Let us first establish that "Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas" is by far the best Christmas movie of all time. Before you even ask that ludicrous question, no I do not mean the cartoon version. I mean the mastery and hilarity that is Jim Carrey. I was initially going to write an entire article explaining this in detail. I decided a better approach would be to show how the Grinch is basically living the life of a college student. Enjoy.
1. When you get invited somewhere that sounds awful, and you attempt to come up with some type of valid excuse.
You might as well just be honest. Everyone knows that you don't "need" to do laundry on a Friday night. You're just laying in bed watching Netflix.
2. When you're scrolling through your tagged pictures on Facebook the next morning and wondering why. Just why.
Why did I ever think that taking selfies with my Uber driver would be a good idea? Why do I look like a gremlin? Why did my friend upload them? Untag.
3. When you realize that you aren't hungry at all, and you are just inhaling food to occupy time.
Most of the time, it's not even because you're bored. It's because you're drowning in work, and the only reasonable way to handle it is to eat every food item you own.
4. When you're going out and feeling real confident that night.
Good outfit, good hair, whatever it is -- it deserves some oohs and ahs in front of the mirror.
5. When your confidence is shut down just as quickly as it emerged.
A comment as innocent as, "Are you wearing that out tonight?," can completely destroy any shred of confidence you may have had before.
6. When you've been in the library for a straight week and haven't seen any other humans, and then someone asks if you're going out.
You temporarily forget how to interact in social settings, but it all comes rushing back...eventually.
6. When you start feeling buzzed at the pregame.
This often occurs when you've been sitting for about an hour, and you stand up to grab something only to realize...you're all toasty inside.
You're feeling pretty good about the night, and then you see a Snapchat of yourself that changes everything.
8. When you have so much to do that you schedule time to feel bad for yourself.
The natural response to having a lot to do is either napping or telling other people about how much you have to do.
9. When you volunteer once and feel like a saint.
"Wow, I am such a good person."
10. When your alarm goes off, and you want no part of it.
The moment you wake up, you are hit hard with either a throbbing headache or a sudden awareness of everything you have to do. Or if you're lucky, both!
11. When you find yourself actually liking someone.
There are so many ridiculous phases people go through in college. I cannot keep straight who has "a thing" with who; all I know is that, "I actually like him," and, "She's a cool girl," are pretty strong indicators of actual feelings. God forbid.
So basically, the Grinch is the best. Cut, print, check the gate, moving on.
