I am the kind of "adult" that Jim Gaffigan might call a weirdo. Why you may ask? I still enjoy Disney, Universal, and other theme parks without the pressures of having children who beg to go there.
I would like to think I have an excuse though; I grew up an hour and a half from Orlando, home of many major theme parks, and obviously, I'd be practically wasting money if I didn't take advantage of the Florida resident ticket rates.
With this being said, I tend to retreat to watching animated movies during times of stress (which I guess I have less of a good excuse for, but who cares). My personal favorite? Kung Fu Panda. Po is my spirit animal, especially pre-finals. The following are 5 times he proved to me he was worthy of such a title:
1. That time he got caught slurping down noodles
If you don't enjoy noodles are you even in college?
2. That time he accidentally invented a noodle-stache
Did he go too hard into the noodles? Possibly. Does he care? No. Noodles are life. Just look at his blissful demeanor. Nothing like a good bowl of noodles to calm you.
3. That time he proved sometimes even juggling too much of what you love can be difficult
If you're anything like Po and me, you like to have the things you like in excess. Po ends up tumbling in this scene, just like I have done too many times when I failed to balance my schedule.
4. That time he got caught slurping down noodles...again....
He understands stress and stress eating. We are nearing finals week. You will 100% find me making double the ramen I normally eat.
5. That time he managed to train to save the world while also eating
At the end of the day, Po saves his kingdom. He did some of his training with dumplings in hand, and quite frankly, this makes him a legend in my book.
I guess I really identify with Po because he's exactly who I am as a college student. He may be chubby. He may stress eat ramen and dumplings uncontrollably. He may be a little awkward. But you know what? He ends up saving his nation. And everyone loves him because he learns how to love himself. So as I sit here, writing this, I tell myself it doesn't matter how many packs of ramen I stress-eat or if I put on a few extra pounds this exam period.
Just like Po saves the world, I can kill my exams, pass my classes, eventually graduate, and get a decent job. The only difference is that I will probably set my New Year's resolution to lose the extra pounds all the ramen will help me to while Po just gets to be chubby because it's a lot cuter on an animated panda than on a 5'1 human. Oh well.
