Okay, so Misti tagged me with this “five pet peeves” meme, so I’m going to do it. ;)

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1) People who spell “lose” as “loose” (really, people; you lose your loose change, not the other way around), who substitute “your” and “you’re”, and that sort of thing. It makes me wonder if the educational system in the US has any value anymore…and I’m talking about those who’ve completed their educations misspelling those words! Adults! You’d think that, by the time one is an adult, they’d know the difference between “lose” and “loose”, not to mention “your” and “you’re”, etc.

2) Billy Mays. If you’ve watched virtually any commercial television, you probably know what I’m talking about in regards to this fella. Even though there’s a microphone either clipped on to his shirt, or it’s elsewhere in the room where the commercial in question is being filmed, 99.9% of the time, HE HAS THIS NEED TO YELL THE SCRIPT! House voice, my good man! House voice. You’re wearing a mic; you don’t need to scream. (Of course, this doesn’t mean you can mumble, either; but I digress.)

3) The need to package memory cards and various other odds and ends in so much plastic that it’s hard for your average Joe or Jane to open it once s/he buys the item and brings it home. Someone could hurt themselves trying to open that packaging, you know? Good lawd.

4) The existence of televised talent competitions–mainly any and all incarnations of Idol, and others that have involved singing as a primary focus (for lack of a better word). See this blog entry of mine from last year for a better explanation.

5) I can’t think of another one.

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I tag no one. If you want to do the meme, go for it. ;)