Why Water Fountains Make Me Nervous

There has been a new addition to the candy drawer at work. "Fun size" packets of Tootsie Pop Drops. These are like mini Tootsie pops, minus the stick. I have long been a fan of all things Tootsie. Anyway--these packs o "fun" contain a mere three dime-sized drops. At first I thought this was pretty cheap of Tootsie. And then I realized why they do it. Chewing those things gives me a headache. If I ate, say, four, I'd probably get a migraine.

In other news: I have realized (again) that I have a natural aversion to waiting in line for the drinking fountain. There's a drinking fountain right outside of my office and when I approach it to get a drink, about 40% of the time, someone else is also walking up to it AT THE SAME TIME. I don't want to do the "no, you first!" dance and I don't want to just stand behind them when clearly it was a close finish that got them top seating. So... I usually continue straight on down the hall as though I wasn't intending to get a drink at all. The old fake out. Gets 'em every time. I guess I do it to save face... but I always feel kind of sheepish after anyway.