Friday, October 8, 2010

The opposite sex

I think this is becoming routine...blog only on Fridays. Sorry I can't be more consistant than that! My week is pretty hectic! And of course I leave the weekends for fun and work. Mostly fun though...

Quick side story: It's homecoming week at my school, which means lots of parties, and Mickey came in last night completely drunk. She usually has a high tolerance for alcohol, but she apparently can't hold her shots. I found her at 5:30 this morning (when I got up for work) completely sprawled on her bed and passed out. She couldn't even change her clothes. She was still feeling it when she came to class this morning at 11. Haha! My poor roommate :) I love her, even though she's not the brightest person sometimes. Ah well, I guess we all have to let go a little bit now and then.

Now onto what I really want to talk to you about!

I think both girls and guys alike can agree that the opposite sex is quite confusing and frustrating at times! No matter how many books we read about them or questions we ask, there is still no sure way of understanding the opposite sex, because they are all uniquely different and complex!

I will admit that I am a complicated person. I don't even understand my emotions sometimes! So I pity the guy who falls in love with me. He must be a saint. Or nonexistent. That's probably why I haven't met him yet. :)

But in all seriousness, I consider myself to be a good people reader. If my friends are having boy problems, I can usually pick up on his body language and help my friend out. It's happened on several occasions. But when my own heart is involved, I'm completely clueless to the what this guy is thinking. How does that even work!?

I'm not going to get into the personal details too much here. I like my friends to keep their anonymity because they don't really have a say in how much about them goes up on the internet, but I do. And if I do use my friends in stories, their names are always changed. The gist of the story is that I have a couple guys interested in me who are just really great friends, and nothing more going on there. If that's not frustrating enough, I'm also on the other side too. I'm the interested one, and still nothing going on there! It takes two people! And it would really help if he didn't flirt with other girls in front of me as I'm trying to make that transition to not care about him so much. BAH!

Questions for commenters: How are you with the opposite sex? Can you read them well or have you just given up trying? Also if you have any advice that would be more than welcomed. :)

Commenter shout-out time!

Mia: Yup, Late Nite is pretty fantastic! Thanks for the follow!
Sweta: Mmmm, how could I forget popcorn? That's a good light snack. Haha! Nope, Judy's still kicking!!
Cole Garret
: Oh yeah...Eat great even late :) That's always a good choice!

Friday, October 1, 2010

My Home

Wow...it's been a week. Hi, how's it going??

I feel like I've told you a lot of personal experiences and my likes/dislikes. But I haven't really given you a good look at where I come from. You can tell a lot about a person by where they live and where they've been. Though I'm not going to delve into my personal travels quite yet (that's a whole blog on its own), this blog is dedicated to my present surroundings, and I would love to hear stories about where you come from!

As you may or may not have guessed from my entries...I am a college student. My college is pretty typical and it's literally the most exciting thing that usually happens during the week. I feel like no one wants to hear about my boring classes. Nothing exciting happens in them...except this week I did get in trouble for pulling out a sudoku in class...but that's another story!

During the weekend my campus also tries to do things to keep the students entertained, especially those under 21. So they have this thing called "Late Nite". It usually involves crafts, inflatable obstacle courses, free food, pictures, movies, popcorn, games (both video and board) cosmic bowling, billiards and a dance party (which at one point concluded with a fire, remind to tell you that fun story another time!). Wow, now that I stop to think about it...that's quite a bit! Anyway, each Late nite has a theme.

This particular theme is McLate Nite. They have free McCafés tonight so it's going to be crowded!. It sounds fun, but I'd rather not go this weekend. The best themed ones by far were the Pirate and Harry Potter Late Nite's though. I'm usually someone who doesn't like change, so it's exhausting to see how many different activities they come up with! But after 4 years of different themes...I have to admit now I pretty much go for the food and bowling :)

I tell you that as a background story to the real point of this blog. Usually after Late Nite we go to Carter's hotdog stand or Greek's Pizzeria. Not only are they the only food places open after 1 A.M., they also have the best food ever! It really hits the spot for midnight cravings. They are also conveniently located smack dab in the middle of "The Village" which is populated by all of the college bars. I have plenty of funny stories about drunk people I've met in these lines for hotdogs or pizza. These two places are literally iconic at my University. You can't graduate without going here at least once!

So you can imagine my surprise when I read this headline on Twitter from our daily newspaper "Carter rests at hospital, plans to resume tour." My first reaction was "WHAT?!?! WHAT HAPPENED TO CARTER!? AND WHY IS HE ON TOUR!? WE DON'T WANT TO SHARE HIM!" You may think that's a bit overplayed, but I swear it was all caps in my mind...until I clicked the link that was beside it...then I was extremely grateful I didn't say any of this aloud because I felt extremely brainless when I found out what the headline really meant.

Apparently, the news was talking about our former president Jimmy Carter who was on tour to promote his new book. Now I'm going out on a limb here and saying I had no idea that 1.) He was on tour, 2.) He wrote a book, or 3.) He was even still alive! Now don't think I'm mean here. I know that college life can sometimes segregate you from the 'real world' sometimes, but Jimmy Carter is 85 years old. It's not that far-fetched for me to think he could possible not still be here with us if he's not in the spotlight anymore.

If I could sum this blog up in 2 sentences it would be 1) Pizza and hotdogs are the best late night snack, and 2) being in college doesn't necessarily make you smart. Classic example right here. I apologize profusely if I've just shamed my generation. :)

Questions for commenters: What is your favorite midnight snack? And is there a famous person who you have no idea is still alive or not? (I know I'm not alone here!)

Commenter shout out time!

Anastasia B: You should read LaceyRee's comment. She definitely had a worse shower story!
Cole Garret: Haha...yeah I'm with you there, now anyway.
LaceyRee: You win hands down. Worst shower ever!! I'm so sorry! Haha, that must have been traumatizing!
Tabs A. Geek: You come in 2nd place for the worst shower story. That's crazy, and I just have to say, you made my day! Your comment made me laugh out loud when I was in class :) I AM sorry that you got hurt in the process though!