Here are a few of mine:
– shaving my legs, then getting goosebumps right after
– shaving my legs, and realizing I missed a spot
– the paper-thin toilet paper in public restrooms that rips when you try to pull some off
– putting on make up and drying my hair (who has time for that?)
– lawn mowers
– loud motorcycles
– sweating when I don’t want to sweat
– when my husband slurps his drinks (he’s getting much better at this)
– slow internet
– gum/food smackers
Do you give your characters’ pet peeves? Is there a reason behind them?
Question to Ponder: What are your pet peeves?
quiet motorcycles are the bomb though
Ooo, Tab – that's a good one. I'm not a fan of advice-givers when the advice isn't asked for.
Funny, Beth. Great characterization. 🙂
Jen, one time, this car in front of me had the base on SO loud that it literally hurt my ears. It was the weirdest ear-sensation ever. I just NEEDED to get away from this car ASAP. I mean, it was wigging me out and we were at a red light. It should have been illegal how loud this was. Maybe it was illegal… And school is going well. I think by next week I'll be in a nice routine (or at least I hope)
Jill, I am so with you on the trash AND the spider (although that's much less of a pet peeve and more of a huge phobia for me)
Galen – I come from a family of tailgaters and it drives me nuts too. Not so much when people tailgate me, but when I'm in the passenger seat and the driver is tailgating. I get very jumpy.
Ralene – my hubby is very much the same. He's not a fan of bad drivers. 🙂
P.S. Oh, yeah. The trouble with slurping your drink is….? Grin.
Hmmm…my pet peeves?
Bad drivers
Overflowing trash can (or sink when it is hubby's turn to do the dishes)
Slow internet is def a big one, though lately, worse than that we've been dealing with flakey connection. Ack!
Did I mention bad drivers?
Great list, Katie, and many more very funny and on-target ones in the comments section, too. I don't have too many. Cell phone users are at the top of the list, tailgaters, people who do not do what they say, Anything that breaks five minutes after you buy it.
Best Regards, Galen
Imagineering Fiction Blog
Well, Katie, I think you know I have severe issues with gum chewing, snapping, and smacking. And yes, I have many, many other pet peeves, which doesn't speak well of me!
Here are a few:
-Overflowing trash that no one, except ME, is capable of taking out.
-Kitty litter that no one, except ME, is capable of cleaning.
-A spider in the shower who thinks he owns it. And you know, he does. He owns it because I'm not stepping foot in the shower while he's there.
-Plucking eyebrows. I mean, how can you possibly get every little one? And don't get me started on waxing–let's just say skin removal isn't fun.
I could go on and on, but I won't. Hope your back-to-school routine goes well and here's crossing my fingers it's your last! Full time writer, here you come!
Should I have said "I and my assistant" not "me?" I was peeved when I typed that! LOL!
So glad you asked; what a doll you are!
Right now my #1 pet peeve is people who come into my retail business yakking on their cell phone, and continue the conversation throughout the transaction, as if me and my assistant are robots good for nothing but to tell them how much their purchase costs.
I also am annoyed—wait, I can't stand—music blaring from a car with the windows down.
How is school going?
LOVE the shaving pet peeves…totally agree. A few of mine are loud chewers, people who are rude to waiters/waitresses, when my husband puts garbage in the sink instead of the trash (like soda cans and yogurt cups…what the???).
One of my characters (Jeannie) hates when people call her cell phone and then say her name like it's not HER answering HER cell phone.
Jeannie: Hello?
Caller: Jeannie?
Jeannie: Um, yeah, it's me…who'd you think you were calling, the Dalai Lama?
Blogger is currently one of my pet peeves.It never ceases to amaze me how many problems one sight can have.I have no blogs that I am following on my dash board today.Wonderful.SO I am using all the links from my blog to get to other people's blogs. Ahhhh!
ignorant people are my other pet peeve. Especially those who try and give me advice about delicate family situations without having a clue what they are talking about or how damaging there comments can be!
There… I feel better now 🙂
Thanks Jody! Hopefully this week is better than last week! And what's up with blogger lately? It's being weird!
Wendy – I am not a fan of gum under chairs. Or on my shoe, for that matter!
Jes – that's a good one. Actually, one of my pet peeves is how commercials always seem to be a ton louder than the show.
Kristen – that's no fun, being a light-sleeper. I think once a woman reaches mommy-hood, it just gets worse. I used to be a pretty hard sleeper. Now if Brogan makes a peep, I'm up.
Marybeth – hope your kids don't start with the fighting until at least 9:00 am tomorrow. 🙂
Hi Jenna! Thanks for the comment! Have you moved somebody recently? That one made me laugh. It sounded recent, fresh. 🙂
I'm glad I'm not the only one who can't stand slow internet, Eileen!
Heather, hopefully blogger will stop acting up soon!
Carrie – funny about the sushi! Your character would be annoyed by me, then. Because I put the ginger on my sushi. 🙂
Tara – editors make mistakes, really? 😉 We're all human, right?
Oh T. Anne! You just covered all the ones I didn't put in my post! Definitely laundry, rejections letters, and especially finding mistakes in my MS AFTER sending it out.
Erica – I'm so with you on the toilet paper/towels. There's nothing worse than realizing the stall is out of t.p.!
LOL, you've got a great list of pet peeves. Here are some of mine:
People who sniff when they should really get a tissue.
People who take the last bit of toilet paper or paper towel in the restroom, then don't bother to notify the staff at the restaurant or coffee shop so they can refill it for the next patron.
Loud cell phone talkers.
People who pull up to the nearest gas pump in the row instead of pulling all the way to the end so people can pull in behind them more easily.
😀 and those are just a few. I once gave a character a habit I loathed because the reader wasn't supposed to like this character. He was a tooth sucker. I HATE that…gives me the willies.
OK, You've summed up my pet peeves nicely lol! Also I can't stand how I feel if I don't get a goods night sleep, rude drivers, rude people in general, rejection letters, burning dinner, taking vitamins, laundry, cleaning the bathroom, finding glaring mistakes in my MS AFTER I sent if out….OK..I feel better now 😉
I'm sure my characters have pet peeves, but I think they come across as sass or sarcasm. As for my pet peeve, I think it's writers who expect editors to never make a mistake. We aren't machines (and we're 200% better than most grammar/spell checkers), but if we have a typo, watch out! We're going to hear about it.
Putting in/taking out my contact lenses.
Restaurants that have those lousy tall napkin dispensers that are remarkably similar to the rotten thin toilet paper at other restaurants, so you have to pull out like 72 sheets just to eat a burrito safely…
My characters DEFINITELY have pet peeves: overly-fancy names for the drinks at Starbucks, people who put the pickled ginger ON their sushi (it's supposed to be a palate-cleanser BETWEEN bites of sushi), and people who stick extra Ys into their kids' names to try to be unique. "Katie" = good. "Kaytye" = bad. The pet peeves that made it into the book (not all did!) are definitely important to the character.
Oooh. I hate slow internet, and I agree with Jody. Blogger is bringing me down!
I love this idea. Our characters should have annoying little habits.
Slow internet is definitely one of mine. Why am I paying all this for fast speed, when it seems more like dial-up? Arggggggg!!!!!
I have to think about pet peeves for my characters. That's a good thing to include for characterization!
Pet peeves for your characters – great idea.
Mine are similar to yours:
1. People who slurp their food into their mouths. Really – just scoop up a smaller amount. I don't want to hear you eating your spaghetti like it's Jello.
2. Artificial sugar and no cream for my coffee.
3. Arriving at someone's house to help them move and they hand you a black garbage bag to start packing stuff into.
Children who begin fighting at 8:30 in the morning. I mean is that really necessary? 🙂
I love all these character posts! Do they pick their nose? Do they have pet peeves? What do they wear to the pool?
LOVE all the great ideas 🙂
Hey, Katie! Hope teaching is going well!
I've never thought about giving my characters a pet peeve. That's a great idea!
Um… I'm a really light sleeper, so I would have to say anything that makes me wake up. :0)
Have a great day!
Oooh, interesting post! I hadn't thought about this either. Sheesh! LOL My characterization needs some work.
My pet peeve is the TV on when no one is watching. The extra noise really bothers me.
🙂
Trying to pull your chair closer to the table at a restaurant and while doing so finding chewed gum under the table with your hand. Yuck.
Hope you are doing well.
~ Wendy
My pet peeve: when blogger doesn't work right and I can't skip around to visit all of my friends! 🙂 Seriously, I've been thinking about you and hoping that you're surviving the new schedule!