Aaaah! My Favorite Song in the Whole Wide World!

I thoroughly enjoyed my mini-vacation to Washington DC. Two and a half days in a big city was pure magic! The universe was in complete alignment for me and I soaked up every minute of it. My favorite night was Friday night. Me and my girls took a trip to The Park: 4 floors plus an enclosed patio filled with grown and sexy men and music! Never have I seen so many fine men in one place having a good time! Needless to say, I need more business cards LoL. The 7 hour drive up (3 hours of that was in traffic in VA) was totally worth the trip. The 5 hour drive back was so depressing. This just goes to show that W-S in not my last stop. DC, my lover, I will be back much sooner than later!

Hollywood Swingin'

I cherish the weekends where I have nothing pressing to do for school or lab. I lay around the house like a bum and attempt to avoid leaving for any reason except to walk my dogs. . .that is until I look in my fridge and pantry and see no easy snacks to satisfy my tingling taste buds. A quick trip to the grocery store is now in order.

After I grab my few items, I head to the checkout which are all conveniently lengthy. As I wait behind this lady, she laughs and points at all the tabloids and says, "I don't understand why anyone would want to be famous!" I can certainly agree with her amusement. Why would anyone want to have their private life so publicly splattered? I mean, seriously. . .your life serves as entertainment at the GROCERY STORE CHECKOUT LINE. Socially famous people must be required to have great nonchalant, laid back personalities in order not to lash out and damage their image.

My response to the woman was a laugh as well since the first thought to come to mind was, "Try being from Southern Cali where EVERYONE wants to make it big." I proceeded to make a mental list of all the people I have met, some of which are good friends, that want that lifestyle. What became even more amusing to me was that this list of people floating in my head was also a list of people that hated drama and yet were continuously involved in drama! They lash out at any and everyone who speaks bad about them; they want to fight over he-said-she-said lies spread about them. They don't exactly take criticism well, nor do they shake off haters very well. But you want to be a rapper/singer/actor?

This is why I would like my fame to come in the form of a Nobel Prize :)

Southern Hospitality

The "Southern Mentality" is very different. I have noticed that people are happy, chatty, even chivalrous! These are qualities I can certainly appreciate as I get older, however I have also noticed that people here tend to settle down VERY early.

As I get older, I just don't understand it. At 22 years, sure I have the dream that I one day I will find the one man I will spend the rest of my life with, get a house, have kids, and live the good life. But at 22 years, I know that even if I have found "The One", he isn't nearly ready for my dream as I would like him to be. And neither am I. We haven't experienced enough of life to handle the kinks and bumps in the road with grace, much less a pleasant attitude. We're not settled in one place since education tends to create great travel opportunities. Not to mention the fact that I can barely maintain a steady relationship with Grad School itself, much less a guy with needs and emotions.

So how is it that so many people are getting married, buying houses, and having kids before they can rent a car? Is it really possible that things change so drastically within the 5 years I am pursuing my advanced degree? Or are they just the future of the contributing parties to the ever increasing divorce rate? I wonder if, when I do get married, I will begin to see the opposite happening. . .all these early marriages coming to an end. . .that would be ironic!