Okay, I stole this idea from Hey Lady! Whatcha Readin'? Since it's the holidays and everyone is annoyed but trying to appear happy, I figured I'd just be honest and tell you all what's making me angry! Or not angry, but slightly peeved.
- I went to the dentist this morning and now that I'm [almost] twenty I have to start worrying about gum disease. Gum disease! My teeth have always been great. I never had braces and they line up perfectly. I've always loved going to the dentist because it's the only place I know I will receive at least three compliments. Well not anymore! I'm already missing teenagedom.
- The word [h]istoric. All my life it has been historic. With an 'h.' A strong 'h.' Now I'm in college and suddenly there is not 'h.' Historic has become Istoric. And what's even worse is that I'm starting to pronounce it that way too!
- The world glean. I had never heard the word glean until I came to college. Last semester it seemed to be a favorite word of all my professors. "What do you glean from this?" I glean that everyone is using the word glean to make themselves sound a lot smarter than they are. Glean sounds like something you would clean your windows with.
- Split ends. I have never had a major problem with split ends. But then I decided to grow my hair back out and since I have to walk everywhere and Iowa City is fairly windy it is now a major problem. I comb my hair, I swear I do, but after a ten minute walk outside all of that hard work is down the drain. Yesterday I had to make a hair appointment at a completely different hair salon because I was so desperate to get my hair cut. This has had a great psychological effect on me. I am a creature of habit.
- Sweatpants. I didn't bring any with me to school and began to regret it greatly when it started snowing.
- Professors who say they will do things and don't follow through! One of my teachers said she put our portfolios in her mailbox. I walked all the way to her mailbox (fifteen minutes in the COLD!) and they were not there. I went back four hours later and they had magically appeared. Why didn't she just email us when she put them in there? I also had a professor who said he would email us a response to our papers. Grades have come in, two weeks have gone by, and still no response.