WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD
“After careful consideration and many sleepless nights, here’s what
I’ve decided. There’s no such thing as a grown-up. We move out, we move away from our
families. But the basic insecurities,
the fears and all the old wounds just grow up with us. Just when you think life
has forced you to truly become an adult, your mother says something like
that. We get bigger, taller, older. But, for the most part, we’re still a bunch
of kids, running around the playground, trying desperately to fit in.”
-Meredith Grey
This was a
doozy of a week and, admittedly, it gave me a run for my money. But I have survived the storm and have once
again been successfully initiated into college exams…the realness within the
real world. Sometimes these types of
weeks can breed the best perspectives though.
I have found a renewed inspiration for crafting, which comes at a good
time because I am making lots of new pressies for my new tri delta little sis. As the library late nights and hair loss from
last week drift away with the warm weather, I am gearing up for a relaxing week
leading up to…PARENTS WEEKEND 2012!!!!!
Parents weekend, for those of you who don’t remember is a weekend when parents
get to see what they’re spending their money on parents join us native
tarheels in celebration of our school, sororities, and parties. This weekend my rents will be arriving just
in time for our football game against Virginia Tech. We will be going to Tri Delt’s parents
cocktail and dancing a lot!!! And there is guaranteed to be lots of yummy food
and hot weather (which can cause lots of profanity to ensue sometimes…)!
Anyways with an oasis on the desert horizon, I am heading into this week cool,
calm, and collected. I’m Dr. Phil y’all!
#1: There is a comedian
named Brian Regan who does this bit about people who get flustered and don’t
know what to say. (This is the link to
his live bit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S52-5DPRnck) Anyways the idea is that people go into an
airport and the person at the ticket desk says, “Have a nice flight” and the
person says “You too”… AWKWARD since they are likely not going on the
flight. Another example: you order a
delivery pizza and they say, “Enjoy your pizza” and your response is, “You
too”. Anyways the bit is about misplaced
responses which I encountered a LOT this week!!! The best example I can remember occurred
Wednesday morning as I was leaving my News Writing Class. As I was walking out the door I wished my
Professor a good weekend and he replied, “Yeah! It was really good to see
you!” Like what???? You too.
Let’s do this again sometime!
Next week maybe? Same time? Odd.
But it made me laugh.
#2: Fraternity houses
are no place for squirrels…or any living thing for that matter. Unfortunately, even after careful supervision
and sincere nurturing, Baby Beta Squirrel passed away this past week from
unknown causes. He was certainly a nutty
character but warm presence in that house nonetheless. RIP BBS.
#3: Swings are
fun. This weekend I got back to the
basics at a local playground/park and it was just what I needed! If you don’t remember, I am involved in an
organization here at UNC called “Best Buddies” and I am paired with a mentally
handicapped adult. For Molly (my
the best buddy) this group mostly consists of us hanging out, Molly calling me
14 times a day, many of them before 8am, and us laughing…a lot. This weekend was the first group meeting
where all the buddies and college buddies gathered to hang out in the sunshine
and eat a whole lot of Harris Teeter chocolate cake. (There was also white grape juice, which I am
a huge fan of.) Anywho, Molly and I
posted up on the swings while she caught me up on her sister’s dog and the
pizza she had for dinner last night. We
also had a very serious chat about her not calling me so early. And then we drew some Picasso-status
pictures. It was a great day!!
#4: I made a lapse in
judgment. Remember when I wrote all of
those wonderful things about that nobody we call Whit? Well this week he told me I wasn’t as funny
as he is. (Bad mistake sucka.) Anyways I wrote all of those things because
he held a gun to my head…I don’t actually think he’s all that cool. Did I tell you he once pushed me into a wine
display at the Harris Teeter??? Every
single one of those suckers fell and shattered, leaving a sea of red wine. All his fault but blamed on me. Shame on you big brother. #24 on that stupid
list of things I love about him: he’s mischievous.
I’m off to
watch Breaking Bad, a TV series that
I have just been introduced to and am strangely addicted to. It’s pretty terrifying but also very
interesting with great acting…if you’re lookin’ for a new show or a distraction
ya know? Anyways, I’d LLLLLLOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVEEEEEEE
to hear about what is going on in your real worlds. Even if you think it isn’t that neat, it’s
probably just exactly what I’ve been hoping to hear about J Love ya.
Miss ya. Mean it.
Kane
