Mostly small and insignificant annoyances and delights that I've encountered while studying here.
So annoying I want to pull out my hair:
1. I hate jeggings/leggings/yoga pants by themselves. I have seen enough butt here to account for a lifetime of butts.
2. I'm learning in Linguistics about language change and how it occurs.
My hunch is that in 100 years, f****** is going to find it's place after the word 'a' in statements like "Oh my gosh, you have such a cute cat!" But of course, that's just a guess, I mean, it's not like I don't have the total change of what counts as appropriate language in the last twenty years as an example, NOOOOOOO (so that's slightly exaggerated-I actually do believe, however, that f*** will eventually lose it's highly negative connotations and become something like "that sucks", which used to have sexual connotations but is now said by seven-year-olds).
3. (from August) I hate short shorts, or as I will now call them, butt shorts. Ladies. As I walk up the stairs behind you, I can see the cheeks of your sweaty, dirty, summertime butts. I don't want to see a stinky butt and then your face and while thanking you for holding the door open for me, all I can think about is your gross butt. Put some real pants on.
4. (from Saturday) Parties are so dumb. Last night I saw three people grinding on each other drunkenly in the parking lot below us, and a woman behind them was throwing her arms out screaming 'I'm a starrrrrr~~~!!!' at the top of her lungs. If you are one of these random drunken people who did this last night and are reading this post, first- wow, I'm surprised you remember it, and second- wow, I'm really sorry you have to remember doing something that inane.
5. I don't understand overly dramatic people.
6. I hate wearing gym clothes all of the time and I'm in rejection of it until I get sick. Seriously, if I wore gym pants to class I would want a mask to cover my face.
7. Sometimes, I wish social issues like race and religion would disappear. They make being an adult too difficult.
8. There is nothing like the feeling of waking up without enough sleep and then not getting your coffee. Caffeine addiction is real and miserable, and it gives you a migraine.
9. Charlottesville doesn't have good public transportation, honestly. Seoul was better (said for the 4 millionth time, because they insist that I am not allowed to say this about things, since I "don't really know that about Seoul". I guess cumulative days on the subway and bus do not count).
10. Do not pack for college/university like you are packing for a foreign country or airplane. You may have everything you need, but everything you want will elude you.
Make me happy enough to go around grounds smiling like an idiot:
1. I have fallen in love with the historical aspect of this university and love all of the old buildings and the beautiful Lawn and Range.
2. I think I will survive through getting my Linguistics degree (maybe)!
3. Shea House is full of so many interesting people. I approve of this mix of interesting.
4. My Astronomy class is kind of kicking my butt, but I don't dislike our professor so that's okay.
5. I really like coffee now.
6. The autumn colors and leaves are so pretty. The crisp air, the bright sun...the chilly evening, with pouring rain...the weather here is just lovely, but I particularly like the rainy evenings. I often wish I had somewhere to go on the rainy evening, but that would mean I need to get a social life, and as I am just trying to get adjusted and make good grades, I think I'll take that slowly.
7. I liked the quietness of Reading Days and will appreciate the next one.
8. I actually feel artistically inspired these days which is a bit disturbing, since I don't think of myself as an artist and don't expect to pursue art at all. But there are so many creative people here, I almost feel like I'm pretending to be creative and being a copycat! O.o
9. Watching Korean drama is actually the single most relaxing and exciting thing I do these days. When I get the chance to watch a little Mary Stayed Out All Night...ahhh that's nice. Just me alone in my room all scrunched up in a ball doing nothing. <3>
10. Watching people here can be one of the most enjoyable things ever next to Korean dramas . Today I saw this sweet Japanese couple walking together at Barracks Shopping Mall. I think they were married because I saw a ring on her finger, but anyway, she was admiring some clothes in a boutique storefront and he clearly began to pick on her about wanting them, nudging her repeatedly. Soon it became a game to him as she continued to react, and eventually hit him, at which point he burst into laughter. She soon joined in and they entered the store in giggles. It was so adorable.
And that's recently.
-Argentia Krystofel
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