Pet Peeve

I apologize to anyone who may happen upon this, but I feel a need to rant a bit. I talked to two of my friends today, both girls. One mentioned that she weighed enough to give blood, and the other mentioned she couldn't because she didn't weigh enough. The first girl said she was barely over the limit. This led me to mention that I was surprised that the first girl weighed more than the second. Of course, you see my blunder, and you can guess how the second girl reacted. But why the hell does it have to be such a big deal when there's really no insult at all? The first girl in question is approaching stick-thin, and the other isn't quite as thin, but no where near big; it's a visible difference, but we're talking an actual weight difference of maybe at most five pounds around the 110 range. That isn't bad at all. I mean, I'm sure the second girl would admit that the first is thinner than her. All I did was state a fact, which no one should have any disagreement or offense to. Thus, it's only because I stated it, and not her, that she took offense. Now, I could see reason for offense if the first girl was already on the heavier side, because that would mean the second girl looked much heavier than that. But that's not the case. Therefore why should this be so taboo? I mean, I weigh (*gasp*) around 190 pounds, and I know who's thinner than me, and I can accept that someone is obviously thinner than me. So why can't some people not take things so badly? It's because of this stubbornness that guys can 'dig themselves in deeper'... It's only because some girls over-react to some small things and then make it impossible for the guy to explain himself, because any attempt at explanation inevitably invokes the original thing said, and the girl gets more offended.

That's all I got in me. Good night, and hopefully I'll have more over the weekend.

Happy Birthday? And Update

As of 10:57 AM I officially became 19 years old. Why am I not jumping for joy, you ask? Because I'm sick. I feel Not Good. *sigh* Why?

Not much has gone on in the past month, really. I did well in all my classes. 'A's in Cognitive Psychology and Calculus II, A- in Anatomy of a Few Small Machines, and A+ in Atomic and Molecular Structure. I was happy to hear the seminar and psychology were both 'A's. I'll be having fie courses this semester: Linear Algebra, Chemical Reactivity, Introduction to Logic, Animal Development, and Twentieth Century American History. Wish me luck. If I drop any, though, it'll be the history one because I've had AP U.S. History and we covered most of the 20th century there.

Christmas was fun. Got a bunch of books, a bunch of money, and a bathroom scale haha. That last one's meant to help me keep the Freshman 15 off. I'll keep you posted on that.

Well, I guess that about sums it up. Happy New Year to all!

I Dreamed a Dream

I had a dream involving Bates! Miki was in it, and Kelly, and Drew, and a bunch of people who were probably others in the Bill. It was weird; again I couldn't describe it, but there was a bunch of stuff happening outside, and there was a river nearby, and sports was slightly involved, and playground-equipment-like bleachers... again very odd. I hope to have one I'm able to describe soon.

On a side note, I've been blogging at a record pace! Let's see if I can keep it up.

Don't Hate Me Because I'm Beautiful

Now, a lot of the time I think I'm wiser than many of my elders, particularly my grandma and Republicans. However, I have noticed that older women tend to complement my looks a lot... "You look so sharp!" "You're becoming a very good-looking man." etc. and so forth. Why, just today as I was waiting for the hair dresser to finish giving this old lady and her daughter their change, as I was checking the prices the old lady looked at me and said, "You're a very handsome young man," and then to her daughter commented, "Isn't he a very handsome young man?" I smiled modestly and said thank you. Now what I can't figure out is why I keep being told how handsome I am by older women who are merely being nice, while I never hear from young women. If any of you young women are reading this, don't be afraid... I promise I don't bite.