1: Men who wear gloves when the temperature is above 45 degrees. Give me a BREAK.

2: Why, no, the fax machine does not automatically replenish itself with paper. I put paper in there, regularly. Howewer, this is a task that can be done by ANYONE. But apparently no one else has thought about this. Because whenever I stop, or forget to, or am out of the office for a day, I return to find an empty fax machine. “Why aren’t any faxes coming in?” they ask me, perplexed. Same goes for the printer, folks.

3: Actually, I’m going to be getting off at the next stop too. That’s why I’m STANDING IN FRONT OF THE DOOR. So don’t crowd me. Or try to get past me. Trust me, I’m going to be getting off this bus/train faster than you could anyway.

4: People who hold the notion that any movie in black & white is automatically boring, and/or antiquated, and/or has no relevancy to our lives today.

5: Why didn’t I get any mail today? Whay hasn’t anyone emailed me? Why isn’t my book selling? Will anyone show up at the reading? What happens if I finish my new novel and nothing happens to it? What if, when it comes down to it, I’m just mediocre?