Things are gettin' real. And by real... well let me list a few things off.
1. It's the last week in a half of school. In elementary school, the last week was THE BEST week ever. Water gun fights, games, parties, fun cleaning, etc. Well whatever happened to that in college I will never know. But this is what my week looks like. Exam, project, paper. Exam, project, paper. Every day. I don't think that is nearly as fun as water gun fights, long hours of story time with our favorite book outside, and ice cream sandwiches. I envy those days.
2. Espresso. This has been my life saver. I have had it iced mainly, but I'm not picky. Give it to me hot, give it to me cold, give it to me in frozen ice cream form. I will take anything at this point.
3. Sleep. I think it really is about the best thing ever when teachers say, "Get a good night sleep before the test." or "Get a good night sleep before the presentation." This is what I am thinking. You know all this last hurried work you are having us turn in? Well, this happens to be one of many classes for me and all the teachers want the same thing if not more than what you are asking. So sleep is a distant memory and a distant goal to be achieved after finishing the week ahead. Which is why espresso has been great lately.
4. I am in the Class of 2014. You know what this means. This means I am the real deal. No longer in youth group. I am an adult. Whaattttt.
5. I am an adult. When something offends me or someone is saying stuff at school, I can't say like guys, I'm not even 18. Can y'all chill out please. It sounded better if I was scolding someone when I was 17. But when I am 18, I am seen as an adult. And you know what, I just want my mom to put me to bed and tell me to take a nap and then I will wake up and have dinner made and then I get to play with my sisters and go to bed. Instead, I am telling kiddos to take naps, I am the one making dinner, I am cleaning up from dinner and toys, and putting them to bed before I even start to think about dinner or homework for me. I guess you would call this "Real life" or "Being an adult." Well, I found something out. I don't like being an adult. It's hard. And a lot of work. Fun at times, but mainly, just work. Why I never believed this as a kid, I will never know. But, lesson learned.
6. I write on my blog when I am stressed sometimes. It's the best form of procrastination, because I am actually doing something productive while not being the type of productive I need to be.
7. This go around unlike last semester, I have ice cream. And this makes me happy. The ultimate comfort food for finals week. And espresso. Put them together, it just makes sense. Give me some coffee and ice cream...and you have a... happy Sarah! :)
8. I have a test and a paper to finish tonight. And my room is a whole other thing. But this is what finals week is like. If you have finished with finals for your life, you can live vicariously through me and my writing and remember what it felt like. If you haven't had college finals week, don't believe me. Think I am exaggerating. And go to college. And wait till the semester comes to end. Then come talk to me. And I will feed you whatever makes you happy.
9. And sleep, who needed that anyways... well... never mind. Don't answer that.
10. Peace y'all! See you on the other side of finals week! (Also, I did not edit this. This is first try. If there are misspelled words or grammar errors, what you see is what you get this week! Lucky me!)
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Sunday, April 20, 2014
The Art of Taking Pictures
So I had my senior pictures done a while back and we finally got around to picking out the ones we liked and which one we were going to buy. And let me tell you it is a strange thing having pictures taken. I am so thankful for Sierrah and how awesome she is. I wouldn't have done it with anyone else. Photographers have a tough job and she made it fun while I was doing all kinds of weird things so she could get really great pictures I would be happy with. She's the best!
There are multiple steps in preparing for senior pictures.
The first step is the agonizing process of finding clothes in which both you and your mother have to agree on outfits. It would seem easy but moms can get pretty picky when picking out clothing for such a momentous occasion. She likes something you don't and your pick gets vetoed as soon as you walk into the room. The colors aren't great or that wasn't what she was thinking for the overall look. Then of course you have to please the dad who is cleaning the shotgun in preparation for the nonexistent knocks on the door begging for his permission to date his daughter. It's a complicated mess we weave when we take these pictures I tell ya.
The next process (for girls anyways) is deciding on hair, makeup, accessories, etc. Do I want my hair straight or curled I ask myself out loud and I hear my mother's voice yelling from downstairs, "Curled Sarah Renee". And so curled it is. And then I think- "Do I go for dramatic makeup that will look super cool in the pictures or do I go like what I normally do- minimalist at best." I know that if I want dramatic makeup I will probably end up looking more like a raccoon with black all around his eyes or a child that just got walloped in the face. If I go for minimalist, I could look like a panda bear without any black around its eyes. It's a tough decision y'all but minimalist wins out. It's never good when you receive a picture graduation invitation in the mail and then you show up and you think, "Okay you look NOTHING like your picture did!". And then you think "Maybe it's her or maybe its Maybelline". All that to say, so many decisions.
Once I picked out all my outfits, my sister came in to help accessorize. I fail in this department. I had this trippy (can I use the word trippy? of course I can, it is MY blog after all) necklace and Mom said "Well we will just have to make sure it doesn't get all tangled". This is what I heard: "Probably not the best choice because it's going to be a pain and we are going to have to keep fixing it." My solution: Don't wear it. Any of it. So I didn't. Then when we arrived Mom was all like, "Wait! Where's your necklace! It was so pretty!" And I was thinking..... Huh. We ended up using the photographer's mother's necklace because we were taking pictures at their beautiful house! Thank you!
The next morning came. I did my hair and makeup. Nothing horrible went wrong. I put on my first outfit (because it is BORING to only do one outfit in pictures... or so I am told) and so I packed the other ones, grabbed my dog, and a hat and I was out of the house. Dogs are excellent props in pictures. It creates an odd sensation of too much cuteness to handle and a sense of something I haven't been able to put my finger on. Just kidding. I absolutely adore my dog and couldn't imagine not having a picture with her. She is pretty monumental in my life. The hat. My dad hates hats. I'm not sure why... well I do. He hates the hats I pick out. He calls me things like "hobo" etc. My style is definitely different than my dads. Which is a good thing seeing as he's a guy, I'm a girl.... Anyways! I decided to throw in the hat because they are my pictures, showing my personality. So I thought, eh, we will give it a try.
Turns out, dogs really like taking pictures and are very hyper. We got one great picture. Only one. The rest of the time my dog was whining to get into the picture with me. She knows it's really all about her! The hat actually turned out to be a crowd favorite. Shocking!
But how did we get to these pictures, taking pictures is awkward! There is just no way around it. Seriously, I felt like a fool half the time. Lean this way, chin up... no down a little. Look towards the camera... no, no, no not your whole face, just your eyes. Oh my bad! And then cross your legs, sit up straight. Tilt this way, put your hands under your chin. Then they want you in all the weird positions and spots and it had rained the night before so I couldn't sit on the ground because it was wet but they wanted it to look like it was. It's complicated I tell ya! But Sierrah made it so fun and we laughed all the way through it and the pictures turned out great, so it was totally worth it!
Then you go to change and the wind has done wonders to your hair and makeup. Your hair has started to form dreadlocks and your eyes are watery from the wind- causing mascara to be all over. It's complicated. So you quick fix that and out you go.
The funniest thing is doing a serious picture in a comical position with people watching you. I'm telling you, I couldn't do it. I looked like I was smirking or I was angry. The first one being entirely true. I'm not exactly sure how models do it, but I am amazed. It's a balancing act between looking serene and angry. I personally haven't mastered that.
Once all the pictures are finished you look at them and have to decide what you do and don't like. It's not that there are bad ones, but there are ones you don't think fit your personality or just aren't you or you like one more than the next. Your parents end up picking them and you think what in the world? How do you like that one! And the one serious one you think you actually nailed they nix because they like the smiling ones better. Oh well.
All this to say, picture taking is complicated. I think this can be the case for engagement, wedding, anniversary, baby pictures etc. It's loads of fun and really, all I just said was probably a bit of an exaggeration but it was fun and funny anyways.
Here are three tips to taking a great picture: 1. Always trust the photographer. 2. Listen to your parents. It's easier that way. 3. Don't have an opinion. It makes everything much much easier. Just go with the flow man!
Thanks to my awesome photographer Sierrah! Check out her website! She is so great and so fun to work with!
http://sierrahlauren.com/
*Not a paid advertisement. I just love her and her work!
There are multiple steps in preparing for senior pictures.
The first step is the agonizing process of finding clothes in which both you and your mother have to agree on outfits. It would seem easy but moms can get pretty picky when picking out clothing for such a momentous occasion. She likes something you don't and your pick gets vetoed as soon as you walk into the room. The colors aren't great or that wasn't what she was thinking for the overall look. Then of course you have to please the dad who is cleaning the shotgun in preparation for the nonexistent knocks on the door begging for his permission to date his daughter. It's a complicated mess we weave when we take these pictures I tell ya.
The next process (for girls anyways) is deciding on hair, makeup, accessories, etc. Do I want my hair straight or curled I ask myself out loud and I hear my mother's voice yelling from downstairs, "Curled Sarah Renee". And so curled it is. And then I think- "Do I go for dramatic makeup that will look super cool in the pictures or do I go like what I normally do- minimalist at best." I know that if I want dramatic makeup I will probably end up looking more like a raccoon with black all around his eyes or a child that just got walloped in the face. If I go for minimalist, I could look like a panda bear without any black around its eyes. It's a tough decision y'all but minimalist wins out. It's never good when you receive a picture graduation invitation in the mail and then you show up and you think, "Okay you look NOTHING like your picture did!". And then you think "Maybe it's her or maybe its Maybelline". All that to say, so many decisions.
Once I picked out all my outfits, my sister came in to help accessorize. I fail in this department. I had this trippy (can I use the word trippy? of course I can, it is MY blog after all) necklace and Mom said "Well we will just have to make sure it doesn't get all tangled". This is what I heard: "Probably not the best choice because it's going to be a pain and we are going to have to keep fixing it." My solution: Don't wear it. Any of it. So I didn't. Then when we arrived Mom was all like, "Wait! Where's your necklace! It was so pretty!" And I was thinking..... Huh. We ended up using the photographer's mother's necklace because we were taking pictures at their beautiful house! Thank you!
The next morning came. I did my hair and makeup. Nothing horrible went wrong. I put on my first outfit (because it is BORING to only do one outfit in pictures... or so I am told) and so I packed the other ones, grabbed my dog, and a hat and I was out of the house. Dogs are excellent props in pictures. It creates an odd sensation of too much cuteness to handle and a sense of something I haven't been able to put my finger on. Just kidding. I absolutely adore my dog and couldn't imagine not having a picture with her. She is pretty monumental in my life. The hat. My dad hates hats. I'm not sure why... well I do. He hates the hats I pick out. He calls me things like "hobo" etc. My style is definitely different than my dads. Which is a good thing seeing as he's a guy, I'm a girl.... Anyways! I decided to throw in the hat because they are my pictures, showing my personality. So I thought, eh, we will give it a try.
Turns out, dogs really like taking pictures and are very hyper. We got one great picture. Only one. The rest of the time my dog was whining to get into the picture with me. She knows it's really all about her! The hat actually turned out to be a crowd favorite. Shocking!
But how did we get to these pictures, taking pictures is awkward! There is just no way around it. Seriously, I felt like a fool half the time. Lean this way, chin up... no down a little. Look towards the camera... no, no, no not your whole face, just your eyes. Oh my bad! And then cross your legs, sit up straight. Tilt this way, put your hands under your chin. Then they want you in all the weird positions and spots and it had rained the night before so I couldn't sit on the ground because it was wet but they wanted it to look like it was. It's complicated I tell ya! But Sierrah made it so fun and we laughed all the way through it and the pictures turned out great, so it was totally worth it!
Then you go to change and the wind has done wonders to your hair and makeup. Your hair has started to form dreadlocks and your eyes are watery from the wind- causing mascara to be all over. It's complicated. So you quick fix that and out you go.
The funniest thing is doing a serious picture in a comical position with people watching you. I'm telling you, I couldn't do it. I looked like I was smirking or I was angry. The first one being entirely true. I'm not exactly sure how models do it, but I am amazed. It's a balancing act between looking serene and angry. I personally haven't mastered that.
Once all the pictures are finished you look at them and have to decide what you do and don't like. It's not that there are bad ones, but there are ones you don't think fit your personality or just aren't you or you like one more than the next. Your parents end up picking them and you think what in the world? How do you like that one! And the one serious one you think you actually nailed they nix because they like the smiling ones better. Oh well.
All this to say, picture taking is complicated. I think this can be the case for engagement, wedding, anniversary, baby pictures etc. It's loads of fun and really, all I just said was probably a bit of an exaggeration but it was fun and funny anyways.
Here are three tips to taking a great picture: 1. Always trust the photographer. 2. Listen to your parents. It's easier that way. 3. Don't have an opinion. It makes everything much much easier. Just go with the flow man!
Thanks to my awesome photographer Sierrah! Check out her website! She is so great and so fun to work with!
http://sierrahlauren.com/
*Not a paid advertisement. I just love her and her work!
Friday, April 18, 2014
Children
The amazing thing about children is the fact that you can take care of them but they teach you things ALL THE TIME. Here is a list of 18 things I have learned this week while living with 3 children day in and day out.
1. Expect honesty. Whether you want it or not.
2. Never leave children alone. The amount of destruction that can happen in two minutes is shockingly astronomically huge. Hello glitter and paint. Wherever did you come from .
3. Early to bed, earlier they rise. 5:30? No thanks. It's still dark out.
4. Mac and cheese is always a hit.
5. Ice cream sandwiches do wonders for everyone's moods.
6. Kids are able to tell when you are frustrated and it's amazing how much a hug from one of them can do.
7. Nap times are not for the children. It's for the parents.
8. Bickering is going to happen. It's all in the way you handle it.
9. Silence is generally very, very bad.
10. Kids teach you what matters and what doesn't.
11. Kids teach you patience. You think you have patience... but just wait. You'll find out you don't have as much as you thought.
12. Kids ask questions all the time.
13. Kids are the best thing ever.
14. Kids remind me how nice it was being a kid. No responsibility. All play, some rest, lots of food, only fun.
15. Kids say the darnedest things. We were outside playing in the beautiful weather and the little boy goes "This is the most bestest swinging in the ENTIRE Worrrllldddd!". I'm so glad you think so!
16. Kids are always hungry. Guess we never grow out of that stage.
17. Kids are so affectionate.
18. Kids make my world go 'round.
1. Expect honesty. Whether you want it or not.
2. Never leave children alone. The amount of destruction that can happen in two minutes is shockingly astronomically huge. Hello glitter and paint. Wherever did you come from .
3. Early to bed, earlier they rise. 5:30? No thanks. It's still dark out.
4. Mac and cheese is always a hit.
5. Ice cream sandwiches do wonders for everyone's moods.
6. Kids are able to tell when you are frustrated and it's amazing how much a hug from one of them can do.
7. Nap times are not for the children. It's for the parents.
8. Bickering is going to happen. It's all in the way you handle it.
9. Silence is generally very, very bad.
10. Kids teach you what matters and what doesn't.
11. Kids teach you patience. You think you have patience... but just wait. You'll find out you don't have as much as you thought.
12. Kids ask questions all the time.
13. Kids are the best thing ever.
14. Kids remind me how nice it was being a kid. No responsibility. All play, some rest, lots of food, only fun.
15. Kids say the darnedest things. We were outside playing in the beautiful weather and the little boy goes "This is the most bestest swinging in the ENTIRE Worrrllldddd!". I'm so glad you think so!
16. Kids are always hungry. Guess we never grow out of that stage.
17. Kids are so affectionate.
18. Kids make my world go 'round.
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Back by Popular Reading
Apparently quite a few people really enjoyed reading my disjointed thoughts on random and odd sayings that English speakers use. I thoroughly enjoyed writing it- in fact, I was giggling the entire time and I believe other people found it humorous so I decided to continue this. I have been collecting a few more. Without further ado...
Let's start with "Needle in a haystack". Really? A needle in a haystack. You mean to tell me you were sitting on a haystack sewing a shirt and you lost the needle. You sat on a haystack where snakes, varmints, and other living organisms stay and you were sewing something together. Furthermore, haystacks are generally in fields or far away from houses. So you walked out to the haystack in the summer (because hay can only be cut and stacked in the summer) and you sewed for a while. You lost the needle and felt like looking through a ton of hay to find a microscopic needle instead of simply picking up another one.... seems plausible to me.
It "cost an arm and a leg". Did it really? Because I counted and you still have two arms and two legs. So unless you were using fake arms and legs or dare I even think other arms and legs, choose another analogy to explain how expensive your new purchase is. Where did this come from anyways?
"Oh, it's deader than a door nail".What could be deader than a door nail anyways. That poor door nail. It got slammed into the door and it gets put to work every day but dead. Deader than a door nail. Who came up with it? Who decided that comparing an inanimate object ( a door nail) to death would make sense?
"Talk to the hand." In all honesty, I understand the thought of this. A person is frustrated and showing respect would be to look at someone's face or into their eyes. So talking to the hand would be considered disrespectful or even a sign that you don't care. But can we just think about this a moment! A hand has many functions. Many, many functions but that does not include ears that can hear, a brain that can comprehend what is being said, and eyes to look at the person speaking. Talking to the hand doesn't work besides the fact it's highly disrespectful.
"Low man on the totem pole"- People mean this as being offensive, like the person is insignificant. But originally, the lowest man on the totem pole was a person that had high standing in the community so being the "low man on the totem pole" was an honor not a bummer. So now you know the rest of the story.
"Break a leg"- This is meant as a "Go and get it" or "You'll do fantastic" but what is so good about breaking a leg? Oh I can answer that. Nothing. There is nothing good that comes out of breaking a leg. Pain, therapy, casts, not being able to move around... the list goes on. I think this saying is a little ridiculous when wishing someone the best and the best you can wish them is to break a leg.
"Best foot forward"- Shockingly, I did not know I had one good foot and one best foot. I am still figuring out which foot is best and if anyone can answer that for me, it would be really superb! If anyone has figured out what their best foot is or even if there has been a study on what foot is the best, let me know! I would love to know. Anyways, to me, it seems like a silly expression. Regardless of what I think, people still use the expression and will continue to put their best foot forward.
I have been especially attentive this week in listening for odd sayings so that I can continue to blog about my thoughts on these. If you have any odd sayings you have heard, let me know! I will write about it. Thanks for reading and have a great week!
Let's start with "Needle in a haystack". Really? A needle in a haystack. You mean to tell me you were sitting on a haystack sewing a shirt and you lost the needle. You sat on a haystack where snakes, varmints, and other living organisms stay and you were sewing something together. Furthermore, haystacks are generally in fields or far away from houses. So you walked out to the haystack in the summer (because hay can only be cut and stacked in the summer) and you sewed for a while. You lost the needle and felt like looking through a ton of hay to find a microscopic needle instead of simply picking up another one.... seems plausible to me.
It "cost an arm and a leg". Did it really? Because I counted and you still have two arms and two legs. So unless you were using fake arms and legs or dare I even think other arms and legs, choose another analogy to explain how expensive your new purchase is. Where did this come from anyways?
"Oh, it's deader than a door nail".What could be deader than a door nail anyways. That poor door nail. It got slammed into the door and it gets put to work every day but dead. Deader than a door nail. Who came up with it? Who decided that comparing an inanimate object ( a door nail) to death would make sense?
"Talk to the hand." In all honesty, I understand the thought of this. A person is frustrated and showing respect would be to look at someone's face or into their eyes. So talking to the hand would be considered disrespectful or even a sign that you don't care. But can we just think about this a moment! A hand has many functions. Many, many functions but that does not include ears that can hear, a brain that can comprehend what is being said, and eyes to look at the person speaking. Talking to the hand doesn't work besides the fact it's highly disrespectful.
"Low man on the totem pole"- People mean this as being offensive, like the person is insignificant. But originally, the lowest man on the totem pole was a person that had high standing in the community so being the "low man on the totem pole" was an honor not a bummer. So now you know the rest of the story.
"Break a leg"- This is meant as a "Go and get it" or "You'll do fantastic" but what is so good about breaking a leg? Oh I can answer that. Nothing. There is nothing good that comes out of breaking a leg. Pain, therapy, casts, not being able to move around... the list goes on. I think this saying is a little ridiculous when wishing someone the best and the best you can wish them is to break a leg.
"Best foot forward"- Shockingly, I did not know I had one good foot and one best foot. I am still figuring out which foot is best and if anyone can answer that for me, it would be really superb! If anyone has figured out what their best foot is or even if there has been a study on what foot is the best, let me know! I would love to know. Anyways, to me, it seems like a silly expression. Regardless of what I think, people still use the expression and will continue to put their best foot forward.
I have been especially attentive this week in listening for odd sayings so that I can continue to blog about my thoughts on these. If you have any odd sayings you have heard, let me know! I will write about it. Thanks for reading and have a great week!
Saturday, April 5, 2014
6 Things Y'all Might Want to Know, But Most Likely Don't Really Care + Maybe a Bonus One.
6 things is really not normally a big deal. I mean I've done a lot more on other Sundays and yeesh! What to say, what to say. So I decided to discuss some old and new saying that don't make any sense to me at all. And if you can answer any of the questions, please, please, please tell me! I want to know!
1."DTR" and "FBO" "Define the Relationship" and "Facebook Official". This kinda makes me laugh because it's something that I explained to my parents and it's such a cultural thing and a generational thing and I am ashamed to say I am in the generation where everything has an unofficial official label or title for anything and everything. It's shameful really. Other examples: "LOL" "BRB" "BTW" "OMW" "TMI" "IDK" "BFF". There are ENTIRE websites and dictionaries made to help people like me understand why people use shorthand and what the shorthand means. You do realize no one, well me and maybe a few others, no one wants to read in code AND did you know your phone will spell out the entire word if you just get your phone started on what you want to say. True story. Some even have voice command where you tell it what to text and boom. All written out for you and all you have to say is "Send". It's too good to be true. And WHY, why do people feel the need to use text lingo while talking in an actual conversations and also in professional, formal writing. It is so annoying. We are losing, people. Losing to our culture where fast and shortened is better. I think we are being blinded. Fast and shortened is not better. Sometimes it is, but not in this case.
2. "It's the best thing since sliced bread." I use this saying because I think it's a great saying but honestly, I can think of 10 things that are better than sliced bread ever was. The problem for me with sliced bread is that it is so definitive. This is your slice of bread. Well, what if I want a thick slice of bread and this one was all thin. Or what if I didn't want the heal of the bread or what if I did, but I wanted part of the regular loaf along with it. What if I wanted like a quarter of the bread as one slice and now, now I have to eat your slice of bread which is more than likely, different than what I wanted that slice of bread to look like. Do you see my dilemma. It's much too definitive for something like a slice of bread. So think of all the things that are way more wonderful than sliced bread. For instance, heated seats in cars, light-up shoes when I was a kid (even now, they are PRETTY awesome), sunshine in the winter, not having to ask permission to eat ice cream, and getting to eat ice cream out of the carton. Now that, that is WAY better than sliced bread on any given day.
3. "It's the bees knees". I love love love this saying because it makes NO SENSE whatsoever. Last time I checked, bees don't really have knees and if they do what's so great about them. But nothing sounds better than when you say "It's the bees knees" when talking about something great and it somehow fits so well and when you think about it, it makes literally no sense. The saying is basically the bees knees.
4. "Happy Camper". Where did that saying come from? A camper who found dry wood while it was raining? and said "I am one happy camper!" Or, a camper who caught a fish for dinner? A camper who didn't get eaten by a bear? A camper who finally was successful at "pitching his tent"? A camper who was alone? A camper who made s'mores? I mean what a weird saying, and what makes a camper happy? I feel like both words "camper" and "happy" need to be defined. What exactly is a camper. And who's definition are we using when we use the word "happy"? This is how my brain works. It's crazy I know. If anyone knows how this saying came to be, tell me. I want to know.
6. "Pitch a tent". Where in the world did that one come from because I am pretty, nope positive, that pitching has nothing to do with a tent. Pitching implies it was haphazardly done. While something like putting up a tent requires attention to detail, patience, and many hands. So the verb "pitching" which is a gerund (which like I said, you probably didn't want to know), is probably not the best verb to use while describing how you put up a tent.
See, all things you probably didn't want to know. What if you don't know all these ridiculous questions I asked. Hopefully you won't be thinking about it all the time like I do. And if you should happen to know the answers to my questions you should tell me. Because I will be grateful for probably like forever, or until the next person comes along and tells me the answer to another question I have. I'm curious in case you haven't noticed. Which leads me to a bonus one.
Bonus: "Curiosity killed the cat." Was it really the curiosity? And I've seen cats, and unless they are kittens, they seem to lie around a lot doing a bunch of nothing. Curiosity could not have literally killed the cat because curiosity is an adjective. Not a verb. Curiosity is literally incapable of doing anything. So it can't be curiosity that killed the cat. So, who came up with this saying? And maybe the saying should be "Curiosity got the cat killed" or "The cat got killed when it was curious about the way this worked" or "The cat tried something new because it was curious and it died". But "Curiosity killed the cat" seems a little implausible to me. Also as I spell the words curiosity and curious, I wonder why is it that "curiosity" has no "u" while "curious" has a "u". Why do you try to confuse me English language?
Yours truly,
A bewildered Sarah
1."DTR" and "FBO" "Define the Relationship" and "Facebook Official". This kinda makes me laugh because it's something that I explained to my parents and it's such a cultural thing and a generational thing and I am ashamed to say I am in the generation where everything has an unofficial official label or title for anything and everything. It's shameful really. Other examples: "LOL" "BRB" "BTW" "OMW" "TMI" "IDK" "BFF". There are ENTIRE websites and dictionaries made to help people like me understand why people use shorthand and what the shorthand means. You do realize no one, well me and maybe a few others, no one wants to read in code AND did you know your phone will spell out the entire word if you just get your phone started on what you want to say. True story. Some even have voice command where you tell it what to text and boom. All written out for you and all you have to say is "Send". It's too good to be true. And WHY, why do people feel the need to use text lingo while talking in an actual conversations and also in professional, formal writing. It is so annoying. We are losing, people. Losing to our culture where fast and shortened is better. I think we are being blinded. Fast and shortened is not better. Sometimes it is, but not in this case.
2. "It's the best thing since sliced bread." I use this saying because I think it's a great saying but honestly, I can think of 10 things that are better than sliced bread ever was. The problem for me with sliced bread is that it is so definitive. This is your slice of bread. Well, what if I want a thick slice of bread and this one was all thin. Or what if I didn't want the heal of the bread or what if I did, but I wanted part of the regular loaf along with it. What if I wanted like a quarter of the bread as one slice and now, now I have to eat your slice of bread which is more than likely, different than what I wanted that slice of bread to look like. Do you see my dilemma. It's much too definitive for something like a slice of bread. So think of all the things that are way more wonderful than sliced bread. For instance, heated seats in cars, light-up shoes when I was a kid (even now, they are PRETTY awesome), sunshine in the winter, not having to ask permission to eat ice cream, and getting to eat ice cream out of the carton. Now that, that is WAY better than sliced bread on any given day.
3. "It's the bees knees". I love love love this saying because it makes NO SENSE whatsoever. Last time I checked, bees don't really have knees and if they do what's so great about them. But nothing sounds better than when you say "It's the bees knees" when talking about something great and it somehow fits so well and when you think about it, it makes literally no sense. The saying is basically the bees knees.
4. "Happy Camper". Where did that saying come from? A camper who found dry wood while it was raining? and said "I am one happy camper!" Or, a camper who caught a fish for dinner? A camper who didn't get eaten by a bear? A camper who finally was successful at "pitching his tent"? A camper who was alone? A camper who made s'mores? I mean what a weird saying, and what makes a camper happy? I feel like both words "camper" and "happy" need to be defined. What exactly is a camper. And who's definition are we using when we use the word "happy"? This is how my brain works. It's crazy I know. If anyone knows how this saying came to be, tell me. I want to know.
6. "Pitch a tent". Where in the world did that one come from because I am pretty, nope positive, that pitching has nothing to do with a tent. Pitching implies it was haphazardly done. While something like putting up a tent requires attention to detail, patience, and many hands. So the verb "pitching" which is a gerund (which like I said, you probably didn't want to know), is probably not the best verb to use while describing how you put up a tent.
See, all things you probably didn't want to know. What if you don't know all these ridiculous questions I asked. Hopefully you won't be thinking about it all the time like I do. And if you should happen to know the answers to my questions you should tell me. Because I will be grateful for probably like forever, or until the next person comes along and tells me the answer to another question I have. I'm curious in case you haven't noticed. Which leads me to a bonus one.
Bonus: "Curiosity killed the cat." Was it really the curiosity? And I've seen cats, and unless they are kittens, they seem to lie around a lot doing a bunch of nothing. Curiosity could not have literally killed the cat because curiosity is an adjective. Not a verb. Curiosity is literally incapable of doing anything. So it can't be curiosity that killed the cat. So, who came up with this saying? And maybe the saying should be "Curiosity got the cat killed" or "The cat got killed when it was curious about the way this worked" or "The cat tried something new because it was curious and it died". But "Curiosity killed the cat" seems a little implausible to me. Also as I spell the words curiosity and curious, I wonder why is it that "curiosity" has no "u" while "curious" has a "u". Why do you try to confuse me English language?
Yours truly,
A bewildered Sarah
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