- The dollar tree on plaza blvd doesn't allow for the grocery carts to be taken out of the store ie. to my cars.
- Because the parking lot does not have any markers for carts that lock their wheels if they go out of a perimeter.
- People leave trash in the hallways of my building complex.
- Because the apartment complex only has one trash collection chute that is located at one extreme of the building.
- Cannot take my car to night classes.
- Because the uf decal system is antiquated and does not allow for night parking in their vacant lots.
- I cannot have fire alarms in my apartment.
- Because the apartment is so small that whenever someone cooks the smoke sets them off.
- Cooking in the apartment causes the entire apartment to smell, even when windows open.
- Not enough ventilation, and air fresheners combine with the smell making it worse.
- Playing retro games is becoming increasingly harder.
- Because companies don't have any first party emulation libraries while take down third party emulation sites.
- Transporting home cooked meals from home to Gainesville.
- It is a struggle to maintaining the quality of the food while in driving 6 hours in the car.
- Running out of hot water in the apartment.
- Because the heater can’t supply hot water to three people showering.
- Soda going flat in the bottle
- Because the more soda is drank the more empty space there is in the bottle leading the soda to expel the gas inside.
- Laptop battery dying on days where I have classes back to back.
- Sometimes my battery isn't at full charge and I have no place to charge.
- Having to use the on campus bathrooms
- Because they are always disgusting/worn down.
- Using the transloc system to time the bus.
- The system is slow/ not always accurate/ bus driver speed inconsistency.
- Skinny isles in butler plaza Walmart
- In order to pack more items in to the stores
- When the butler plaza Walmart changes the boxing/branding of items
- In order to better appeal to their audience
- When bugs get into my apartment
- The mesh screen on the windows is too wide and allows for bugs to fly through
- Scraping the bottom of my car when driving into my apartments parking garage.
- Because I have a low car and the ground is not leveled.
- WiFi being spotty in lecture rooms
- Because system can not handle too many people using the internet at the same time
- Not being able to open the window in my room
- The plastic clips that hold it open broke and would repairs would require a new window
- Keeping track of all of my homework/ class assignment
- There is no one system that can manage all of my assignments / classes
- Being able to hear roommates/ other apartment/ people walking in the hallway.
- Walls are thin and hollow (cost efficient construction) allowing sound to travel everywhere.
Reflection:
I found this assignment to be particularly challenging, throughout the entire assignment I struggled to find bugs as I usually try to address the bugs that I passively encounter in my day to day routine. Secondly, I am someone who tends be more objective therefore i do not emphasize on the little "bugs" of life but rather i keep looking out ahead to the bigger picture.
Hey Christopher, these are pretty specific bugs I didn't even think of! You describe them pretty well and your explanations are very reasonable. I was particularly interested in your bug 19. I have trouble organizing all the things I need to do, and I haven't found a working solution. You might be on to something!
ReplyDeleteHi Christopher!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your post and found bugs that bother me too, but I never thought of. For example, bug number 8 is one that definitely irritates me, but I never put down. Especially living on-campus with 3 other people this happens often. Also, I really like your perspective on handling the things that annoy you in life that you mentioned in your reflection. Instead of focusing on the small, uncontrollable things, you would rather spend your time on things that heavily impact your daily life which is admirable. It seems like this assignment was able to remind you to continue looking forward and not allowing small things to distract you!
Christopher,
ReplyDeleteI relate to a lot of the bugs that you posted, especially the spotty wifi in lecture rooms, trash in the hallways of my building and THIN walls. I feel like there's no apartment complex in Gainesville that really cares enough to invest in thicker walls. Last year I also had a lot of trouble keeping track of my assignments and missed some assignments because I forgot about them; I keep a planner but it gets tedious to pull it out and write in it so I think having something like an app to manage assignments would make it a lot easier.