I'm feeling a little grumpy (likely due to my lack of sleep) so I'm hoping to improve my mood by getting a few of my pet peeves off my chest.

• People who call an office at 4:45 on a Friday afternoon and are LIVID because the person they need to speak with has left for the weekend. If it whatever you're calling about was so important, you should have called earlier. We are not here 24/7 to serve you. Get over it.
• In the same vein, people who leave messages over the weekend and then are furious at 8am Monday morning because they've not been called back yet. Our hours of operation are clearly stated on our voice mail. Notice they do not include Saturday and Sunday.
• If you know the extension of the person you're trying to reach, dial it. Don't hit 0 for the operator, and then tell me you need extension 112. It's a waste of my time.
• Drivers who do 55 in the fast lane (with no traffic). This is unacceptable to me. The speed limit clearly says 75. I realize that the word "limit" implies that it's the fastest you must go, and that there is no minimum. But for pity's sake, keep yourself in the slow lane, so the rest of us don't have to switch lanes because you were in the way. (Cheers to Phoenix for having a minimum speed on part of their freeways. I love that.)
• "ATM" stands for Automated Teller Machine. When you say "ATM Machine" (thereby actually saying Automated Teller Machine Machine) you annoy me and make me want to remove your tongue. Either call it an ATM or call it a cash machine. Please don't combine the two. Same goes for you "PIN Number" people. It's a PIN. Period.
• If you don't have a gate key to the entrance of the complex, don't park in front of gate. There are lots of places off to the side that you can wait in, rather than blocking the way for those of us with keys. It makes me a VERY unhappy girl when I have to get out of the car ON CRUTCHES to unlock the gate because you wouldn't get out of the way. Next time, I might "trip" and dent your car with my crutch.
• If you're going to watch a movie in theater with other people, be respectful. Turn off your phones, pagers, iPods, flashlights, whatever. If you want to talk during the movie, watch it at home. I don't care that you think he's a good actor, or that you could see the wires during the explosion. Shut up.
• Also, if you want to bring your kids and/or baby to an adult* film, that's fine. But the moment they start crying/yelling/talking/making loud noise, I expect you to leave. Even if its just for a few minutes to muzzle them calm them down, do it. Yes, you paid the same amount as I did to see the film, or even more if you brought multiple people. No, that does not give you the right to ruin the movie for me, or disrupt my watching of it. Sit on the aisle to make your coming and going easier, if necessary (that goes for you small bladder types as well).

*By adult film I mean rated R, or rated PG-13. If you're over the age of 13 and with a parent, I expect you to act like an adult and follow bullet seven. If the movie is rated G or PG, however, I would expect kids to be there, and while the noise will possibly annoy me, I won't complain about it.