Notable Observations

Today, I kind of had an "off" day. I don't know what it was. It was just one of those days where I'm hyper-sensitive to anything and everything and the most random things can put me in a bad mood. So, here are some things (both good and bad) that I noticed from today:

1) Too many girls today speak with their mouth full of food.

I mean, is it honestly that hard to chew, swallow, and THEN speak?! It seems to me that it should be a pretty basic life skill, but maybe that's not true for everyone.

2) Boys are actually the worst.

I've been talking to a bunch of my best female friends lately and they all seem to have some sort of guy conflict. And recently I have been haunted by a man of my past only to once again realize how awful he was. Now, guys as friends? The best. This weekend I hung out with some of my best guy friends every day. I cuddled with Travis and watched New Girl (purely platonically, of course), consumed froyo with Nick, celebrated Vassilis's 20th birthday by eating my weight in Flattop, and had wonderful heart-to-heart conversations with my Pledge Hubby Kevin. Guy friends are the best. But the instant they move from friend to something more, all hell breaks loose. I'm just happy to have guy friends right now. I'll worry about having a boyfriend 5-10 years from now once boys learn to mature romantically. Sheesh.

3) I actually have an addiction to Starbucks.

I mean, this one is fairly obvious. I have to have Starbucks at least one a day, every day. I can't stop. I won't stop. Thank god I have Starbucks gift cards or else I would be legitimately broke.

4) Some people are just blatantly rude for no reason and I don't understand why.

I ran to CVS today to stock up on food, toiletries, and such, and the people who work there (for the most part) are just rude and lazy. For example, the line for checking out was super long because only one person was working the register. There was an employee just standing around, doing nothing. Another employee kindly asked her if she could help out at the register and she didn't respond. A man in line behind me jokingly said "Naw, she doesn't wanna do that." as a way to poke fun at the situation, and the employee gave him the nastiest look and eye roll I think I've ever seen. It was actually horrifying. The man was obviously just trying to make light of the situation, and this lazy employee just threw shade. Why must people be so hostile so often?

5) My favorite boutique is going out of business. 

If you know me, you know I love rings, long, Bohemian earrings, and long vintage-inspired necklaces. As I walked to CVS, I saw a horrible sign that read "Store Closing" in the window, felt my heart crack a little, and then ventured in for what will probably be the last time ever. On the bright side, I found a beautiful, long necklace with a vintage, hand-painted thread spool on the end. And it was 30% off. I also found a wooden-carved "helping hand" necklace that I can't stop thinking about and might go back to get because I loved it so much. Rest In Peace, Asinamali.

6) I love my Buddhist Psychology and Intro to Critical Theory Philosophy classes so much.

While they're both extremely challenging and are definitely my hardest classes this quarter, I'm absolutely in love with them. The required meditation for Buddhist Psych is fantastic and learning about Buddhist traditions is awesome, too. And so far we've only read Marx in my philosophy class, but I really love it. I'm in no way a Communist, or even a Socialist, but I definitely think that Marx makes a lot of fantastic points and theories. Also, his writing is beautiful, so that's a plus.

7) I was offered an interview for a summer internship!

Yesterday, I applied for 30 summer internships, all in either Marketing, Advertising, or Social Media for companies, since that is the career path I am currently interested in. A couple of hours after submitting my resume to all of these positions, I received an email from the Vice President of SocialColumbus.com offering me an interview for an internship position for this summer! I'm so excited and I really hope it works out!

8) I love my Pledge Mom and Pledge Grandma (Read: Big and Grandbig) so much.

There isn't much explanation to this. They're just the best and I love them. 

Crazy always wins.

9) I love my two closest friends, Allie and Sarah so much, too.

Sarah is my roommate (*Roomz), and Allie is basically my roommate too considering the amount of time we spend together. They're there for me on the good days, on the bad days, and on all the days in between. They understand me, they comfort me, and most importantly, they laugh with me. They understand my quirks and love me regardless. They are the best friends I could ever ask for and I love them so much. I can't wait until senior year when we'll all be living in a kick ass apartment together creating even more memories to add to current thousands.

10) I miss my family like crazy.

My nephew Sammy turns one tomorrow (I guess technically today since it's so late now). On Sunday, I FaceTimed into his birthday party to see him open my present to him (a hand sewn pair of moose pj pants and a stuffed fox from Paper Source at Easton). While FaceTiming, I saw my puppy Elliott and wanted to hug him so badly. I saw my niece Maya and my sister and my mom and my brother Sam and sister-in-law Kalli and I missed them all so much. (I didn't see my dad on FaceTime because he is currently doing an academic program at Harvard Medical School, but I miss him so much, as well). My mom and sister recently both sent me adorable cards just because and it made me want to see them even more. I can't wait to go home for a long weekend in a couple of weeks. I love college, but family is the most important thing to me, and I miss them.

Moose pants made by Auntie Syd during the Polar Vortex.

Alright, the sap story is over. These are my observations/rantings/musings from today and this weekend as a whole. I'm gonna go collapse now and get a whopping six hours of sleep before waking up, working out, and studying for the rest of the day. 

Peace out.