I was at the New West Fest on Saturday and spent some time at the Next NC booth. You might not have recognized me as I wasn't wearing my red coat and I forgot to put on my big anime eyes. Sorry you all missed an opportunity to punch me in the face. . . maybe "Next" time!

Anyway, I was walking around, taking in the sights and listening to the bands, some good, some not so good. I found myself getting more and more irritated, but I couldn't figure out why. I stopped and thought about it for a sec.

Was it the people?
No. I'm always generally irritated with stupid people who always seem to show up to festivals. (even when it's raining, which it was for the better part of the morning.)
Was it the booths?
No. There was genuinely something for everyone which I found more suprising and odd than irritating. There were at least 4 places where you could get a spinal examination; THAT alone was cool, but the signs were even cooler. (one of the booths was all white, it looked like they stole a room from a hospital and plopped it in the middle of the fest. complete with it's own nurse.)

I decided to pay attention next time I felt another tinge of irritation to see if I could figure out what was making my eye involuntarily twitch.
EUREKA!
it didn't take too long at all. This group of little bastard 15 year olds passed by and I figured it out: as they were walking I was hearing this scratching noise; it was them dragging their feet. A couple of minutes later, another person was doing it, but this guy had to be closer to my age. I realized my irritation was with the fact that almost every other person was too lazy to walk without dragging their feet. even that little dragging sound (scratch, plop. scratch, plop) was like nails on a chalkboard. What's worse is that when they would walk faster, the noise would go faster.
Now, I'm not saying you have to be a fitness expert, but Good God! I remember doing that when I was like 5 years old when I was sulking and wanted to go home.
Excuses I've heard are:
It was cold and rainy, so it made people glum
It changed temperature in the middle of the day so it made people glum
It was hot, so it made people glum
News flash idiots! Welcome to Colorado! It's possible to have all 4 seasons in one day! That's no excuse for being lazy. PICK UP YOUR DAMN FEET!

TO THE WOMEN AT NEW WEST FEST
Just because a guy is in the same aisle as you, and it's just the two of you doesn't mean he's automatically trying to pick you up, or is going to have something perverted to say to you. I don't care if you're in the supermarket or at a booth at a festival.
GET OVER YOURSELF.
Don't give me the stink-eye, make that stuck up sniffing sound and walk off with your nose in the air. It's a good way to get punched in the back of the head.
I better have done something disgusting to you or at you to deserve that; NOT just standing there in your general vicinity.

Good candidate for a slap in the face.

And if you ARE that girl;
I was looking at the same pendant keychains you were looking at. NOT AT YOU MORON!

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