat boy's meal)
71. un-chicken/turkey salad sandwiches (premade)
72. hot dogs
73. avocados
74. peanut butter
75. anything with hot pepper
76. quiche (of all kinds, most especially when my roommate makes it with a nice buttery crust)
77. gnocchi
78. coconut curries
79. sour cream
80. flatbread's sweet potato pizza
81. strawberry-rhubarb jam
82. summer/spring rolls
83. rhubarb crisp with vanilla sauce
84. broccoli with garlic sauce
85. guacamole
86. grilled cheese w/tomato slices and tomato soup (mmmmm good!)
87. bread and olive oil
88. eclairs (and basically anything cream-filled)
89. pasta of any sort
90. apple pie
91. spicy red curry with seafood
92. honey crisp apples
93. water chesnuts
94. beef gravy
95. coleslaw
96. malai kofta
97. wheat thins
98. tomatoes
99. marshmallows (if you think this is a waste of a favorite food, you should try them again...it really isn't.)
100. dim sum
101. bread. any kind.
102. kielbasa
103. butternut squash soup
104. olives
105. roasted red peppers
106. holy heck. definitely braised short ribs with that parsley-lemon zest-horseradish remolata.
107. fried calamari
108. chex mix
109. pumpkin ravioli with butter-sage sauce
110. 158 bagels (salt with herbalizer)
111. rebecca's derby pie
112. egg and cheese sandwich on an english muffin
113. eggplant
114. chickpeas
115. un-turkey club sandwiches
116. these plum dumplings that my grandma makes, they're called grechiknedles or something
117. eggs
118. vegetarian sushi (especially the eggplant or sweet potato roll from Sakura in Providence)
119. fried (pork) dumplings from seng thai
120. tofu

list by: allie, alyson, amanda, ashley, darcy, deirdre, hannah, jess, lauren, leah, maggie and susan
photo by maggie

things to be thankful for

1. cookbooks
2. hot baths when i feel sick or run down
3. my unwavering sense of self, even if the world sometimes acts like it wants me to forget it
4. eclairs
5. being in america
6. newly shaved legs (they just feel nice)
7. the first snow
8. creamy coffee
9. the time i had to spend with my dad
10. cuddles
11. spring
12. nonfat frozen yogurt (this is a big one)
13. my senses
14. my health and your health too
15. the right to vote
16. being able to travel
17. my vocal training and ability
18. the u.s. postal service
19. family
20. running water
21. the fireplace on a cold night
22. not having to worry about getting blown up when i walk out the door
23. dark chocolate!
24. postcards
25. maple syrup... thank you sweet trees!
26. the east coast in the fall- the bright colors of the leaves
27. musicmusicmusic
28. my pets- they keep me happy and sane and make me laugh
29. love
30. being born in a first world country... it ain’t always perfect, but we’ve got a 31. lot to be thankful for
32. the ocean
33. ice cream
34. opportunity
35. you
36. books - its the only way i can fall asleep at night
37. my strong legs...they take me from point a to point b, allow me to run like the wind, spin like i invented the damn class, jump rope without tripping, dance the best i can...among other things that are probably not appropriate for a public forum such as this
38. growing up in the mountains
39. not having to have back surgery
40. feeling the sand between my toes
41. my doggies, and the fact my mother did not give the younger of the two back after a week, like she threatened to do (bella was a bit of a difficult pup).
42. post-its
43. clean water, green trees
44. my cousin becky
45. clean air and water
46. buttonwood syrah rose
47. only non-crippling allergies
48. learning
49. my brand-new apartment room and apartment-mates; i could not be happier
50. personal growth
51. the ability to let go of things that are no longer serving me
52. being indecisive because there are too many things to love
53. delicious food made by hand
54. one word: sofia
55. cuddles with pets
56. flip flops- the really worn in kind
57. top chef
58. friends who are awesome
59. TV on DVD
60. generosity
61. trees!!! how else would we breath?
62. the people at mac tech support who give you two free calls. i just used one.
63. loved ones
64. that feeling when the sun warms you
65. my ability to do anything i set out to do
66. the polaroid camera
67. self magazine. hell, magazines in general
68. a warm bed and a nice place to live
69. my voice teacher
70. chamomile
71. e-projects
72. excedrin
73. sutton
74. my best friends, emily and pat
75. a job, even though i don’t like it
76. him
77. honesty
78. the fact that there are no longer no-smoking sections in most resturants, since smoking is banned there to begin with
79. fuzzy slippers for when i get home from a day of wearing heels
80. alisal ranch
81. never having to be hungry
82. my new york city
83. mittens
84. my career and where it is going
85. a body that allows me freedom of movement
86. the gloaming
87. good fortune
88. lists
89. twilight- when the sun is pink and orange
90. every single day

list by: ashley, other ashley, becky, hannah, katie, maura and pete
photo by ashley

places you'd like to go (and why)

1. tonga (because we learned about it in 6th grade social studies)
2. cuba (for more coffee)
3. savannah, GA (midnight in the garden of good and evil, mansions)
4. taj mahal (because that place is big. seriously big)
5. atlanta (because I want to go to the aquarium and see the world's largest oil painting)
6. wales (because i read too many king arthur books)
7. the moon (because it's made of cheese)
8. india (because of the smell of spices; fabrics; temples; food; COLOR)
9. timbuktu (because it would be fun to say you’ve been there)
10. christ the redeemer statue, brazil (because jesus! that thing is big!)
11. the burgess shale fossil beds
12. china (great wall; food/spices; Buddhist temples; red/gold/communism; maybe I’ll see a phoenix)
13. all the u.s. national parks (because i love national parks)
14. petra, jordan (just google it. you’ll see.)
15. hawaii (to see volcanoes)
16. poland (because they're my people and i want to learn polish)
17. greece (because maybe I’ll develop a golden tan and a love for olives?)
18. colorado (colo-fucking-rado)
19. mont saint-michel (because i’ve spent a bunch of time in france but never made it to mont saint-michel)
20. russian (because it is the birthplace of my love)
21. victoria falls (waterfalls are awesome)
22. death valley (because it is an extreme)
23. the amazon rainforest (i went near here - the headwaters of the amazon - and already it was awesome. swimming with piranhas, making yucca bread, and avoiding the sink because a scorpion seems to have set up home there - what could be better?)
24. denali (because i was supposed to go there once but i got the flu really bad and had to stay in bed)
25. alberta and saskatchewan (because of the prairies)
26. a giant dance club (to dance)
27. prince edward island (because i didn't take enough pictures the one time i went there)
28. the north & south poles (again with the silly photo shoots, i’ve seen a photo of my friend’s grandfather standing on his head at the south pole (like he was holding up the world). if it can make an old man stand on his head, i need to go. plus - penguins and polar bears, oh my!)
29. new zealand (because it looks so beautiful)
30. fore street (because it is supposed to be the best)
31. cairo to see the pyramids (because it's the only wonder of the ancient world you can still see!)
32. soda springs, idaho (because of the oregon trail)
33. the great wall of china (it didn’t make the original 7 wonders, but i hear it is still pretty awesome)
34. vienna, austria (because that is where my family is from)spain (eating dinner at 11, siestas, paella, wine/sangria…)
35. prince edward island (because that's where anne of green gables lived)
36. bisbee, arizona (because even though i was just there, i didn't see it during the day)
37. fridgehednge (because thats amazing)
38. south of france (lavender, herbs de province)
39. alaska (because its wildness)
40. a haunted castle in ireland (ideally with central heating)
41. cuba (castro and organic farming)
42. the grand canyon (because it’s lame not to go to an amazing place in your own country)
43. nyc (because i have only been there twice and there is so much more to do)
44. scotland (for my family history and haggis)
45. redding, ca (to see the sundial bridge)
46. antartica (it is very far and very cold)
47. la (to visit jana once she is settled, because i have never been there either and it's la!)
48. anywhere i haven't been (because exploring sets my blood on fire)
49. drive cross country (because i’m amazed at how many born again christians there are in the rest of the us)
50. paris, especially with a love (because i love paris, and to be in love in paris must be amazing)
51. the prime meridian & the equator or both at once in a boat! (i spent 45 minutes trying to find a toilet on the equator, only to find out that it still spins. standing on geographical landmarks always leads to silly photo shoots)
52. monument valley, utah & arizona (because of john wayne)
53. ocean pizza in saco (because it's extremely good pizza, but who ever goes to saco?)
54. sweden (because kirsten was my favorite american girl)
55. stonehenge (the touristy part of this is supposed to be pretty lame, but still - how the hell did they build it? )
56. the science museum at harvard (to see the glass flowers exhibit)
57. uruguay (because of its amazing architecture)
58. the leaning tower of piza (because i want to take a photo from a distance looking like i’m holding it up)
59. san francisco (to visit anne and because the first time i went i didn't like it that much, and i want to give it another try)
60. the galapagos islands (i got to spend a week here in college, and i could spend another year there if i had the chance. every moment you see something amazing. swimming with penguins and sea lions, watching albatross take off, and laughing at the word boobie no matter how many times you hear it)
61. the whitney (to see the permanent calder exhibit)
62. austin, texas (because of south by southwest)
63. newfoundland (puffins!)
64. mt everest (let’s face it, i’m never really going to hike it, but still...)
65. new zealand (because i have heard from everyone i know that has been there that they never wanted to leave. and that it is the most beautiful place ever. i must go and see for myself. yes.)
66. greensboro, nc (to go to jan's diner)
67. the great barrier reef (because it's a snorkeler’s dream)
68. iceland (because of otherworldly landscapes)
69. louisville (to see my family and show jon around and go to my favorite restaurant)
70. mount fuji (are there really vending machines on top?)
71. switzerland (because it's nuetral, has lots of chocolate and reminds me of maria vontrapp)
72. italy, especially tuscany (because i need to experience food in the way that elizabeth gilbert did in eat, pray, love. also, i would really love to see olive and grape harvest, and see how
73. pompeii (as a roman history dork i feel like i’ve seen the place in so many text books, and in an awesome exhibit at the field museum in chicago that i’ve got to go to the real place)
74. south dakota (because of the badlands and laura ingalls wilder)
75. olive oil and wine are made. i hope that means i get to stomy grapes in bare feet - which has always been a romantic notion of mine ever since i saw that i love lucy episode!)
76. st. john, in february (to visit daisy and swim in the ocean and get a tan)
77. the cenote at xpu-ha, mexico (because it was my very favorite snorkeling experience even and i have always wanted to go back)
78. boston (to go shopping at h&m)
79. all of the natural wonders of the world (because they must all be amazing)
80. arabica (to get a latte with a heart)


list by: becky, darcy, hannah, kentucky, leah, lauren and maggie
photo by becky

pet peeves

1. people who are negative or pessimistic all the time
2. pompous people
3. silent treatment
4. whistling
5. men who ogle or whistle at women who walk down the street
6. when people argue for the sake of arguing
7. slow walkers who take up the whole sidewalk
8. people who are idiots
9. driving through red lights
10. people who will write something borderline mean, but then follow it up with a smiley face :)
11. when someone throws something in the trash when it could obviously be recycled and there's a recycling bin nearby
12. making me talk to your boyfriend who i have never actually met when i call you on the phone, saying something like, "oh here - talk to [---]"
13. certain mispronunciations such as saying nucular (noo-cue-lur) instead of nuclear (noo-clee-ur) and fustrated (fuss-tray-ted) instead of frustrated (frus-tray-ted) etc.
14. people who don't recycle
15. people who eat with their mouths open
16. people who don't vote and then complain about the results
17. when food tastes like stale refrigerator or freezer
18. shoe stores that don't carry size 11 (womens)
19. pretension
20. people that salt their food before they taste it
21. fundamentalists
22. chronic exaggeration
23 .credit card minimums
24. those people at work who you see everyday for a year, but who will still not even smile at you, let alone say hi
25. driving while text messaging
26. when shoe salespeople look at me like i'm a freak when i ask if they have "this in a size 11?"
27. the misuse of "myself"
28. people who act like jerks
29. people who have to stop and coo over every single dog/baby on the sidewalk
30. irregradless
31. people who only get in touch with you when they want something from you
32. smoking/leaving your car running at the GAS STATION PUMP
33. answering your cell phone and having a drawn out conversation with the person on 34. it when you're supposed to be hanging out with me and i'm sitting right next to you
35. having my feet hurt from shoes that are oh-so-cute (but too painful to keep)
36. saying things like "lol" out loud in real life without any sense of irony
37. people that say they don't like a certain food before they try it, and refuse to eat it
38. bad drivers
39. the use of redundant statements like ATM Machine or PIN Number
40. using metallic utensils on teflon cookware
41. using the word "gay" to mean "lame"
42. lack of responsibility/accountability
43. people who don't return phone calls
44. poor communication, followed by blaming others
45. judgmental people who make their judgmental-ness obvious
46. singing along with the music when you don't actually know the words and therefore just sort of mumble through them
47. being called a party pooper just because you don't want to do something
48. music or tv being not loud enough to hear completely yet not muted
49. people who don't wash their hands after using the bathroom
50. guilt trips
51. unsalted butter
52. slow drivers when I'm in a hurry
53. chronic lateness
54. pickled things that contain no vinegar
55. giant suvs
56. when people from the United States visit foreign countries and don't even attempt the language
57. indecision
58. grammatical errors, like mixing up your and you're, or their and there, or misplaced quotation marks/apostrophes
59. upspeaking at the end of every phrase
60. closed-mindedness
61. when people stand right in the doorway to smoke, and you have to walk through smoke curtains to get in
62. when people are negative or pessimistic all the time
63. when people wear so much perfume/cologne that it sticks around in elevators after they've left
64. native New Englanders that don't root for New England sports teams
65. conservatives, republicans and reactionaries
66. poor-quality chocolate...the kind that is like eating sweetened wax
67. when other drivers don't turn off their blinkers and i have to drive behind them, watching the light blink for no reason
68. when people don't try new things (foods especially), or not being able to try them myself
69. people who clear their throats in a particularly disgusting and nauseating way in public on a regular basis, like the lady who sits next to me at work
70. thinking that moving to los angeles will somehow make you a more interesting person than you were when you lived in minneapolis/des moines/woonsocket, when actually you will always be lame regardless of your location
71. when people refuse to even attempt creativity because of fear of failure (ie. singing, dancing, cooking, any form of art)
72. people who eat with their mouths only slightly open and therefore cannot believe you or apparently don't hear it themselves
73. people who play their music too loud in their cars - to the point that it makes your car vibrate and/or drowns out your music

list by: alyce, ashley, becky, deirdre, hannah, kentucky, maggie, and pete