2. People having the need to define or categorize other people. I'm fine with just being who I am, categories have never been my thing and I'm happy I don't have to choose a side or a sub-culture. It'd be very distracting.
But why I wanted to point this as an annoyance is that someone at work referred to me as a rocker and thought I like heavy metal. Yeah, right! It was a bit hilarious, though, but it got me thinking about how other people see me. I've also been referred to as a retro, psychobilly, rockabilly, punkrocker, pin up... you name it. I don't need labels, but maybe other people do to understand?
3. "This is something men should do". Usually I hear this from a certain person at work. We sometimes lift quite heavy things (not uber-heavy, though), which is definitely not a problem to me (since I'm strong, haha). There is no such thing to me as women's and men's work, I think both sexes can do anything they are capable of. Why complain about something you can do? And every time? Maybe she hasn't been raised as I am but please, just stop complaining, you can't get a man to lift and that's it. Besides, isn't it overestimating mens capabilities? Not every man is strong. It's like thinking every woman can cook better than men. Which we all know is not true.
Sorry about the rant. I just felt the need to write these down. And just so this wouldn't be text only, I'll leave you with some pictures of my my bike! I got it last Monday and I love it to bits. I wish I could bike all the time. I feel very very sorry for my old bike for dumping it :(
