I'm writing this from my girlfriend's dorm at University of Virginia, and we're pretty snowed in as of right now. Although it's nowhere near the amount of snow we got a couple of weeks ago, it's by far the best looking snowstorm I've seen in a long time. It's the huge snowflakes that fall really slow, the winter wonderland stereotype. Unfortunately, this awesome snowstorm ruined my plans.
Since my girlfriend goes to UVa, we talk smack to each other about college. I obviously won the sports battle because of the fantastic basketball team that is the HOKIES! This eventually digressed into a conversation about the stereotypes of UVa and VT. We often joke with each other by her calling me a hick and me calling her stuck-up; obviously we were joking and don't mean anything bad to anyone, for everyone's entitled to their own lifestyle. After that we got talking about how even though that's the big stereotypes of the schools, there is only a small population of those people at each school. This got me thinking about how many stereotypes are completely ridiculous and based on little to no truth. The main examples I thought of were the idea that every Muslim is a terrorist, and every black man is a criminal, and the one that bothers me the most, every homosexual man is obviously attracted to every guy he sees. The question I pose to you, fellow bloggers, is what stereotype bothers you the most?
As for keeping up with my annoyances, my latest bone to pick with people is their fashion sense, or lack thereof. Yes, everyone is allowed to wear whatever they want to a certain extent, but some girl's outfits make me step back and ask, "really???". My favorite is when girls think those thin black spandex tights can double as pants...they don't. It gets even worse when Uggs and rainboots are added into the mix. Uggs are okay, when the girls jeans aren't tucked into them; rainboots are acceptable with jeans because they're very practical. But when spandex is added into the mix, it goes from acceptable to horrendous. Whoever told these girls that that look is "hawt" should be ashamed of themselves.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Monday, January 25, 2010
Eric's Blog
I get annoyed by very random things; it can range from things people do to something as small as a saying a word incorrectly. For the past couple days, several different people have annoyed me to death. My roommate is the primary one, who plays Halo nonstop. Annoying? I think so. Also, he never takes out the trash or washing the dishes, which makes me the little housewife. But enough about him, there’s more annoying things to talk about!
One of my biggest annoyances is that people think I’m bad at explaining things when they don’t even realize we’re talking about two different things. The biggest example of this was at indoor soccer when we lost 2-1, but I could only remember one of their goals. I simply asked what the first goal was, and that I wasn’t disputing that we lost. Their whole team then berated me saying it was 2-1. I didn’t deny it and was asking what it was. After five minutes of ridiculous arguing, someone finally told me. I said thank you, and walked off the court. Simple, right? Apparently not for some people.
Another big annoyance I’ve had is people’s vocabulary, or lack of it. Frivolous? A little bit, but it’s my blog and I’ll do what I want! A kid I know thinks he’s a genius and tries to use a wide vocabulary and a lot of rhetorical terms. The greatest example was his attempt at using the word “allusion” but instead saying “illusion”. I corrected him and he maintained that he was right. After some unnecessary debating, he finally looked it up and got mad that I was right. It was a little petty, I must admit, but I’m not a fan of cocky people.
On the topic of word choice, my girlfriend has picked up some really weird phrases. Since she’s been at college, she’s been saying “love” a lot. For example, instead of just asking “why?” she’ll say “why, love?” Not a big deal, but for some reason it strikes me as a little bit pompous. She definitely isn’t pompous and I love her to death but I just don’t understand. Also, another little thing she’s picked up is saying “byes” instead of just “bye”. Again, nothing too bad, but sometimes it’s the little things that can make someone go “ugh, why?”
As cynical as this beginning blog may seem, I’m actually in very high spirits! So I figured I'd include things that have made me happy lately. This includes: textsfromlastnight.com (viewer discretion advised), the movie Zombieland, the fact that I’m surprising my girlfriend this weekend, mountainberry lollipops, Joshua Radin, Young Money, and the weather’s starting to shape up.
One of my biggest annoyances is that people think I’m bad at explaining things when they don’t even realize we’re talking about two different things. The biggest example of this was at indoor soccer when we lost 2-1, but I could only remember one of their goals. I simply asked what the first goal was, and that I wasn’t disputing that we lost. Their whole team then berated me saying it was 2-1. I didn’t deny it and was asking what it was. After five minutes of ridiculous arguing, someone finally told me. I said thank you, and walked off the court. Simple, right? Apparently not for some people.
Another big annoyance I’ve had is people’s vocabulary, or lack of it. Frivolous? A little bit, but it’s my blog and I’ll do what I want! A kid I know thinks he’s a genius and tries to use a wide vocabulary and a lot of rhetorical terms. The greatest example was his attempt at using the word “allusion” but instead saying “illusion”. I corrected him and he maintained that he was right. After some unnecessary debating, he finally looked it up and got mad that I was right. It was a little petty, I must admit, but I’m not a fan of cocky people.
On the topic of word choice, my girlfriend has picked up some really weird phrases. Since she’s been at college, she’s been saying “love” a lot. For example, instead of just asking “why?” she’ll say “why, love?” Not a big deal, but for some reason it strikes me as a little bit pompous. She definitely isn’t pompous and I love her to death but I just don’t understand. Also, another little thing she’s picked up is saying “byes” instead of just “bye”. Again, nothing too bad, but sometimes it’s the little things that can make someone go “ugh, why?”
As cynical as this beginning blog may seem, I’m actually in very high spirits! So I figured I'd include things that have made me happy lately. This includes: textsfromlastnight.com (viewer discretion advised), the movie Zombieland, the fact that I’m surprising my girlfriend this weekend, mountainberry lollipops, Joshua Radin, Young Money, and the weather’s starting to shape up.
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