Returning to the Web

Hello all!

I’m not sure if anyone is even still reading this blog, or if this is your first time on my website, but welcome! Please look around and leave a comment if you’ve got something you wish to say.

I know it’s been quite a while since I posted any blogs or other components, but I’m gonna strive to keep up with the blog this semester.  However, since I am no longer in the class that started this whole website, the blogs will be slightly different.  Which means that I’ll most likely be bringing light to my observations of the day.  So here goes nothing!

Okay, today’s thought from the middle of nowhere: a stranger’s kindness.

Earlier in the day I was in line to get my coffee (early classes require caffination) with my earbuds in, when out of the corner of my eye, a girl stopped beside me and asked me a question.  Now normally when my earbuds are in, I am jamming and tune everyone else out.  However, something about her made me pause my music and remove BOTH of my earbuds…  Y’all ready for what she said?

“What’s good here?”

To be frank, I was surprised she was talking to me.  I’m being completely serious, as I have been told many times that I’m not the most approachable.  A less polite way to say that is that I have a case of the resting b**** face.  Here’s a video that explains it.  Nevertheless, we began to converse and names were exchanged.  Fast-forwarding through all the “boring” details, I spent my hour break talking with a complete stranger, learning all about her.

During that hour we talked about why we chose our college, our majors, and even our high school experiences.  It didn’t matter that she was a sorority girl and me a Gosh Darn Independent (meaning I would not be in a sorority).  Heck, we even discussed boys and how approachable the other seemed.  I think this stemmed from a comment of mine containing surprise that she’d spoke to me, because normally people ignore me.

All in all, the conversation with her really boosted my self-confidence and I found my mood improved as I went to my next class.

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Flashback to yesterday with me for a minute please.  Picture this: full lecture hall and the professor is talking ninety-to-nothing at the board.  There is a guy in a light blue shirt (LBS) on my left who is sound asleep, and has been for at least 15 minutes.  And since I am – or try to be – a good person, I nudged his foot so that he’d wake up and could get the notes (but also the professor had been looking our way for some time…)  LBS wakes up, glares at me, and then proceeds TO GO BACK TO SLEEP!  Honestly at this point, I was really hoping he’d get in trouble because that was a rude butt thing to do. Plus he was a frat guy, so he wasn’t helping their image in my eyes…

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The reason I bring up yesterday, is that you never know how your actions – i.e. kindness – is going to be perceived.  Still, I believe we should all try to be more kind, or at least pause and think before we assume (because that makes an “ass out of you”).  My hope is that you have far more experiences like I did today, and less like the one yesterday.  Regardless, I hope this found you well and in good health.

As always, ~V