Apple Pie

This post has nothing to do with apple pie(Haha! All you foodies thought that I had finally converted to foodism). I titled it as such because apple pie is something that I like or, depending on the situation, severely dislike. Now, down to business.

I have been thinking recently about all of the things in life that just really piss me off. I mostly think about these things when I see them or come into contact with them, which is annoyingly often. I've decided to share five of them with you. In order to preserve the positivity of my blog (HA!), I will also divulge five things that makes me genuinely happy. Because I don't want to type the phrases "I like" and "I dislike" thirty times before this is over, I have arranged a nifty little system. The likes will come first, the dislikes after; I will denote what I like with a period and what I dislike with a parenthesis. Allow me to give you an example (this doesn't count as one of the five things):

1. Apple Pie.
1) Apple Pie that has been served with vanilla ice cream. Well, that's not fair of me. There are plenty of other times that I dislike apple pie. If it isn't warmed properly, if the crust isn't perfectly flaky, if there isn't enough cinnamon in the composition. I'm really a fan of the caramel crumble topped apple pies, mostly because I just hate pie crust, but then I think the lattice-work on traditional apple pies are extremely aesthetically pleasing.

I gave you this example not because it is particularly important that you know how I like apple pie (although if we ever have Thanksgiving together, now you have no excuse), but rather because I don't want you to misread something later down the line and think that, for example, I like mayonnaise and dislike the smell of the rain.

Now that everyone is on the same page, we'll start for real:

1. Breakfast foods for dinner. I just like breakfast foods in general, but something about eating them at night makes me feel like I've restarted the day and now have the energy to stay up for hours and hours!
1) When the people at the dining hall only give you two pieces of french toast. Two pieces of french toast might sound excessive until you realize that they are in actuality the french toast dipping strips, in which case two pieces is criminal. Not to mention that they heap about fifty tater tots onto your plate. I like tater tots just as much as the next American, but perhaps I could trade some of this twice-fried potato for some more french toast? I'd like to choose how I have my carbohydrates, thank you.
Note to self: this isn't a food blog. 

2. Vintage clothing, sundresses, feather earrings. I consider these all one thing. If you can find a vintage sundress and wear it with feather earrings? Perfection.
2) Girls who wear leggings as pants. It is also unacceptable to wear spanks as shorts. Come on, people! Now, I will admit that today, I wore leggings. However, I was wearing a very long shirt and an equally long sweater., not a regular shirt. The only thing those leggings were showing off were my legs. Also, have you noticed that the people who tend to propitiate this trend are people who... well, they shouldn't be wearing skin tight clothing, let's just put it that way. I'm not fatsist (...maybe), I just believe in wearing clothes that flatter your figure.

3. Guys who smell good. It's like kryptonite to me. So boys... I'm just kidding. There is a lot more that I consider than just smelling good, but it's certainly something that will catch my eye, er, nose.
3) Girls who douse themselves in heavy perfumes. I'm not just talking about old lady smelling perfumes. Even your Juicy Couture fruity tutti concoctions are cloying and obnoxious if you bathe in them before going out. Although to be honest, I'm not really a fan of hugely fruity colognes anyways, so that might just be me. I know that it's nice to be that girl who walks by and people get a whiff of her perfume; it's nice to be the person who gets a whiff of it, but only if it's a pleasant scent and applied in moderation. 

4. Being able to sing in the shower. Recently, my shower superstar has been stifled. Dorm life can really suck sometimes.
4) College of Music majors who have really snobby and unforgiving opinions on just about everything musically related. This is so specific, but it really does bother me and I have met far too many people like that in the past month. It's okay to like popular music. It's popular for a reason! Maybe this person cannot sing classically like you can (and by the way, what makes you so sure that you're such hot stuff anyways???), but that doesn't mean that you should disregard them completely. And I don't care what you say, Andrea Bocelli has a right to be singing still, he's damned talented!

5. Afternoon naps. Sometimes life is just overwhelming. Sleeping can't fix my problems, but it can postpone them for a while. Also, apparently an afternoon nap boosts my sexiness factor. Don't believe me? Read the previous post, it's a true story.
5) Really athletic guys who just look right through me. Just because I am not super built, blonde and suffering from extreme sun exposure, also known as a tan, doesn't mean that I'm not a person. I might not be at FSU on a volleyball scholarship and I might be pale and skinny and bookish, but I earned my way onto this campus the same as anybody else and if I want to play soccer on Landis Green with my friends then I should be able to and you should treat me like a fellow human being. Well, maybe not fellow. You look a little apish yourself, might not be fully evolved yet.

The list goes on and on, or at least the list of dislikes, I've pretty much covered everything I actually like*, but I'm going to stop, save some of my other pet peeves for a rainy day.

*That's sarcasm, my dear friends.