Peeves (Part Une)

Girls who wear lacy bras to the gym, bad breath, burnt coffee, bad manners, lying liars, fair-weather friends, Republicans, people who wear clothes that are two sizes too small, icy roads, conservatives, heart-breakers, narrow-minded folk, anti-feminists, bland food, feeling lost, missing, La Salle's Athletic Department, loans, sunburn, insomnia, stinky cologne, computer problems, surcharges, dill, tunafish, pressure, tourists when I'm in a hurry, sticky fingers, flying, fur, Goldschlager, my widow's peak, meanies, those who don't "lie" but mislead, humidity, doubt, biting my fingernails too short, the religious right, mathematics, European sizes, sweetcorn on pizza, Bill O'Reilly, gum that loses its flavor too fast, those who are eligible but don't vote, players, tunnel vision, doodles on my planner, pessimists, disappointment, fear, plucking, waxing, Bush, wasted afternoons, panic, boredom, clutter, creepy people in the library who stare, hopelessness, cloudy days, department store lighting, scrabble, receipts, stressing over money, the reading room when its crowded, roller coasters, know-it-alls, writers block.