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Useless irritations

It's actually quite bad, the effect that useless irritations have on my mood. At the editorial office, they at least know very well that if I come across as slightly irritated in the morning, there can be three explanations for that: 1. I just had to bike through the rain, 2. someone didn't clean the milk frother properly, which means I have to clean that thing first before I can make myself a cup of coffee, or 3. Hollywood hasn't been sleazy enough and my Daily Shot of Sleaze isn't juicy enough (more of this please).

Anyway, because we always have something to complain about , here are a few more useless irritations that can completely ruin your day.

  • I always have music on when I'm on the go. And now I'm mainly talking about the moments when I have to bike somewhere. But biking and fiddling with my phone at the same time doesn't work for me; it goes completely wrong. So what happens? A song comes on Spotify that I'm not in the mood for, but why can't I forward to other songs with those damn Apple earbuds? I FIND THAT IRRITATING.
  • There's one thing I always forget when I stay overnight in a hotel and that's conditioner. And let that be the one thing that's never to be found in hotel bathrooms. Great, another tangled mess on my head.
  • When people leave cabinet doors open. But why, why is this so difficult? Just close those things. The same goes for people who don't close front doors. Grr.
  • It's an eternal struggle: how do you hang the toilet paper. But if you don't want to irritate me? Make sure the paper rolls from top to bottom towards you and not from behind. Thanks.
  • Irritation for drivers: just not being able to get home on the tank.
  • Always standing in the wrong line at the Appie. That happens at least once a week. And by the way, dear Appie on Kinkerstraat in Amsterdam, can you do something about all those promo people who are always standing in front of your door? I'm approached weekly by the same people and I'm kind of done with it now. Please and thank you.
  • And finally: when you're at the gym with headphones on while working out and people start talking to you. Why?

You know what my solution is for these useless irritations? Put on ‘Piano Man’. There's nothing Billy Joel can't fix.

p.s. I just got a message from a friend that I apparently need to double-click on my iPhone earbuds. Thanks Nina, nice to have friends in the tech world. One irritation solved.