Some gems from school...
Sign on EKU ladies' bathroom wall: "Please turn water off completety!!!"
Um, yeah! Good to see you go want us to go one step beyond mere conservation--turning off the water not only completely, but "completety!"
Overheard loud (is there any other kind?) cell conversation from bottle-blonde-orange-tan-early-twenty-something:
...So, I guess we're back together...I mean, he missed two of our anniversaries...first with training, and then with Iraq...
Not that I'm a proponent of the war at all, but, you'd think she might cut the guy a little slack? It's not like he passed on their "anniversary" to go strip clubbing with his buddies, or something.
Overhead convo between two students, hanging out and smoking between classes:
"So, when I got out of jail, and I was only in for a week..."
Um, (shudder)...hey, wait...aren't you in my Ethics class?
Today, during said Ethics class, I glance over at what I'd call a "Buffy"; I'm sure today's generation has a different name for them...sorority types, again with the blonde hair/fake tan...and see that she's kicked off her flip-flops, pulled her bare feet into the seat, has lifted her blouse and is idly playing with her belly-button ring. I feel like I'm watching someone publicly masturbate. Later, she begins furiously copying notes (that apparently, she's already taken--it's the same bubbly handwriting) and I actually see her make a heart over one of her "i"s. It was all I could do to keep from exploding with laughter; a truly mind-blowing moment. Later, she stared at me with derision when I did audibly laugh (snorted, even--couldn't help it) at the instructor's attempt to delineate between what was meant by the blanket statement "abortion is wrong." He said, "Does that mean pushing a pregnant person down the stairs, or having a procedure done?" Who knows what Buffy was thinking about me--she went back to bearing down on her notetaking with the iron grip of a cheerleader known amongst the football team for her intense and quickly executed hand jobs.
Also in the twice mentioned Ethics class is a really bright, cute young guy who sits beside me. I was kind of surprised to find out early on he was ROTC, because he doesn't seem militaristic or posture-y at all. He occasionally adds what I would consider moderate to liberal comments to class discussion. We chat occasionally, and today he was more talkative than usual.
I want to preface this with the admission that I have been known to attract (and be attracted to) the odd younger man or two (GPG knows this), but I don't necessarily seek it out. During our conversation today, I said, "So, what, are you 20, 21?"--the age of my last serious boyfriend--and he smiled and said, "No, 18."
Jesus Christ.
Yep, here's one old lady, signing out.
4 comments:
You are anti "Buffy"? It's not her fault that she doesn't know any better. Maybe she feels that it is necessary to be in a sorority because that is obviously the ONLY way to meet people on campus. Maybe the belly ring is new and that is why she was playing with it, although I have to say that I am with you on that is something that I do not want to see in public.
I'd love to see other signs and graffiti from around campus. Those always seem amusing. Keep your eyes open!
By the way, I'm not a big fan of the sorority types, except maybe as someone to use to test how deep a swamp or boggy area is.
I remember girls like that. Actually, I bet I witnessed the very same scene at some point in my 4 years. As for your new boyfriend...well, at least you know if you play 80's Trivia Pursuit you'll dominate.
You charmer you...
=)
Steven:
Of course it's her fault! Personal responsibility to be informed, aware and at least moderately mature, my friend...besides, I didn't say she was in a sorority...I just mentioned she fit the type. I'm certainly not interested enough to find out. I'm assuming, though, your comment was tongue-in-cheek...
Neil:
New boyfriend? Ha! Not anytime soon; too busy. Especially not an ROTC participant, bright or not. NO thanks.
:)
Tee hee. All I know is that I wouldn't wanna get near hers.
But I'm not the average male.
;)
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