I have had a few experiences in the past couple days that has me asking the question:
 
"Are people being more inconsiderate or am I just getting old?"

The following are three reasons why I think this...

1. Saturday night/Sunday morning. I took a rather unexpected long nap on Saturday and was woken up to the sound of congas. You might be wondering "where could this sound be coming from?" Well, it was coming from the apartment below me. This is not the first time (and not the last) that I have heard (and felt) the sounds of instruments coming through the floor. Given that it was between the hours of nine and eleven p.m. on a weekend, I was a little forgiving. My 45 minute nap had turned into a 5 hour nap, so I figured I should get out of bed. Now fast forward to 2:45am. I am laying in bed, just about to fall asleep and what do I hear? A drum set and a ridiculously loud synthesizer. I told myself I'd give them until 3am, then I'm going down there. Well, I did, and it accomplished nothing because they couldn't hear me knocking. So what did I do? I called campus police. After numerous attempts of them ringing the door bell, they finally got my neighbors to answer the door. I had never done anything like that before, but I'm to the point where I'm done being passive-aggressive on that matter. I'm already leaving my apartment between 6:15 and 6:45am Monday through Thursday and will be doing it everyday next semester for student teaching - I value my sleep!

2. Sunday night - apartment. I get home from rehearsal and open the door to the side of building my apartment is on. I don't even have to get in the doorway when I smell it - cigarette smoke. Seriously people? I think when my landlady said there was no smoking in the apartment, I'm going to guess I was not the only one she told that to. It's bad enough when the people who live here smoke outside but are right below my window, so why are you going to smoke in your apartment with your front door wide open? Ack!

3. Sunday night - library. I go to the library to scan something, so I'm not doing anything that needs complete concentration. I'm in the basement where the scanners are and there are two girls sitting at a nearby table. I don't notice them at first, but once I get settled in all I hear is them and their conversation. The two of them are just sitting there talking about nothing. I look around and see others studying and being productive and they're just talking about sororities and this one and that one. This has nothing to do with them talking about sororities, it just would be nice if their conversation didn't have to take place in the middle of the basement. They weren't even trying to be quite either. Not to mention about 15 minute later, the one doing the most of the talking packs up and leaves. They weren't even doing any work!

So I will admit this post seems rather bitchy on my part, but what do you think? Are the people in these situations being inconsiderate and not even thinking that other people might be affected by their actions, or am I just being a bitch?


Phew, I just had to get all that out.

I need a vacation.

Even just a couple days off to get out of here.

That would be fantastic!