The presidential election blues.
1. You spend a lot more time online than you used to.
I was just going to check my notifications, but now I’m on my fifth Huffington Post article?
2. When things are slow you obsess over the little things.
Okay, but did you hear a bird landed on Bernie’s podium? Guys, it's Marco Rubio’s birthday on this day in two months!
3. You have an all new appreciation for late night comedy shows.
You’ve become a snob over which shows do better impersonations. As soon as a candidate drops out, you anticipate Stephen Colbert’s Hungry for Power Games.
4. You’ve had dreams about the election.
Personally, I dreamt Taylor Swift was running, and in another dream, Hillary Clinton sat at the foot of my bed asking for campaign advice. Well, at this point, are these things really that far-fetched?
5. You seriously can’t remember what you used to think about pre-election season.
Can anyone tell me what I used to talk about?
6. You’ve angered your parents.
No, I’m not talking disagreeing. My family is all for the same candidate. I mean that I forgot to text back my mom for a couple days because all my phone checking times have been going to researching and reposting.
7. You are way more affected by seeing candidates on TV than your friends.
When I hear a speech from one I don’t like, I have to “detox” with a few beautiful words from my own candidate.
8. You want to subtly ask new people who they’re supporting before you get too friendly with them.
Oh, what’s your major? Do you uh… have any opinions on who the Zodiac Killer is?
9. You’ve done a lot of things you never thought you’d do.
Used to think you’d never have a debate in a Facebook comment section? Used to think you’d never actually sit through an entire debate? Used to think you’d never stay up past midnight while continuously refreshing primary results? Think again.
10. You forgot how to have a normal everyday conversation without bringing up politics.
How about that Keystone Pipeline… I mean, the weather!
11. You really appreciate candidate-related puns.
The stuffed animal in my Easter package? Meet Bunny Sanders. The mascot shark toy I named for a friend? I give you Sharko Rubio.
12. You know about everything as soon as it happens.
People ask you if you’ve seen the new poll, or heard what controversial thing someone said, and you’re like, “Yep. Saw that an hour ago.”
13. You feel guilty about how much you post on Facebook now.
But then you see something really great and you must.
14. You’ve built a family online through your candidate, and it seriously feels like home.
40 people liked my comment on “Has anyone heard from Deez Nuts lately?” on a fan page for my candidate and I feel so validated.
15. It has seeped into every aspect of your life.
Your wallpaper, your door decorations, a few shirts… 95 percent of your time...
16. You’ve let some of your other responsibilities slip.
But why can’t my candidate falling behind in the polls be a valid excuse to miss class? I need time to recover, Mrs. Cooper!
17. Your start seeing candidates' names in whatever book you’re reading.
Classmate: “Did you read “Being and Nothing” yet?
Me: What?
Classmate: For Thursday? It’s by Sartre.
Me: I read "Bernieand Nothing"… about the Cruz and effect of free will...
18. You have no idea where your time will go to after mid-November.
Maybe my friends will start talking to me again.