So I'm back again after a long week and a half. Finals have been conquered, homework has been finished, and work for my building has been completed. That means semester number 1 of my Sophomore year has been completed! It's a really good feeling.
As an interesting fact, I'm writing this post in an email while flying towards Chicago, IL at what should be 4:30am if I were in Alaska, but these people claim that it's 7:30am. I call bullshit because right now I can see the sun and if Alaska has taught me anything, it's that seeing the sun is a rare occurrence.
Okay, I might be exaggerating a bit... But you get my point. It's WEIRD. I mean, for the last couple weeks of my life the sun has been SETTING at about 2pm. Now there's full length days again.
Why Chicago? Well it's just a hop, skip, and a jump from Cleveland, OH which is where I'm off to so I can spend Xmas with my family who moved this past summer. I haven't really seen them since then, so it will be nice to see everyone again.
As for the past week, it's been nuts. Finals were a pain in the butt, yet I seem to have pulled it off and done pretty well. I even managed to get an A- on my music jury! After finals I had about 36 hours to myself (which I used in the best way possible) and then us RAs had to buckle down and work our hands to the bone. Cleaning an entire residence hall is quite the task... But us Skarland RAs managed to pull it off in a timely fashion!
Me? Well I'm doing just dandy. I'm happy that the stress of finals is now off of my shoulders. Its about time I had a legitimate break. Plus I've been hanging out with this fantastic girl lately, so that's also pretty awesome.
Life's pretty grand right now. I just wish that in-flight cookies didn't suck...
Showing posts with label Relationships. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Relationships. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Layers of Separation
It seems like I've been socially stunted for the past little bit recently. Everyone just seems to be so eaten by their significant others. New relationships have been budding just about everywhere I look recently. Heck, I even tried to be in one (notice the word "tried" and then we'll have enough on that subject). But it starts to wear on me... Because in that whole "budding" phase of dating everyone changes who they are and what they do to suit their significant other. It almost seems like I never see them anymore. Think of them like tumors (in the nicest way possible): it requires skilled surgery to detach them from each other.
Now don't get me wrong, I'm really happy that my friends are finding the people for them. I really am! Having that special someone is truly a great feeling and I'm glad they get to experience it. In all honesty though, I may be a bit jealous. Not just for the having that someone, but for the time. People are slowly eaten by their relationships/infatuations. I know last year it even happened to me. But this year its different with the sheer VOLUME of relationships. Even by just looking at my dorm of 6 RAs, 4 of them are dating. That means that 2/3 of our staff is dating someone... That's a lot...
As for my friends over in Moore, it's the same situation but to an even worse degree. I don't see them on a day-to-day basis because they live across the way. I've even lost a "friend" from it (but in that situation, I'm pretty sure that the word "friend" was beaten in a back alley and left for dead in a ditch).
Remember, no Russian.
Anyways, back to what I was saying. I don't really get the opportunity to see them very often. I invite, and invite, and invite... But to no avail... And it really does get to me. It's like I'm missing out on my friends because they've been completely absorbed. It's even starting to spread to some of my friends who aren't in a relationship, but have that one close "significant other" but they aren't dating for a reason or two.
Truthfully, it makes me feel a little left out. But, I guess it will make me find a new active friend group. Or just become a video game hermit in my room... I really don't want to sink that low again. Or maybe I'll get lucky and find my own significant other. Everyone has a chance to, even if my success rate with asking girls out is 5% right now :P
I guess we'll see how it goes.
Now don't get me wrong, I'm really happy that my friends are finding the people for them. I really am! Having that special someone is truly a great feeling and I'm glad they get to experience it. In all honesty though, I may be a bit jealous. Not just for the having that someone, but for the time. People are slowly eaten by their relationships/infatuations. I know last year it even happened to me. But this year its different with the sheer VOLUME of relationships. Even by just looking at my dorm of 6 RAs, 4 of them are dating. That means that 2/3 of our staff is dating someone... That's a lot...
As for my friends over in Moore, it's the same situation but to an even worse degree. I don't see them on a day-to-day basis because they live across the way. I've even lost a "friend" from it (but in that situation, I'm pretty sure that the word "friend" was beaten in a back alley and left for dead in a ditch).
Remember, no Russian.
Anyways, back to what I was saying. I don't really get the opportunity to see them very often. I invite, and invite, and invite... But to no avail... And it really does get to me. It's like I'm missing out on my friends because they've been completely absorbed. It's even starting to spread to some of my friends who aren't in a relationship, but have that one close "significant other" but they aren't dating for a reason or two.
Truthfully, it makes me feel a little left out. But, I guess it will make me find a new active friend group. Or just become a video game hermit in my room... I really don't want to sink that low again. Or maybe I'll get lucky and find my own significant other. Everyone has a chance to, even if my success rate with asking girls out is 5% right now :P
I guess we'll see how it goes.
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