The Reader

Things That Make Me Dissapointed in Humanity as a Whole

• not using a turn signal
• when people don’t know anything about their grandparents, great-grandparents, etc
• bailing in any situation
• unintelligent people in high-paying jobs
• getting phone calls from people who only call when they want something from you
• being stuck in tradition
• losing traditions
• addiction
• hearing dumb questions asked and then having someone insult the rest of us by saying ”there is no such thing as a dumb question”
• not living up to your potential
• apathy
• abuse of power
• having a sudden realization that ”Big Brother” and “The Man” really do exist
• not listening
• not talking about it
• our fascination with being diagnosed with a disorder, disease, or condition
• old folk’s homes
• gamers
• people who claim they “don’t read”
• the popular vote (because since when did “what’s popular” become the most intelligent vote?)
• having gay marriage and uniform healthcare become issues. since when did basic human rights become topics of discussion and debate? it’s unnegotiable
• judgement
• the inability to form an opinion
• a wasted life

Grad School

Ok, so lately that whole statement—the one mentioned above— pretty much scares the bejesus out of me (note: i looked up how to spell “bejesus” on google…soo strange). To get my mind off all of this studying I’ve been doing with the GRE, and graduate application after application that I’ve had to fill out and look up deadlines for, I decided to take a little break and look up some Grad Student humor. 

I must admit, even the humor is pretty damned scary.

Example:

You Know You’re a Grad Student When-

• the concept of free time scares you.
• you consider caffeine to be a major food group.
• you’ve ever brought books with you on vacation and actually studied.
• Saturday nights spent studying no longer seem weird.
• the professor doesn’t show up to class and you discuss the readings anyway.
• you’ve ever travelled across two state lines specifically to go to a library.
• you appreciate the fact that you get to choose which twenty hours out of the day you have to work.
• you still feel guilty about giving students low grades (you’ll get over it).
• you can read course books and cook at the same time.
• you schedule events for academic vacations so your friends can come.
• you hope it snows during spring break so you can get more studying in.
• you’ve ever worn out a library card