A few of my least favorite things

1) When people use the word "journey" as a metaphor for life, as in "I've enjoyed our time together on this journey."

2) When people are dishonest with you about their feelings, as in when a man tells you for three years that he's not ready for a relationship with anyone, and then two months later he lets you know he's been dating someone.

3) Getting upsetting messages (see #2) at inopportune moments -- on your first day of a new job; five minutes before an out-of-town work training session begins; at 10:45 am on a Tuesday at work when you're beyond swamped and training a new assistant.