Bug List

Hey everyone,

This is my Bug List post, which is comprised of 20 things in my daily life that just really seem to bug me! These are in no particular order, just in the order that they came to my head. Some of these things are pretty random and wide-ranging but they all somehow managed to find a way onto this list! Check it out and let me know what you think. Thanks!

#1. Setting out daily events such as workouts, homework, or other things to attend, and not fully
accomplishing those things
Why?
 Distractions throughout the day such as friends, sleep, and video games can get in the way, as well as failure to effectively plan my day out.

#2. The lack of study spots on campus at UF during midterms and finals really annoys me.
Why?
Two libraries are not enough for 30,000 students, and UF does not open up many of its other halls for study purposes.

#3. Poor wi-fi connection on-campus that prohibits me from fully being able to study or complete my work.
Why?
Too many people are possibly connected at once, or maybe I should seek a different study area, or any area with less web traffic.

#4. The Heavener School of Business offers only one live lecture for most of its classes, making scheduling difficult and inconvenient.
Why?
It might cost more money to have multiple teachers or live sections to teach and administer the course.

#5. Facebook friends that post politically biased articles all over their news feed without any knowledge of what they are posting.
Why?
They are not properly educated in modern day politics, or are so biased that only their opinion is what matters to them.

#6. LifeProof phone cases are not compatible with many different forms of ear buds.
Why?
This is possibly a new way to get more money from people by making them buy a separate part to be compatible with ear buds.

#7. Rush hour traffic on Archer Road makes in nearly impossible to navigate around Gainesville during crucial parts of the day.
Why?
Archer Road and Southwest 34th Street are really the only main roads in Gainesville, forcing everyone to use them, clogging the streets and causing large amounts of delays and traffic.

#8. The UF student recreational centers are often too crowded to get an effective workout in.
Why?
Once again, only two gyms for a student body of around 30,000 is minimal at best, and one of those gyms is barely a gym at all.

#9. Multiple exams that fall on the same day during finals week, causing a blow in one's GPA.
Why?
This one is close to my heart, this could have happened for one of two reasons or possibly both. The first being poor coordination among departments at UF, or two, poor planning or time management on my part.

#10. Price inflation, causing Nike basketball shoes to run upwards of $250 or more.
Why?
Maybe this is what keeps them competitive in the shoe market, or perhaps their shoes offer advantages that other shoe brands cannot.

#11. The lack of knowledge many people have on tipping employees such as waiters, valet attendants, and others in the service industry.
Why?
Perhaps they do know and are just greedy with their money, or perhaps we have failed on educating society on how to properly tip those who provide a service. (I know this, I have worked valet for years)

#12. This is more personal, but it really bugs when I see a friend struggling and they are offered help, but would rather sit around and let life kick them to the curb.
Why?
They do not have a true belief in their own strength or abilities. They also might not be willing to wait for the successes and results that they are working towards.

#13. The length of the entrance lines at the Swamp, forcing me to miss kickoff multiple times throughout the season.
Why?
Most of the time I wait until 5 minutes before kickoff to go into the stadium, so it is possibly a time management issue on my part.

#14. UF scheduling exam times 8:20 at night and in chairs that are extremely small and do not offer much space for work while one is taking a test!!
Why?
There is probably not enough open classrooms during the daytime for over 1000 students to take the exam at once. However, I am not sure why they cannot provide better seating. Possibly more expensive?

#15. The expensive UF parking permits handed out by UF TAPS that make parking extremely inconvenient for students all across campus, especially freshman by making them obtain Red 3 decals, or paying more for a different decal.
Why?
This is most likely an extra way to earn money for the school. However, there are probably other motives which I still have trouble understanding.

#16. The immense racial and religious tension found in modern day America really bugs me.
Why?
This stems from a number of reasons, but we are too often intolerant to the needs and world-views of others, and most people believe that other peoples' ways of lives are wrong if they do not share the same world-view.

#17. The Chipotle on University Ave is always packed and the line tends to get slow during the crucial lunch and dinner hours.
Why?
Chipotle might not be scheduling enough employees, or they have not allocated proper resources to fully fulfill customer needs.

#18. Failing to do as well as I should have or planned on, on a test or presentation.
Why?
Maybe I did not seek the advice or help of others, or possibly I am not studying properly, or in a way that best suits my needs.

#19. The fact that most people want minimum wage to be raised to $15 annoys me.
Why?
A lot of people do not understand basic economic principles, and how one should only get paid what one's worth, not some arbitrary number that they think is high enough.

#20. People (friends) that give you help or aid out of goodwill, and turn around and expect something back.
Why?
Maybe they think it is only right that after they help someone that they receive the same help back.


This Bug List was tremendously hard to come up with and actually took me a lot of time to form. This is due to the fact that I am not used to looking at the world, or my everyday life in a negative outlook. Some of these problems are much more broad than others, but I feel that these twenty problems were the most immediate in my experience here at UF over the past semester. Writing out the answers to why these problems occur did help me understand my problems a little better; however I could've kept asking why and why repeatedly for some of these issues and still not have a clear-cut answers. Overall, I loved this exercise for the purpose of being aware of everyday problems that I see occurring around me and how I can go about fixing them.