What do you have against corsets? I happen to adore corsets, have quite a few of them, and wear them often. UGG boots and the people who wear them, however, should be destroyed on sight.
As far as ordering for the SO…I actually am normally the one who tells the waiter what me and the hubby want (we discuss it beforehand, mind you, it’s not like I decide what he’s going to have). Payment can go either way, sometimes I pay, sometimes he does. It’s “community money”, so it’s kind of irrelevant in our case, though.
Nice rant but I think #5 and #6 brings it down a notch. If you were to try to get this published in the school paper, I would rethink keeping those as a part of it.
You should read Neal Stephenson’s Big U. It’s a clever look at what happens when all of the different personalities (frat boys, sorority girls, potheads, nerds) of a college become characitures of themselves and can’t be contained.
Nice rant. I second your motion about treating blue collar workers like crap. I keep telling myself, that the next time I see this happen, I’ma gonna tell that jerk to shove it. I’ always too shocked at the time, though.
See, I was in the elevator at an academic conference, and one of the hotel staff gets in… it’s the wrong elevator (wrong floor, and wrong direction) … he’s slightly confused… he holds the door open for a second… pushes one too many floor buttons… clearly, he’s quite confused … holding up the elevator… some lady (conference attendee) says, “some of us aren’t paid by the hour” :eek:
Damn, bitch, learn some manners!
I mean, I was frustrated at the guy, too, but he was embarrased, apologetic and genuinely confused (before she said anything). This took all of 7 seconds off this lady’s life. Have some patience, you know?
I do have to add, though, that my fiance(e?) doesn’t like to pay for stuff. That is, she doesn’t like doing the physical transaction. When it’s her turn to pay for something, she hands me the money, and I ‘pay’ for it. I don’t mind it… kinda cute, actually.
Let’s see now, it’s been nearly 22 years since I’ve been in school, and I was certainly no angel myself. But here goes:
Is it really necessary to deface the practice rooms? Graffiti is so passe. So of us use the practice rooms for – get this – practice. I really don’t need to see a line drawing of a giant penis, or a list of drummers you hate.
Smoking is not allowed in the practice rooms, but really, who cares? Everyone does it anyway. I sure do. But do us all a favor – When you put your cig (or joint, or whatever) out, throw it on the carpet and smoosh it with your shoe. That’s the polite thing to do. Destroy the carpet. Why in the name of all that’s unholy would you want to put out a cig on the fucking piano keyboard?
Canadian colleges/universities don’t seem to have the level of asshattery stated in the OP. It’s there, but incidents of jerkish behaviour are a bit more isolated. When I was in college, most of the student population was pretty cool. I now work at a University where it seems to be a bit worse for some reason. I see a lot more cases of The Stupids than I see of people behaving like douchebags. There was a writeup in the campus paper last week though, of an incident where someone defaced several display cases used to advertise the campus’s Gay/Lesbian/Transgendered group. The offender(s) used a marker on one spot, and some sharp object in another spot, to scratch the words “A SIN” on the plastic door covering the case. This is permanent and the University has to replace the doors. Way to go, cumrags, you not only accomplished your discriminatory act, but also cost someone time and money to have to replace ruined property. Those cases are not cheap. And they wonder why tuition’s going up so much? There’s one reason.
Nah, you get a bunch of ordinary folks in a situation where they can “act rich” and they’re often worse than people who have always had money. Ever go on a cruise?
I can certainly understand disliking Uggs (lots of people do), but you can’t be serious in saying that I should go get a pair from Payless because they will be the exact same? Don’t get me wrong, I have plenty of shoes from Payless, Target, etc. etc, but those shoes are crap (they fall apart much, much sooner than my “designer” shoes or even my shoes from a place like Macy’s). Uggs are a high quality product, I’ve had mine for years. I can’t say that I’ve ever owned a pair of Payless shoes that lasted more than a few months. And don’t even get me started on the real sheep skin vs . . . whatever it is they make their shoes out of at Payless.
Second, how about the fact that they are comfortable? Maybe people don’t wear them because they are “hip” (in fact, they aren’t anymore), but because they really are great, lil’ shoes. Winter or summer, your feet will be comfy in sheepy softness. Uggs are great shoes for wearing around campus because they are comfortable, warm (or cool in the summer), and did I mention comfortable?
Now, fucking up coding on the other hand is all the rage this spring. Gwen Stefani and Lindsay Lohan were doing it all over Club LAX.
And one more thing: just because I spend money on a certain pair of shoes or jeans or bra or god forbid a corset, does not mean that I lack sense. What do you waste your money on?
A male friend of mine was yelling at me for spending money on purses and shoes, telling me it was a waste, starving children, yadda yadda and all I did was kindly point out that he spends just as much as I do on purses. . . on computer games.
Some of us don’t wear cheap shoes, and it has nothing to do with fashion (anyone who’s ever seen me would probably laugh themselves to death at the thought that I would do anything at all for fashion). Those of us with slightly different-from-normal feet know which brands of shoes work for us, and tend to stick with those. The non-name-brand knockoffs that look like those name-brand shoes generally don’t fit the same. Unfortunately, it seems to be mostly the more expensive brands that work for people with unusual feet If I buy shoes from Payless, I’m usually paying for it in blisters when I wear them.
Really? Huh. I’ve done both state and private, and I have to say that on the whole, the students at the state school were much more mature than those at the private school. I mean, if we’re just throwing out statements without any basis.
A nitpick, but if you want this to appear in what I am guessing is the Duke student paper, I think it should be “family that has supported me” – you only have one family, we know which one you’re talking about.
It’s noble of you to come to the defense of the downtrodden co-ed, oppressed and ostracized as she is. Assuming again that you’re in Durham, North Carolina (as your location indicates) and not Riyadh, then this is a two way street – girls, don’t expect your boyfriend to do these things and don’t allow him to.
I agree with you to a point – as speaking out of your ass has replaced goldfish swallowing as a college pastime, but by your criteria, very few people would ever be qualified to speak on political matters.
Overall, I agree with your rant, especially the theft, cheating, vandalism stuff, but you really risk coming off as a pompous bitter ass. Most people enjoyed college – I sure did.
especially when you consider the OP’s location, at what I am guessing is a prestigious private university. Having attended a small private college and a very large state university, I can say that in my experience you get away with a lot more at a private school – as private schools, overseeing a smaller student body on a well contained campus, generally tend to handle things internally.
You’re right on with the location, whole bean, it is the Gothic Wonderland of Duke. And you’re right about me being bitter - I would disagree about the “pompous” part, but whatever.
And I certainly don’t think that this has much to do with Duke being a private institution rather than a state school, except for the fact that many kids here really do seem to have no concept of money or what things are worth. But stupid is stupid, and I’m sure these things happen at both private and public colleges.
I see your point, and if every third girl I saw walking around campus didn’t have the same boots on, I wouldn’t question their motives. People like what they like. But it’s clear that the majority of these girls are trying to buy into the whole “must wear certain clothes to be accepted” mentality, which just makes me sad.
In response to your question, DiosaBellissima, I don’t waste my money on anything, really. Haha, right? Must be lying? Nope - but I’ll readily admit that I’m frugal to a fault. I’ve gotten so used to shopping at the Salvation Army that shirts costing more than $5 make me cringe. Last pair of jeans I bought (nice Gap jeans, actually) was $4, on sale from good ol’ Salvo.
Okay, I’m a weird, cheap, cheap girl. If I do publish this letter, I’ll make sure to get rid of point #5…y’all have convinced me.
Please, let me clarify, the open letter sounds bitter and pompous. I am not saying you’re bitter (although you are) and pompous – just to be clear. And why be bitter? [Charles Dutton] You’re five feet nothing, a hundred and nothing, and you got hardly a speck of athletic ability; and you hung in with the best college assholes in the land for four years; and you’re also gonna walk out of here with a degree from Duke University. [/Charles Dutton]
Oh lordy, the Ugg boots. Those damn things are all over my campus, all year round. The typical undergraduate uniform here is Ugg boots, miniskirt, itty bitty tank top, scarf, gigantic Paris Hilton-style sunglasses, and bad bleach job.
I swear, one day I was walking upstairs, happened to glance up, and discovered that the girl in front of me had a thong that matched her scarf. Where does one even buy a matching scarf/thong set??
I happen to adore corsets, have quite a few of them, and wear them often. UGG boots and the people who wear them, however, should be destroyed on sight.
[/U of Maryland graduate]