Take this Compliment!

I try to be nice. Really. I make an effort. So when I see someone wearing new clothes or an article of clothing that is especially flattering I make an effort to compliment it.

When I extend these compliments to others (usually females) I seldom receive a "thank you" in return. Rather, this individual will respond by telling me which store the clothing was purchased at. My compliments usually go something like this:

Me: That's a nice sweater!
Basic female: Forever 21!

Like I care. I'm not going to run out an imitate your outfit, and I don't care where you bought it. In fact, I am shocked by the number of people who respond by confessing the bargain price at which the clothing was purchased. No one wants to know how frugal you are.

So a word of advice to whomever reads this: learn to take a compliment. Respond appropriately.

Summer is the Best

Hello again, and PRAISE THE LORD! I am on summer break. For children and young adults in America, we spend nine months of the year waiting for summer. Now that it's here, I think it's time for me to embrace it and enjoy it.


I say this every year. I tell myself that I am going to have a phenomenal summer and accomplish a lot, yet it never seems to happen. This year I am going limit my goals, but really seek to hit these goals.

First and foremost, I am going to relax. This simple objective is enough to make my summer amazing. People complain about being tired for the majority of the year, so by the time summer finally rolls around we have an excuse to relax. 

Ultimately, the summer doesn't change anything other than the weather. We choose to change our mindsets, but since summer is here I am going to utilize this excuse to change my mindset.

Meaningless Holidays

Happy President's Day all! I'm sure you're like me and did nothing to acknowledge our founding fathers.


President's is among the holidays that most people get off of work, but no one really celebrates. To be honest, those are the best holidays! I love not having to do anything. It give us time to relax, get caught up with our lives, or plan something to do.

Holidays like Christmas or Thanksgiving get all the glory because they're based around celebration and tradition.The truth is that everyone needs a little relaxation, and we can thank President's Day for giving it to us!

Awkward Time Spent Alone

I am currently sitting in the car waiting for my friends to arrive. To my surprise, they will be a half hour later than I had anticipated.

As I wait, I am thinking of the best things to do as I spend these 30 minutes in my lonesome. Here's what I enjoy doing:

1. Play with my phone. That's what I'm doing right now so clearly I have some interest in it. But this gives me an opportunity to get caught up with all of my apps and to look at all those old photos I have stored on my phone.

2. Listen to the radio. I can do this while. I drive, but I never take the time to browse stations. Now I have opportunity.

3. Examine my surrounding. I've been in this parking love thousands of times before, but I've never looked around. Today I will.

4. People watch. The best of all. I wan to see the stupid things people do and how silly they look. Of course, once I get out of the car someone will probably judge me in the same way I'm judging others.

Snow Sucks

I sit here, in the middle of Nor'easter Nemo, watching the show come down. Most of New England got what they wanted, a snow day. As nice as it is it have a day off, it doesn't change the fact that snow sucks. Here's why:

1. It's cold. I know this is obvious, but it is.
2. You have to shovel it.
3. My hate for melting snow is stronger than my love for a snow-covered scene. I like the way freshly fallen snow looks, but it's not worth the disaster that we will be viewing for the next two months.
4. It makes driving harder. Streets will be covered in sand, and that will reflect on your car.
5. It cancels school...sometimes. When it doesn't, it makes like harder.
6. It's never as nice as the movies. If you try to make a snowman, the snowballs are never perfect. Your snowangel always gets a hand print in it.
7. You have to dress up to go in it. It's easier to take clothes off than to put them on.
 

Keep Calm

Anyone else getting sick of the "Keep Calm and..." trend? I see it everywhere.

The trend originated when an old piece of British propaganda from World War II resurface and became popular. It simply read "Keep Calm and Carry On." Now, people enjoy replacing the "Carry On" with a variety of annoying nonsense phrases.

It's no longer funny. In fact, it was never funny. I am not going to "Keep Calm and Tim Tebow," nor am I going to waste my money on anything that starts off by telling me to "Keep Calm"

5 Reasons Beyonce Was the Shit

 

Superbowl 2013 has come and gone, and The Ravens won. But we all know who the MVP is...BEYONCE. Here's why:

1. She had too many hits to perform. Her performance was like Beyonce Roulette. You didn't know if your favorite song was going to be played or not, but you knew her performance would be good anyway.

2. She brought out Destiny's Child. We all wanted to see this reunion, even if we forgot the names of the other two members.

3. She dismissed Destiny's Child. You would think that having Destiny's Child on stage would be the big finale, but you'd be wrong. Rather than keep Kelly and Michelle on stage until the end, she dismissed them so she could close out the show all by herself.

4. She kept family first. Last year Madonna needed big names like Cee Lo and Nicki Minaj. Beyonce just had her old bandmates and her sister come out...and it was AWESOME.

5. She sure the Superdome down. Even the lights needed a break after her performance.