Setup: remote control + kit lens + tripod + reading lamp clipped onto a large cardboard box.

Walking around in front of the camera instead of standing still like I usually do. I'm very creative.

And because I'm as random as I am creative, here's a major, major pet peeve.

Coming up short on a group tab @ a restaurant THIS DRIVES ME FUCKING NUTS LIKE YOU WOUDLN'T BELIEIVE. I always err on the generous side when out with a group of people when it comes to paying for my share of the bill and almost always end up putting in just a little more than I owe which is why it pisses me off when for some magical reason there isn't enough money to cover the tab. PISSES. ME. OFF. People, when you're putting in money please keep in mind that you should put in enough for not only your entree but your drinks, any appetizers/sides/etc that you've ordered/agreed to share, tax, and tip.

On a related note, it also annoys me when people leave lousy tips even when service was fine. I think it's even worse when people put in a lousy tip (or no tip!) when service was fine (or great even!) when they're out with a group and the remainder of the group ends up putting in more to make sure there's adequate tip.

This is why there are certain groups of people that I'm happy to go out to eat with (like my coworkers) and others that totally stress me out.

Btw, being a "poor college student" or whatever excuse these people think justifies imposing on others? So not an excuse. I've gone out to eat plenty of times as a college student with groups of friends (also college students) without having a problem with the bill.

Other annoyances:

- People who dock tip for something out of the waiter's control (i.e. food didn't taste good)
- People who bitch at servicepeople for things that are out of their control. I once saw some lady chew out some poor cashier because the computer monitor hooked up to the register didn't display her Albertson's club card savings at the end of the transaction because "she had complained so many times and no one has made the change" I mean wtf. Also, I once had some professor yell at me for at least 10 minutes over the phone because I told her that we couldn't deliver some film reel or something to her in time for her class (I used to work in the library during college) because the document delivery service (completely different department btw) had already finished doing their deliveries for the day and that they require everyone to give at least 24 hours notice, not 1. Which was apparently my fault.

Holy crap that was long. I don't know what got into me.

What are your pet peeves/major annoyances?