Top 5 Things That Ruin My Walk to Class

Published October 23, 2007

1. Bikes Bombing Down the Hill: Nothing shocks me out of an early morning daze like the eye-widening experience of a bike on the sidewalk headed right for me.

2. The Phalanx: Most people observe the “traffic laws” of footpaths. However, groups of three or more people who spread across the walkway (hence, “phalanx”) and stare me down as I begrudgingly go around start my day off wrong.

3. Swerving Loner: This is the opposite of the “phalanx”. Walking up the hill behind someone swerving in both “lanes” with their iPod rocking is surprisingly frustrating.

4. People Asking to Be Eavesdropped On: If you’re talking to your mom, sister, or whomever on the way to class, please remember that everyone around you can hear you. We don’t need to hear about your doctor’s visit, your sick dog, or your weird, flaking rash.

5. Dead squirrels

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