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3. Group Projects

First off, I do not like working with other people in anything.

I do not like depending on people because my grade could be affected. My grades are everything to me, and someone is not going to get in the way of my goals. If my partner/partners are slackers and become lazy in a class project, then I will a) become a nightmare partner and ride their back until something changes or b) I will take on their load and end up throwing them under the bus. Group projects are a nightmare for me. I do not like interacting with strangers, even though I know that comes with life, but these strangers have a piece of my grade resting in their hands.

Group projects also take too much time out of my planned day. I have to reset my whole schedule just to meet up with people for a little bit to talk about what we are doing and then I will not hear from them until two days before the project is due. That scares me to death! Teachers need to understand that group projects are an inconvenience to everyone.

2. Unclean Hair

I have to take a shower or wash my hair everyday. I know that may sound like I'm a neat freak to some people, but my hair get super oily and it is the most disgusting thing to me.

Other people who have greasy hair also gross me out. I may have pulled out my judging handbook a time or two, but it is a pet peeve of mine.

I understand that some people may not have time to wash their hair everyday like me. When I was in high school, I would wake up super early just so I could have enough time to wash my hair. I used to have a roommate who went four straight days without showering. Not only was her hair looking like it was going to crawl off her head and die, but the smell coming off of her made me want to bolt every time she came within 20 feet of the room.

Clean hair makes me feel good, and if I feel good, then I am going to look good, and if I look good, then I am going to be good and have a good day. That is my mindset. I think this also springs from when I was little and would go to my Granny's house with unclean hair. She would tell me that a rat was building a nest in my hair, and that scared me. What little girls want mice building a nest in their hair and living there? From then on I took a shower everyday, so rats would not live in my hair. Thank you, Granny.

1. Broken Feet Syndrome

Walking is a natural tendency that most people learn at a very young age, but some people forget that they have feet that can help them walk.

Hallways are a place for moving, not stopping. Many students have forgotten this hallway rule. I have run into so many people with "broken feet syndrome." They get mad at me as if it were my fault that this syndrome has fallen upon them.

I think I will start a charity for "broken feet syndrome," and all the proceeds will go toward new and improved moving hallways. The No. 1 victims of this syndrome are couples. It randomly strikes couple in the middle of hallways as they kiss and/or hug in front of moving people. I have found one cure for couples, but it is not always 100 percent effective. You could walk in between the couple and separate them. This can either make the syndrome completely disappear for that moment or they get mad and yell at you. Most of the time the second option occurs, but it is always worth a shot.

Donations will be accepted. Call 1-800-PLEASE-MOVE.

- Ashlyn Jackson

Ashlyn Jackson is a young writer with a new blog, People Aren't Really My Thing.