The Art of Decoding

Anyone want to know what should churn their nerves?  People who try to let the world know what their problems and issues are via their Facebook status.  Nothing is currently more itching and aggravating than logging on to Facebook only to read about the problems and hardships of others.  Keep the anger and sympathy cravings inside please.  It is pathetic to know that the actual effort was put in to take the time and think about what could be written to gain the sympathy of others through an online program.  

Just last week a storm of arguments arose as a result of a girl being tagged as a certain stereo type and that girl actually commenting on her own tag in an immature fashion.  That did not fly well with some people and a little dispute rose out of the brush between several girls which turned into something way bigger than what it should have been.  Point is that if a certain emotion or feeling cannot simply be held in and the urge to express it comes about, find another way to vent other than childishly attempt to gain attention through facebook statuses, even if being funny was the main goal.  

There should not be enough time in someone's day to look at other people's statuses and actually care, and if they do it's pathetic.  If people really and truly were concerned about what certain other people were doing or how they felt every single day then they would pick up a phone and call.  The reality is that statuses are just a cry for attention.  Get over it people! Thank you.   

Aggravating Albany

Three things that should churn people’s nerves in Albany, Georgia are the “Shoes That Fit” commercial, vending machines that refuse to cooperate, and the little train that operates around the mall while tooting its horn loudly at innocent bystanders. First, consider the commercial. Consider how many times this commercial is viewed in any given week, and then think about the very first time this commercial was played. It has been on and off the air going on three years now. It is time to pull an “Obama” and strive for change. The little girls’ voices are obviously scripted, and the sympathy factor is definitely played a little too far. Jeff Tanner, Deerfield Windsor’s own athletic trainer, claims that he is also a victim of this horrid commercial. In his own words, he feels “like killing somebody” when a hint of this commercial is mentioned. Maybe this drastic overreaction would not be necessary if only the commercial was not played so often. The voice-overs and poor filming only instigates negative viewer feedback instead of the intended sympathy method. Mediacom just needs to make a new commercial! A better one at least.
Next are vending machines. The oh so loved, mid-day snack or drink is always a must for most people. People just want to eat. People just want to quench their thirst. There is nothing wrong with that, except when the machine that is supposed to simply provide the goodies is not functioning properly. Nothing can ruin the moment more often than these inconsiderate, good-for-almost nothing, thieving rip-offs. “It always happens, especially when you really want something to eat or drink. I hate it,” says an innocent mall vending machine victim, BJ Patel. He says he gets ripped-off “five times out of ten at least.” It would be nice to know how much of the students’ money has been taken at Deerfield-Windsor alone. Vending machines…please just work.
Finally, the train. This little aggravating kiddies’ ride in the Albany Mall drives most people insane. Its multi-colored body frame and evil, conniving conductor do not care about anything or anyone else in the mall but themselves. BJ Patel claims that he “doesn’t like it that much. The ride seems short and unnecessary.” Well, most people will agree with BJ, the ride is very short and serves no logical purpose. The train toots its obnoxious horn at innocent people just trying to enjoy their day even when they are not close to being in the way. It’s unnecessary.

Just Get It Right!

Anyone want to know what should churn their nerves?  When a fast food restaurant, or any restaurant at that, completely messes up an order after a specific order is strategically placed to satisfy exactly what the customer wants.  All places do it.  However, maybe some more than others. 

If someone who works at a place that vends food, please take notice of what is about to be said and listen closely.  Customers order food the way that they want it, not the way you feel like preparing it.  It is understood that honest mistakes are meant to be made, but not after the order is repeated back and acknowledged as a personal request.  Money is valuable in today's economy.  The cost of living is not necessarily what it used to be.  Food is a necessity.  People pay good money to satisfy their taste buds.  Do not mess with people's hunger!  It is also understood that picky eaters can be fairly annoying also.  However, it is not the vendor's responsibility or right to judge the way another person wants his or her food.  Employees are being paid to satisfy the customer.  The employer loves it when the employee produces good results.  It makes business good.  However, employers HATE it when customer complaints and strife arouses because of the employees wrong doing.  Just be careful and take the time needed to get the order right and everyone will be happy! Thank You!

GO TO SLEEP!

Anyone want to know what should churn their nerves?  When an individual is trying so desperately to go to sleep and another individual in the room just will not stop talking.  The circumstances have to be right most of the time for certain people in order for them to go to sleep, and if those circumstances are not present, it may be a little harder to fall into that desired state of unconsciousness.  "Most people try to bite their tongue and hope that their friend shuts up eventually," says Angie Stern in her blog entitled Get Rid Of Your Annoying Friends.  A lot of times it is the fair nature and sincerity inside of people that are scared to simply the other talkative person in the room to hush, and that is understandable.  However, sometimes it seems as if that other person may be continuously talking on purpose only to get on someone's nerves.  Those people need to grow up.  The value of sleep nowadays is a lot more than what it used to be.  More and more things are going on in people's lives in this day and age and energy is crucial.  

  

This is a prime example.  If someone spends the night, let them go to sleep when it is time to go to sleep people!  Thank you!

Love Versus Infatuation

Does anyone want to know what should churn their nerves? Relationships that confuse love with infatuation. The difference between the two is indefinitely far apart. According to psychcentral.com, Love is what brings out the best in individuals. Researchers say that love involves a flexible relationship which can adjust to the changes life may induce. Love should contain the sharing of emotions and symbolic feelings towards another person. In public, public display of affection is tolerable if the relationship seems legit, and the PDA is limited to a certain extent. Otherwise, the couple should be viewed as pitiful, fake, ridiculous, and in other words, infatuated.

Infatuation is quite different. The idea of love is fake and discreetly overlapped when dealing with infatuation. People who are infatuated with one another usually tend to try and spend every moment they can with the other person. Time spent together is usually a good indicator as to whether or not the relationship involves love or infatuation. The excessive and irrelevant use of the "L" word is also a good way to spot infatuation. To innocent bystanders of infatuated lovers, these actions can be quite aggravating. Everyone in the world can see that the relationship will shortly end, but for some reason, the two "infatuatees" are unable to. Most people can see that the relationship only exists for the obvious reasons of physical benefits.

Mock...yeah!

You know what doesn't really churn my nerves, but makes me laugh? Someone who just will not shut up on a long car ride. Man, who knew these people could produce so many words and sounds for such a long period of time, and not even feel fatigued. I really am intrigued by it, except when I am the victim.

I am a fairly patient and calm-natured guy, but I have a tolerance meter which can be tested. With exception of the driver, I believe car rides over three hours were invented for sleeping. I agree that good, hard conversation in the beginning of the trip makes for peace and quiet toward the end of the trip. Excessive talking and singing can produce gruelling headaches or migraines. I just don't understand how people who talk excessively don't notice the expression on the other person's face, especially when that person is trying to make it obvious that he or she is annoyed. What does a guy have to do to establish a state of calmity in the car? Certainly the "quiet game" will not work but once, but what else? Most people would like to avoid the awkwardness after a "can we just talk a little less?" assertion. Well here's a tip for those people. PLAY MUSIC a little louder than normal, just loud enough to where it is an inconvenience to converse. With problems come solutions, and I just introduced you to my solution to your problem. You're welcome people.

Why Whisper?

You know what really churns my nerves? When you try to whisper and tell someone a secret in the middle of a respectable crowd and they respond with "Huh?!" or "What?!" in a generally loud volume so that everyone's attention in the room is now caught and drawn toward our supposed-to-be secret conversation. To my understanding, the purpose of whispering is to reveal a semi-important, or humorous, piece of information DISCREETLY to another individual. This situation has definitely occurred with me way more than it should. However, I do admit that I am partially responsible for these happenings. Where my mistake is made is when I assume that other people automatically know the meaning of the oh so useful whisper, but obviously not. My assumptions have led to some embarrassing moments along with some minor scoldings in terms of the everyday classroom. If the "responder" is just going to blurt out a loud, unnecessary question as a response, what is the point of trying to whisper? I just do not understand the thinking process of certain people when they are whispered to. "Oh hey, why is he talking so softly in this completely quiet room? Is he scared to speak up? Is he really that self-conscious? Here, I know how to break him out of his shell...HUH...WHAT?!" It's ridiculous! So people, here's the definition for whisper. Click on the link and I want to stress the word PRIVATELY in the definition. Thank you!