People do whatever they can nowdays to be part of the crowd, even talk trash about the nicest people. Everyday of our lives we are surrounded by people gossiping, and it is annoying. They can't seem to say one nice thing about someone; everything is negative. Why are people like that? Why are we so critical of one another? It is the biggest pain to walk down the halls at school and hear people saying, well so and so did this. It makes me want to smack them, especially when I know who they're talking about and know that it's not true. I think one of the reasons is because people want to be "cool," and fit in and in order to do that they talk trash about someone that they know is not in on things. Doing things like that isn't nice in any way, shape, or form and all you are doing is hurting someone, but the thing is things like that can turn around all the time and next that someone could be you. If being popular and fitting in wasn't a big issue today then maybe the false rumors wouldn't either.

Why do so many people save their shopping to the last minute?

Every year on the night of Christmas Eve, it is impossible to drive by a store with an empty parking lot, (unless of course the store is closed, but that's beside the point.) It becomes a hassle to go anywhere because the roads are swamped. I did that one year and once was enough for me, so why do people continue to do it? The only thing I can come up with is they want to do it one day but they run out of time so they put it off for another day; but those days continue to build up, and pretty soon it's Christmas Eve, so they go. Think of how much nicer it would be on Christmas Eve if people wouldn't procrastinate. Unfortunately, people will continue to do last minute shopping and get in a huge hassle, but if they could just get it all done early they could avoid the hassle and be happy.

Why is it so hard to say no to someone?

Every day we constantly have people asking us to do things for them that the majority of the time we wish they would just do themselves. However, we always seem to consent to do the task anyway even though we wish that we could be doing something that we enjoy. The thing is, it's not just one assignment at a time; it's a variety of different people asking you to do different things. At some points it is so frusterating and you just want to say no to the next person who talks to you, but when you are asked to do something you accept the offer so happily. It is confusing and sometimes nothing but a huge joke in our lives. If we could acctually learn to say no once in a while, maybe just maybe, we can have the time to do something that we enjoy and not what someone else wants us to do.

Why do people make winning the only part of their lives?

Every time I get together with my cousins we always play some kind of a game. Whether it's inside playing Monopoly, or going outside and playing some sport. It's a perfectly harmless game until somebody decides that things aren't going their way and they quit. That's usually how it goes with one of my cousins, and frankly I think it is the most annoying thing ever. Every little time the rules are changed slightly he pouts and leaves the game because he knows he can't win at that point. So if people can be taught that winning isn't everything and that people are allowed to have fun, then life will be a whole lot more fun.

Everyday I see people smoking or doing some other drug and I wonder, what causes them to do it in the first place. Why do people continue to do things that they know are bad for them? From the time we are young our parents and teachers teach us the consequences of doing drugs. They can say that they didn't know it would cause such a huge problem, but there's no way they can deny knowing that there would be risks.

Almost everything I walk outside, I inhale smoke because my neighbors smoke. When I inhale the smoke, I can't help but wonder what happened to them in the past to make them start drugs. To me it almost seems like they don't even care, which is sad. There's nothing you can do to change their past choices, but you can help make a difference for people in the future. If people know more fully the conseqences of their actions, then just maybe we will see less and less people doing drugs.

Every day you walk around and hear people talking about how they need to lose weight so that they can fit into society. The crazy thing about that is, around thanksgiving time it's those same people who are so excited to eat. Why is it that all year people are so conscious about their weight and then, that one day a year they indulge in a meal that that will knock them off the scales? I can only come up with one reason. They do it because they're hungry and need to get some nutrients into their bodies. All year they think that they're helping their bodies by eating as little as they can to survive and then when all of that food is placed in front of them, they can't help but indulge. If people just stop trying to lose weight, and stay happy the way they are, then we won't have that problem any more.

From the time that we are born we give people a certain amount of time before we let them know that we've had enough, and it's usually not very long. Why is that? Why do we have such short attention spans? I think that the main reason is because of the society that we live in. We live where we want things fast and we want them done fast. If we don't get it in that amount of time we get frustrated. So like when you are sitting in class or somebody is going overtime in church it gets annoying because we can think of so many other things that we could be doing or would rather be doing. So if our world would slow down our attentions spans might increase.

Why are some people so addicted to their music?

Every time I walk down the hallways at school I see at least two or three people listening to their ipods or some other music device. Then it's the same story all over again in class. It's like a horrible addiction that they can't break away from. I honestly don't get how they do it though, I mean I would go crazy listening to the same songs over and over again even if I really liked them. Sure it keeps you entertained but it is nothing but an addiction and a distraction.

It is also a big problem while driving. I can't even begin to count the number of stories I've heard and people I've seen almost get into an accident because of the music being too loud. It is such a distraction to go by a car that has their music up full blast. I when I have the radio on, I never have the music up very loud because I know what a distraction it will be to myself as well as other drivers. If you ever get into an accident because you music was on too loud and it distracted you from paying attention to the road you'll pretty much never forgive yourself for doing that. And to think it could almost all be prevented by people if they could just take the time to turn down the volume.

Why is it that the government and many other people complain about the obesity rate in America but they don't do anything to stop it? It is the most annoying thing to listen to people complain about it every week if not every day. One thing people aren't really paying attention to that is also happening, as obesity rates go up so do the hours that kids and teenagers spend doing homework. Yes, shall I repeat that, students are spending way to much time doing homework instead of physical activity. What's more perfect than watching television and eating chips while doing homework? It's depressing, but it's what this world is coming to. So if we are going to put a stop to obestiy rates we need to stop giving so much homework.

Why is it that the government and many other people complain about the obesity rate in America but they don't do anything to stop it? It is the most annoying thing to listen to people complain about it every week if not every day. One thing people aren't really paying attention to that is also happening, as obesity rates go up so do the hours that kids and teenagers spend doing homework. Yes, shall I repeat that, students are spending way to much time doing homework instead of physical activity. What's more perfect than watching television and eating chips while doing homework? It's depressing, but it's what this world is coming to. So if we are going to put a stop to obestiy rates we need to stop giving so much homework.

Why are people always so insistent on knowing the time? It is so annoying when you are sitting there trying to do something and someone comes up and asks you what time it is and they could just easily look on the clock. Of course you have to be nice and give them an answer or they'll be "mad at you," but after you answer you tend to forget what it was that you were doing. Then you have the whole chain reaction of trying to remember but can't so you start to do something else and remember what it was you were doing at the start so you go back to that and leave the other thing undone. It would just be so much easier if people would all just carry clocks with them instead of asking you for the time.

Why is it that parents can never keep their own kids names straight? I must get called anything but my own name at least ten times a day, and it is annoying. The only logical reason that I can thing of is stress. People are way to pressured these days to do the best that they can as fast as they can. It drives them so crazy that they can't even come home from work and tell one kid from another. It's really sad but it's what this world is coming to. I bet before too long a lot of kids will have to wear name tags at home. Once the stress levels come down then kids can be free to go on with life without having to worry about forgetting their names.

This past weekend I went camping with some of my family in Heber. As we were cleaning, my little brother started laughing in an extremely obnoxious way. While I felt like strangling the kid my other cousins thought it was the cutest thing in the world. That made me start thinking, why do the things that annoy some people bring joy to the lives of others? I came up with two reasons.

The first is the fact that the other person isn't around it as often as you are so it just seems like a really cute and adorable thing. While it is causing you great grief and pain it is giving the other person their time of day. That just really seems unfair! It also just goes to show that the other person doesn't have to listen to the noise all day.

The second and last reason that I came up with is the person who thinks it's cute doesn't know the kid as well as you do. They just think it's a cute little game that the kid likes to play for fun; while you know that they're just trying to get attention. So the best thing you can do is just ignore it as best you can, and let the other person get to know the kid.

Day after day, week after week, we are surrounded by adults telling us what we can and can't do. And the pathetic thing is we listen to them every time they tell us something. Why in the world do we do that? What makes us so drawn to listen to them? Obviously we have the option not to listen to them, but there is something that makes us listen. The answer is obvious, but at the same time not really. The obvious answer is they have power over us and can punish us in any way they please. The thing that's so interesting is we could get up and leave our homes pretty much anytime we want to. Why is it that we stay? The answer to this question is unknown and very interesting. Until it is figured out, we will continue to be bossed around by adults.

Earlier today when I was at work I noticed that even though the people had already called ahead so they could just come on in to pick up their pizzas they weren't exactly sure what they had ordered. I personally found that to be really annoying. They didn't even take the time to remember or (find out in some cases) what the order was that they were picking up. It isn't that bad when we aren't busy but when we are and the customer has to call to make sure we have the order right, I want to scream! It is such a waste of time if they don't already know what they are getting. Why in the world can't they just take a few minutes of both of our time to figure it out so that we can stay on top of things?

Every day at school I sit in the lunch room with my home lunch and watch everybody wait in a huge long line for their own lunch. Those people sit there and complain that they don't like the lunches that the school makes. This really hurts my brain because if they hated the food as bad as they say then they would have found a solution to the problem, right. Obviously not. I feel kind of sorry for them but not too sorry because like I already said, if they hated it as bad as they say they do, then they would either make their own lunch or bring money to go out to eat. It's as simple as that.

I wonder why in the world some people get so paranoid over a little comment? Last year my friends and I were in the library during lunch and one of the girls got up and left; not a big deal right? Wrong! She left her backpack just sitting there next to me and I was getting really creeped out and then one of the other girls at the table suggested that maybe there was a tape recorder in the backpack. At this point we were all getting kind of paranoid, even though we knew that there wasn't one in there. How dumb can we get! It was more the thought of knowing that maybe one day she would just randomly slip one in to eavesdrop on what we were saying while she was gone. Anyway since that conversation I've made sure that the backpack stays far away from me. All of that happened from just one simple little comment.

Have you ever noticed that day after day we are surrounded by many things that we take for granted and in some cases we think we've had too much of it and wish it would go away? For example, the rain. The whole time we were in the drought we wanted rain so that we could have enough water to use. For five or more years we were living in this condition and only wanted out. Then one winter we start getting a huge snowpack early and it continues to snow throughout the winter. People seemed really happy until about mid-January; then people wanted the cold weather to be gone. In the spring it snowed a little bit, but mostly it just rained. No one seemed to mind that in fact, everyone was happy and excited at the start, but by the end of April people were sick and tired of water. Go Figure! Everybody wants something and when they get it they decide that they've had too much and don't want it anymore. People like this hurt my brain, they should just be happy.