This Week In Words - Probably True

I've been MIA.....My apologies.



Date: 10/14/15

Time: 11-ish

Place:  Outside classroom 225

"There's a rumor going around that Leonardo DiCaprio is immortal."

This Week in Words - Hygiene

This one is from a while ago.

Date: About this time last year

Time: Afternoon?

Place: On campus......

"Keith Never Takes a Shower, Bro."

How I Grocery Shop As An Adult

College offers a wealth of new experiences and because food is important to me, grocery shopping on my own was one such experience. 

Allow me to clarify: I had grocery shopped on my own before, but it was typically my mom handing me a small list and telling me to go get the stuff and transport it safely back home. 

Now, however, I am entrusted with every aspect of the grocery shopping, list and all. Let me just say how terrible I am with making lists of things I need. 'To-do' lists I'm good at, but 'buy-this' lists not so much. I always talk myself out of needing certain things. I also tend to forget the things I mentally noted at an earlier time, so I end up with a list of three things. 

I nervously pull into the parking lot, and I'm faced with picking a parking spot that isn't too close (exercise?) but not too far (I'm on my own in the carrying stuff department). Once the stress of that is over, I check a trillion times to make sure I have my wallet with me because I know one day I'll be that person who has left every payment method at home. I worked at a grocery store, there was at least two or three people every week who did that. 

Then I enter the store and it's like a swirling vortex of confusion. I forget what food is, let alone the fact that I spent time making a list. 

In the end I start at one side of the store and go up and down every single aisle. It's also at this point that I take even more things off my list because in my mind I just don't have time, despite the fact that I have plenty of time.

I am still confused by grocery shopping by myself. I feel like I'll get better at it as time goes by and I slowly relearn what my basic food needs are. For now, please refer to the above  picture, and happy hunting.

~The Campus Curmudgeon

This Week in Words #1

I've had this idea for a while, and I'm hoping to make this a thing I do every week. Basically, as you're walking around anywhere, but in my case specifically a college campus, you tend to pick up random snippets of conversations, and a lot of times those snippets sound ridiculous because you have zero context. I wish I could capture tone of voice in writing, but alas I will have to leave that to your imagination.

Date: Tuesday, September 8

Time: Approximately 4:20

Place: Beside the outside basketball courts

"Alright, yeah, I like tomatoes." 

How to Drip- Paint a Flower Pot

We all know the inherently drab nature of dorm rooms. Well this year I was determined to brighten things up a bit so I painted one, that's right, just one, of my flower pots. But it's pretty so just...whatever.

Supplies!

• Craft Paint ( I used acrylic and so far so good)
• Plain Flower Pot
• Paint Brush
• Newspaper (for the protection of wherever you decide to craft)

Step #1

Spend 15 to 20 minutes removing the stickers and scrubbing the remaining sticker goop off of the pot.

Step #2

Clean the surface you plan to paint with a damp paper towel, this prevents random dirt from interrupting your painting experience. Believe me, I know because I forgot to do this step.

Step #3

Choose your colors. My dorm room is teal, gray, and a dark-ish, mustard yellow color. So I chose white and yellow.

Step #4 (optional)

Use one of your chosen colors as a base color. I used the white.

Step #5


Turn the pot upside down and squeeze drops of paint along the edge and allow them to run down the sides.

Step #6

Use the paint brush to spread the paint along the edge. Nothing too crazy, just make the very edge look even.

Let it sit to dry

Step #8

Choose a plant and enjoy!

There, now if that didn't just make you feel super duper crafty I don't know what will :)

~ The Campus Curmudgeon

Fun Things That Happen in College

College is upon us all!!!!! 

We must prepare ourselves for the uber fun things that come with returning.With this in mind, I've compiled a list of my faaAaAAaAavorite things about college.

Homesickness

SO MUCH FUN!!!!!! Endless tears and hours and hours of phone calls home!

This is how I spent a large portion of my first semester.

I am a firm believer that homesickness is a disease. But one of the things that helped me was to realize that this feeling, this horrible, draining, nauseating, feeling will always be a part of my life. If I am going to have any amount of fun in life, I will have to at least somewhat tolerate homesickness.

Bank Account Drainage

It's all gone...All of it.

Books, Books, Books!

They cost tons...Please see above.

Awkward Professors

Let's have a moment of silence as students decide whether your lame joke was funny or just sad.

Seat Wars

If you place your butt at the desk my butt has occupied every Tuesday and Thursday for the past three weeks so help me God!

Hey You in the Front Row!

STOP ASKING QUESTIONS!
Also, stop snobbishly answering questions without raising your hand...

You know when they start with "first and foremost" that you're all screwed.

Fear of the Dark

Where ma' rape whistles at!?!

Going anywhere after dark is not an option, especially after four emails reporting on-campus assaults.

Here's to a better year!

Good luck and have fun!

The Campus Curmudgeon

P.S. If you aren't in college...I don't know...

My Freshman Pantry

I do not profess to be the greatest at healthy eating, and that became painfully apparent when I started college. Let's just say the 'freshman 15' doesn't always stop at fifteen (ew). No matter how hard you try, there is always something about cafeteria food that makes it feel, smell, taste, and look unhealthy, salad or not. Sometimes I think the atmospheric make-up of colleges is just vaporized calories that students absorb through their skin. I didn't exercise much (I never did) so that might be the issue.

This post, however, is not about health, so technically I should delete everything I just wrote but MOVING ON!

There were some food items I had in my room that were life savers when I didn't want to brave the snow and rain, or when I didn't feel like moving from my bed to get cafeteria stuff. You'd be surprised what constituted a meal for me when Netflix homework (of course, duh!) was just too engrossing. 

Peanut Butter

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Ever a staple in the US of A, I ate peanut butter like it was going out of style. Grab yourself a spoon and a Costco sized jar and feast like a king! It's also great to have around should you be in possession of an apple or crackers or something. This was often the sole component of dinner, and I have zero regrets. 

TIP: If you try really hard you can convince yourself that you're being healthy.

Pre-Packaged Salad and Dressing

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Mmmm, just look at how that light reflects off the plastic! This was actually one of my better ideas as a human being. I had an over-sized mug/bowl that held a dinner-sized portion of pre-packaged salad drenched in dressing. I got two to three meals out of a bag which range in price from about $3 to five or six, but there is usually one kind or another on sale.

TIP: This becomes a bag of brown-ish water if you forget it in your refrigerator...Do Not forget it in your refrigerator! 

Honey

I also took a spoon to this, and had to label the jar when I brought it home because my family didn't want my cooties. It's great for feeling somewhat non-piggish and still getting your sugar fix. 

TIP: You can also use this in tea or something.

Baby Ice Creams

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These are a wonderful treat after any or all of your exams. Pro - their cute and tiny. Con - They are a bit like the fun-size candy bars; in no way enough, and yet, deep down, you know you probably shouldn't have even eaten that much.

Added bonus: They are cheap, usually about $1.

TIP: Two is the perfect amount.

Cereal

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Ah cereal! How I would have starved without you! Far too many meals became me binge eating Frosted Flakes or contemplating the icing to wheat ratio of Mini Wheats. It was fast, delish', and readily available if I remembered to buy it while at the grocery store. Perfect! This can also be something that you convince yourself is healthy. 

TIP: Just throw out the stale Cheerios instead of mixing them with Frosted Flakes and trying to convince yourself that everything will be okay. 

Microwaveable Mac n' Cheese

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This stuff was great. However, I will never know why they put it in such tiny cups, six noodles is never enough to eat, so always make sure you have more than one on hand, or something else to eat because, though magnificent, it's rarely filling.

TIP: Avoid letting the bowl you used sit for two or three days, wash immediately.

In the end, it was nice to have a break from cafeteria grilled cheese and french fries, and all of this was also used as snacks, so win-win. For the most part, it was just nice to have something I knew I liked on hand. 

Sincerely,

The Campus Curmudgeon :)

TIP: When all else fails, go home. There's plenty of food there. :D