GiphyYou're quiet and don't take center stage, just like rabbits. You're neither depended, or independent.
GiphyYou're quiet and shy, and meeting new people makes you uncomfortable, but once you get to know them - you are the energy machine.
GiphyJust like bears, you like a schedule and aren't afraid to work for what you want.
GiphyTime does not exist once you enter the patch section of a store. Is it dark out? Light out? You don't know. How much time has past? Unknown.
You are constantly apologizing to employees for rummaging through the display to get to the bottom of the pile for the actually UNIQUE designs and trying really hard to not look shady because you're spending so much time looking at a square piece of fabric.
Lindsay Messina
Cheap Forever 21 jacket? BORING. Add some patches and you have a stunning and unique article of clothing.
GiphyPATCHES IN YOUR UNIVERSITY'S SCHOOL STORE? IN A STORE YOUR FRIEND TOOK YOU IN ON A WHIM? A wonderful surprise to say the least. It's like your two worlds are colliding but you're ready to spend money regardless.
GiphyIs your patch too far to the left? Does it even look good? Does it match the other patches? You agonize over every minor detail until you finally just give up and grab your iron (or needle and thread).
GiphyYour body automatically gravitates towards every patch you see in a store and you can't help it. Even if you just bought a patch a day ago, or don't have any more room for any more, you can't help it if another patch is the perfect addition.
Interview Crying GIF - Find & Share on GIPHYGiphyThe day a patch falls off is the worst day of your life. (Cue sad violin music). The day a patch RIPS beyond repair requires a proper mourning period.
GiphySuddenly, you apparently have no problem talking to a legitimate stranger to get the details on where they found that specific patch. Even if you don't talk to them, but still see their cool patches, you feel a bond of solidarity.
GiphyMaybe one day you'll find a home for that patch sitting in the bottom of your desk drawer, but until then, there it shall remain. Maybe they can just throw it in your coffin when you're buried. (P.S- please figure out how to patch my tombstone.)
GiphyWhether it's scouring the internet or asking around for the cheapest place to find patches, you are always on the hunt for a deal. Because, seriously, you love to patch, but why are you always buying $5 designs when there are definitely $1 options? (I'm looking at you, Hot Topic. Why are your designs so cute?? Lower your prices.)
Giphy"I thought of you when I saw this" and the design being something you actually enjoy may honestly draw tears out of your eyes. (Bonus points if you get a patch ON a holiday)
When I see someone I know but am not close to in a public place. Should I go up and say hello or are they trying to ignore me?
When I'm on the phone and I have to use the restroom. Do I lie and tell them I'm getting another call or should I just tell them the natural truth?
When I see someone I haven't seen in a long time and I don't know if they remember me. Do I go and ask or will they think I'm a weirdo?
When I think someone is waving at me, so I wave back. But then I realize it wasn't at me. Should I act like it didn't happen or laugh at myself?
When I ask someone to hang out and they think it's a date. Do I break the news to them or play it cool?
When I have to hug someone who is taller than me. Do I tiptoe? Do they lean? Where do my arms go???
When I stare into space and then realize I have been staring at someone the entire time. Do I smile and look away or act like it never happened?
When there are is only me and one other stranger on the elevator. Do I say hello or do we come to a mutual agreement that we are not speaking?
When I'm at the grocery store and someone is standing where I need to look for something. Do I say excuse me and make them move or do I scan the aisle and wait?
When all the tables are taken and then there is that table with just one person and a bunch of empty seats. Do I sit next to them or just give up on finding a seat?
When I talk to someone via technology all the time but then I see them in person. Are we actually friends or does that relationship exist in another universe? How do I break the ice???
I am sure others have had these kinds of experiences. Please feel free to share them. It's always nice to know that there are lots of awkward people in the world. We're all in this together.
GiphyI did this the other day to one of my friends when I saw him standing across the road. We had this brief moment when we just kind of ran at each other and body slammed each other and just walked away. I would not recommend doing this to someone unless you know them very well because otherwise they might punch you.
GiphyI would not recommend doing this because it could be potentially embarrassing for your friend or whomever you are calling over. This could be bad to do to someone who doesn't like to have attention called to them. This could also cause the person to ignore you and not say hi back which would embarrass you.
GiphyThis could again totally embarrass them and you, which if you do this in front of people you don't know very well, could make the rest of your interactions super awkward. This could make your friend mad at you for sharing a secret nickname with the rest of the world. It also makes you seem weird and like you don't know their correct name.
GiphyFor example, don't act like you've know them you're whole life. You should definitely act like you've known them for a long time because that makes people feel comfortable around you, just don't make it uncomfortable.
GiphyYou should definitely wave to someone you know, but you shouldn't wave your arms around like you are a bird or like you have no control of your arms.
GiphySomething you should not do, is ignore the people you know because then you make things awkward between you two. You should say hi or wave or just acknowledge them. Don't be weird.
GiphyThis can make things awkward if they don't know it's coming and they won't usually know how to respond.
GiphyThis can make for some awkward interactions and some people don't like to be touched. Make sure that the person knows that you want to hug them before you do so you don't accidentally get punched.
GiphyThis is a very confusing thing that happens when you first meet someone and it can be weird and then you just end up hugging a fist. Don't hug a fist
GiphyYou should shake someone's or hug them when it feels right. You should wave if you know them. The most important thing to remember is to use good eye contact.
This is the loud and proud group. Snuff is breakfast and beer is downed like water. They wear steel-toed boots and Confederate flag hats to school, then get mad when they are asked to take them off. If your school is anything like mine was, then it's normal to see snuff spit in the stairs. We also knew that if you heard the loud stomps, laughs, and yee-haws, you better get off the steps right then and there—unless you wanted to come in contact with them.
Of course, I had my redneck phase. Not so much the snuff and beer, but I did try the wearing the boots and TRIED my best to get into country music—that failed. I even tried to hang out with them while I liked a boy in that group, but I could only take so much bad grammar before I just wanted to pull my hair out.
This is the group of kids that honestly thought they ruled the school and, with the help of the teachers, they did. They had their own set of rules and all the teachers loved them–which just made everyone else annoyed. The female jocks had their own dress code (I swear, I saw their butts more than I have ever wanted to see in my life). And the male jocks thought that everyone under the sun wanted them. I had a guy tell me I had a nice butt and when I tried to blow him off, he said I should be honored that he was even talking to me. Really? But enough of the student population felt that way, so they just kept doing what they were doing.
I tried getting into sports scene my freshman year. I decided I was going to run track because I ran track in middle school and I really liked it. Heck, I was even good at it. But I was a quiet girl. I wasn't friends with anyone who ran track from before school started and I didn't think a good time involved partying with the seniors at my school. Guess what happened? I had no friends and my coach didn't acknowledge that I was even a runner—at the end of the season, he made the comment that I "finally got fast," even though I was faster than other girls he had. But that's none of my business anymore.
This was my favorite group because the people I still talk to were in this group. They were the kids who would have debates at lunch over superheroes and "Star Wars". They all read books/comics for fun and, honestly, had open arms to pretty much everyone. They were the kids that mostly brought their own bagged lunch (which, now, I wish I would have done). They were the group of kids that actually did their homework and then some—the ones who talked to teachers like friends.
I was part of this group. I tried to fight it at first, but by the end of it all, this group turned out to be the best. I didn't know a lot about superheroes or "Star Wars", but we all listened to the same music and liked reading. It sparked the greatest of friendships—the kind that has continued today.
These are the kids that surprised you when they graduated at all (and some of them didn't). The crazy thing is that they would do drugs IN THE SCHOOL. They have no idea how to hide it or they just don't want to hide it. Heck, my high school had a bathroom that the druggies would go to smoke in. I'm pretty sure everyone knew about it, but they never did anything about it.
I was in this group, not as a druggie, but as a friend. Some of my closest friends for about a year were in this group, actually. But you end up growing out of the public opinion that you were a druggie because of who you hung out with. It is quite annoying having teachers question who you're hanging out with and why you're hanging out with them.
These are a completely different type of people. They think their crap don't stink and that everyone else is below them. They are also the kind of people you were scared to be friends with because, well, they talked behind everyone's back. They were a hard group to get into, but there was something that just dragged you towards them. They all had a way of complimenting you, but it wasn't really a compliment–it was a double-sided statement that made you question your life choices.
I was with this group as much as possible in high school. Not that I would consider myself a prep by any means, but some of the people in that group dragged me in and, even though I knew I wasn't liked by most of them, I just couldn't pull myself away from them. Those friends, however, are the kind that send the "we should hang!" texts, then never text you back when you try to make plans.
Ahh, the floaters–the group of kids who didn't really have a group they belonged to. This was me; I group-hopped quite often, hoping I would finally feel like I belonged. We go from group to group and lunch table to lunch table, because you never know where you are actually wanted. Personally, I think floaters should start their own group and just befriend one another. Then everyone would be happy.
It is a great start to every morning to see a nice picture of someone elses doggo.
Now this one is tricky, your friends think you want to come over to see them. In reality you just want to play with their dog.
Sara Durphy
This is my friends dog, Angel.
Since you do not have your own it is even more exciting to see dogs that look like your friends in public.
I love taking dogs on walks. So this is a thought I often have.
I always want to go to dog parks with friends and their dogs so I do not look weird.
I love doggie kisses just as much as the next person.
Who else takes pictures of other people's dogs? Nobody? Okay.
Being the friend who does not have a dog is hard but these are my daily thoughts and texts to my friends who are dog owners. I do not have a dog because my mom is allergic but whenever I get the chance to love my friend's dogs, I jump on it.
