Obnoxious Herds

I typically like to study in the 12th floor lounge... its quiet in here. All 11 of us in here are quietly reading or typing (and often napping between pages)... So here I am, enjoying my fascinating con law reading (sarcasm) when in come 3 girls. Not sure where they came from but they came to use the vending machines. Of course, only ONE of them wanted a soda - the other two were apparently there for moral support. Its like the "lets go to the bathroom in a group" epidemic is spreading to vending machine outings.

Seriously, ladies, you can walk to the bathroom by yourself... unless you need to ask someone if your ass looks too big in your jeans. Even that should be resolved BEFORE you leave the house because by the time you're out - even if someone does say your ass looks too big - you are stuck in what you are wearing.

Similarly, do not walk into a quiet study lounge and giggle and chat with your ladies while people are studying. Granted, we sometimes talk in here - but quiet whispers (level 1?) - not "outside" or even "classroom" voices.

The ladies thankfully left (I'm still trying to figure out why there were three girls here to get one soda from the machine) and a few minutes later 3 more people come - this time 2 of them got something and the 3rd watched. Seriously.... stop with the vending machine field trips!

The worst but most amusing distraction is when someone tries to get snacks from the machine and the item gets stuck. Classic example: yesterday some guy walks in - neatly dressed with his laptop case slung over his shoulder. He tried to get some skittles but alas the skittles were too comfy on their little vending machine ring. So he very calmy and quietly walked to the nearest table and took the bag off his shoulder and then walked back to the machine. As he took his last step toward the machine, he suddenly charged at it like a pissed off football player, literally slamming into the machine and lifting it off the ground a bit. The Skittles fell. He instantly regained his composure, quietly picked up his Skittles, grabbed his bag and exited the room.

Others aren't so fortunate. I've seen people ram themselves into the machine time after time. Some solicit the help of others... getting three people to help rattle the machine. I myself had a problem once but didn't want to get in a David and Goliath battle with a machine twice my size so I just figured I'd get a second bag and both would fall. Well, that failed. But i'm stubborn. Lets just say, I ended up with four bags of chips. Did you know the flavors in the back aren't always the same as the flavors in the front?