Buying gifts on a budget can be tough, but it's even tougher to show up without a gift. Leave the gift giving to Santa and reach for one of these stocking stuffers that will leave Santa himself in shock because they're all that good!
I've lived a whole 21 years with an RBF (Resting Bitch Face), so naturally, I go through most of these struggles on a daily basis.
And before you ask, yes I'm fine. No, I'm not mad. This is just my face, so take it or leave it! To those of you who have been #blessed with an RBF, you'll probably relate to these more than you'd like to:
1. People always asking if I'm ok
2. "Are you mad?"
3. Having to approach potential new friends first because they might be intimidated by you.
4. Getting complaints at work that you "look mean".
5. Having to literally force yourself to smile around new people.
6. "I always thought you were mean before I met you!"
7. I could be having the best day of my life and my face would still look like this:
8. When people start badgering you with questions if you're ok, you actually do start to become a little irritated and annoyed.
9. It makes your blood boil when someone tells you to smile more.
10. Constantly having to reassure people that you're happy.
11. The exhaustion that comes after having to fake a smile.
12. People always think you're judging them.
13. Trying to make your face look like a ray of sunshine, but giving up because it's too hard.
14. Feeling like you're over smiling when you're just smiling like a regular person.
15. When you really are in a bad mood and people just think it's another day for you.
I've composed a list of things that I wish upon you, and they're harsh and cruel. These things are things that I wouldn't wish upon my worst of enemies, not even that Starbuck's barista who always screws up my order,
not even him. You fall into a whole other category of hate. You surpass Starbucks barista. Congratulations, I'm actually a pretty nice person, making you worthy of every single bit of torture I wish upon you. What are these things I wish upon you you might ask?
1. I hope you get a unsatisfiable craving for Chick-fil-A on a Sunday.
Most of all, I hope that you realize that you lost one of the greatest people in this entire world. She's a saint, and I dare you to try to find someone as phenomenal as she is. You can go dip your toes in a blender now.
College is a time of gaining independence, exploring new things, and copious amounts of Netflix. If you're like me, you often find yourself laughing at the sheer ridiculousness of the situations you find yourself in. Here are ten times Bob's Burgers accurately captured college life.
1. What you're pretty sure your upstairs neighbors do at 3am every morning.
Throughout school, the theater department has always been my
go-to place with go-to people when I need advice, a dance party, or just
someone to listen to me vent.
You never know what's going to happen when you're dealing with theatre or what kind of characters you'll encounter. We have too much fun doing anything! One time in my senior year acting class, we spent
an entire class period watching Bob's Burgers, and it was the greatest class
period ever.
In high school, I was a theatre focus, which meant I took mostly
theatre classes aside form the core History, English, Math, and Foreign Language classes. My acting classes were always very small as I
went to a small school, but my class size for my sophomore, junior, and senior
years of high school had three to four people in them. And, it was the same
people too, so we were super close. It's the little things that people do that
really matter to me, and my friends and professors in theater have always done
these little things.
Actors, actresses, stage managers, lighting designers, and practically everyone is so
welcoming! Like many students at Rollins, my first semester at
college was the first semester I was in a new place with new people far away
from home. And, it was very different. Luckily, my freshman RCC course was like a
little family! Every Monday and Wednesday, I could not wait to meet in the Fred Stone Theatre and play improvisation games for two hours with my new little family! My peer mentors were so supportive and hilarious, and my advisor
happened to be in the theater department, so naturally I spent way too much time in the theater, between classes and advising sessions.
The first person I met in my Summer Orientation group
was Nick D’Alessandro, who is very involved in the theater and an amazing
person. Immediately, we bonded over the fact that we were the only non-athletic
people in our group.
We are still great friends and I am always so happy to see him
in shows and everything else that he does. Aside from Nick and some of my RCC
homies, I did not know anyone else involved in theater, but when I was an
assistant stage manager for Machinal,
everyone was so welcoming. Granted, the director was my RCC professor, but
still the cast and crew were so helpful and people already considered me a
friend.
Another added benefit of having theater friends is they
literally do not care if you start spontaneously singing, laughing, or skipping
across campus. Literally, whenever I see one of my friends, sisters, or someone
I kind of know, I get so excited! My theater friends always are equally as
excited if not more excited than I am, and we always greet each other as if we
haven’t seen each other in years. Sometimes, that’s the best moment of my day.
Theater people are amazing, and you should get to know them if you don't already.