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why I hate not having a job

HELLO. Elijah and I are finished traveling the world. We were able to go to California last week, which was a ton of fun. I CAN NOT EVEN EXPLAIN. THE SALT WATER RUNNING THROUGH MY BLOOD. Such a magical time. Oh, and did I mention we went to Hawaii? BECAUSE WE DID. Wow, it's just been so busy. And parasailing was legit, all the luaus. Well, I am glad to be back. JK. I really am not. It stinks to be back at work and do stuff. But, oh well. SO HERE IS A NEW BLOG POST.. it has been way too long.

So, I may have lied about having a job.. I DON'T HAVE A JOB.. yet. I am hopeful, it's a complicated situation. But, I am excited when I do start working and making an income.

SHAMLESS SELF PLUG..... I created a website. alecmarie.weebly.com CHECK IT OUT, PLEASE. I am so excited about it. Anyways, Weebly emailed me and they told me I had record views on my website in only one day. Thanks mom. So, they told me I should utilize Google Ad Sense, which I want to. But, that is also complicated. I have always wanted to use my YouTube, website, etc. as a source of income. HOWEVER, I DON'T HAVE A FOLLOWING. I DMed this girl who has a large following of LDS people on her blog. She told me it's all about quality content. WELL, SHOOT. Guess I will never be able to monetize my social media. Lol. Let's just say it's a hard life and I have no connections.

So, I need to get a real job. Which is totally fine. But yeah.

WITH A JOB, I could go to the movies. I could go to lunch with my friends. I could actually buy a wardrobe. I could spend money on people. In the last couple months, I realized I love to pay for other people.. BUT THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE WHEN YOU ARE POOR. I just want money and to feel secure.

Let's live the American dream and make it rain. THANK YOU, GOODBYE.

P.S. Did you guys go to California just like Elijah and I went?

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im still a baby

Oh man. I could talk about this topic for years. JK. That would be such a waste of time. Lol. Basically, you’re young.. AND THAT MAGICAL AGE OF 18 SOUNDS LIKE BLISS. Finally an adult. Finally gonna live your own life. FREEDOM, moving out..voting. It sounds sort of magical. 

YEAH. WELL. IDK. Don’t have high expectations.

So, first of all.. I turn 18 and I’m still in high school? WHAT IS UP WITH THAT? But really, part of me feels like high school should end at 16 or something. Don’t other countries do that?

STORY TIME. Let me tell you a quick story…….. The day before my eighteenth birthday, I went to this 5K run thing. No, I did not run. HAHAHA. I was volunteering, because you know me.. I just volunteer 24/7. Anyways, all the volunteers have to check in at a table. My friends (who are volunteering as well) already had gotten there and were helping out. SO. I WALK UP TO THE CHECK IN.. AND THEY ASK ME IF I AM 18.. Okay, cool. That is totally normal to ask age. Cool. Okay. I WASN’T GOING TO LIE.. So, I told them I turn 18 tomorrow. No, they did not wish me an early happy birthday. Okay, whatever. They hand me a stupid permission slip and say my mom has to sign it. OKAYYYYYYY. SO, I IMMEDIATELY CALL MY MOM (She had dropped me off at this thing.)… “MOM. DON’T LEAVE. YOU HAVE TO SIGN THIS THING.” Okay, that’s totally fine. She signs it. Whatever. It’s all good. I WALK OVER TO MY FRIENDS. AND THEY ARE WONDERING WHAT TOOK ME SO LONG. “Oh, they asked me my age and I had to get my mom to sign that paper.” Allllll my friends (even people that are younger than seniors) say to me, “What paper????????” MY REACTION: Wait, nobody else was asked if they were 18? MY FRIENDS: No.. I guess they just thought we were older than 18.

OKAY. I AM THE WORST STORY TELLER EVER. THE POINT IS. I TURN 18 BASICALLY. AND I AM STILL A CHILD. PEOPLE THINK I AM 14 ON THE DAILY. I DON’T UNDERSTAND. AND NO, PEOPLE. NO. I AM NOT GROWING ANYMORE. I AM 5'1" FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. YES. I KNOW. IT SUCKS.

So yeah, you turn 18 and you still look like a child.

UMMM. Despite popular belief, your parents don’t just randomly disappear. I still ask permission for everything that I do. Umm. I have no idea how to vote.. I haven’t even registered yet. I still have a curfew. I CAN NOW BE CHARGED AS AN ADULT.. which is a horrible thing.

Even though you still are completely dependent, you are “required” to be independent. Like, it’s not okay to do childish things. And you have to grow up.

You have to get a job. You have to go to college. You have to do things.

The worst possible thing that has happened to be thus far is that I realized how unprepared I am for the real world.

SO BE PREPARED. RESPECT YOUR PARENTS. AND BE OKAY WITH GROWING UP. Because being the bitter person I am about being 18 doesn’t work well.. AT ALL.

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TO THE CLASS OF 2016

I AM BACK AFTER MY CHAOTIC WEEKEND. Lol. I feel like I haven't blogged for years, so I might be rusty. (It's only been a week.)

Thank you to Ginny for requesting this Tuesday topic! I present to you ADVICE FOR INCOMING SENIORS.. Since, I am the best advice giver ever. HA.

There is nothing really to say except PLEASE DO NOT BE THE OBNOXIOUS SENIOR WHO THINKS THEY ARE ENTITLED TO EVERYTHING BECAUSE THEY ARE A SENIOR. Like, no. Just drop the whole attitude of "I'm better than you." It's not gonna do you any good. Remember, you're still just a person and you're still just in high school. Maybe, this sounds harsh.. But, really? Who wants to be considered rude and arrogant?

Senior year is when all the social interactions get super intense. PEOPLE START SHOWING THEIR TRUE COLORS. Like, people will just straight up not want to be friends anymore. And some people start acting super fake. It was a weird time. I think everyone was just realizing it was the last year.. and they wanted to just go crazy. All I am saying is.. Watch out for the drama. Make sure to connect and be real with people. MAKE THOSE LASTING FRIENDSHIPS. Because, it's true.. you graduate and people just stop hanging. I think it's important senior year to differentiate between your real friends and your school friends. But, still be nice to everyone. Realize everyone is going through a lot and stressing.. just like you.

PSA: If you have an online class, don't have an online class. LOL. JUST FINISH IT NOW. You seriously will die and I honestly feel super bad if you left a lot of online classes for this year. I can't even imagine.

UMMM. GET INVOLVED. You hear this every flipping year. But, just do it. I always had things going on every single weekend.. and I loved it! I am talking about going to every church activity, hanging with all your graduated friends (ME!), having study groups. IF ANYTHING IS HAPPENING, just go! I always rather do something than regret not going. And it is the stereotype that your senior year has to be amazing! But, don't get your hopes up.. YOU WILL HAVE A GREAT TIME, IF YOU MAKE IT GREAT. But do not expect to go to parties constantly and have some epic Spring Break. It's okay if it's not crazy. But, live it up.. because being an adult is the worst.

ON TO THE TOPIC OF POST HIGH SCHOOL LIFE. You seriously do need to be prepared. Senior year sounds stressful BECAUSE IT IS STRESSFUL. You can't wait to do things. You can start applying for college right away and for different scholarships.. and getting letters of rec from teachers. I kind of consider myself a pro about this whole topic.. AND I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO WALK YOU THROUGH EVERYTHING. I am the oldest in my family, so I kind of had to figure it out all by myself. It was horrible. SO I GOT YOU AND PLEASE CONTACT ME. I am more than willing to help!

Picking a major was the worst. I literally cried a lot.. and I was so worried about my future. I didn't know what I was doing. BE CONFIDENT IN WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU LIKE. You need to pick something that you will love. And dream big, because you can do it!

SENIORITIS IS REAL. And you're going to be lazy as heck and hate yourself. My number one tip is to keep your space clean and organized. If my room was more clean, I don't think I would have been as horrible at doing homework.

LIFE GOES FAST. SO JUST BE HAPPY WHERE YOU ARE RIGHT NOW.

Xoxo.

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FIGHTING THE SAD VIBES

One thing we all have in common, as humans, is that we get SAD. Not every day is the best day ever, and that is just the way it is. SORRY. So, these are some life hacks and what I usually do to get over my sadness and remain positive. Hope some of this will help!

SO. FIRST THING YOU DO. GO INTO YOUR ROOM AND SCREAM BLOODY MURDER, BREAK A TON OF THINGS, CRY HYSTERICALLY FOR HOURS, MAKE YOURSELF SUPER SICK, JUST LAY IN BED, AND DIE.

Jk, that is exactly what not to do.

STEP ONE. Cry. It's definitely okay to cry. You have to let out emotion. You can't keep it bottled up. And honestly, I have screamed into my pillow. It does help.. Who knows why. But, the one thing is to not just wallow in self pity. It's not healthy to do what I previously mentioned. Crying shouldn't kill you and knock everything out of you.

STEP TWO. Music. I'm not kidding. Music will fix everything. Put on your favorite playlists.. OR PUT ON THE SAD SONGS. It's good to just relax. Close your eyes, BREATHE. When I'm sad, I get so worked up. Let yourself chill.

STEP THREE. Drink water. Staying hydrated is sooo important already! It seriously works to making me feel better. I don't know why, BUT TRY IT.

STEP FOUR. Talk to people! Do something! "BUT YO, ALEC! I'M SAD. I DON'T WANT TO TALK TO PEOPLE." WRONG. It feels that way. Life is crazy and yes, you don't need to make your friend a therapist. But, get your mind off of what is making you sad. Talk to someone who can listen and make you feel "you" again. And maybe, you are sad. But don't reject everyone. Let people in.. THAT POOL PARTY IS STILL HAPPENING TONIGHT. Like, you should go. Make time for yourself, but also don't just force yourself to stay in your room.

STEP FIVE. This should actually be step one, but whoops. PRAY TO YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER. I'm not kidding. Even if you aren't religious or you don't care.. just try it. Kneel down and talk to God. I promise He listens and you can be comforted! Also, read scriptures!

STEP SIX. Actually, I don't know what other steps to say. Ummm.

Some of you are going to say, "Well. Alec, I'm sad always. Or I was sad during a situation. I couldn't just run away. I couldn't control what was happening. I HAD NO WATER. I didn't have a bed to cry into."

AND PEEPS, I get what you mean. I would say to still pray and to just realize LIFE IS ALWAYS STILL GOOD. We are all imperfect and sometimes somebody can say the wrong thing at the wrong time. And it stinks! It really does. But, you deserve to have joy and to be positive. Just breathe and realize time will fix everything. I got you. I always have your back.. IF YOU'RE SAD, I'M HERE FOR YOU TO LISTEN AND BE YOUR BEST FRIEND.

I love you all. And maybe, I didn't necessarily "help" you.. but just some things to think about. IT'S OKAY TO BE SAD. It's actually great because it makes you count your blessings and realize how much better it is to be happy.

PEACE OUT PEEPS!

Disclaimer: I am not a doctor and we are all different people all having to do what is best for us. If drinking water is not good for you, don't drink water. If having friends is not a thing for you, just ignore that step.

HAHAH. I can't take myself seriously, even though this is serious. I don't know.

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im obsessed with frosty's

YES. THE TOPIC I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR. FAST FOOD.

Me: Hey, that burger at McDonald's was pretty good.

Common girl: EEEW OH MY GOSH EWWWWW DID YOU NOT WATCH THAT TV SHOW THEY PUT NASTY STUFF IN THAT ITS NOT EVEN A REAL BURGER OH MY GOSH YOU ARE GROSS I PUKE EVERYTIME I PASS BY MCDONALDS UGH IM SERIOUSLY FEELING SICK TALKING ABOUT IT

Me: ......?

This was a dramatic conversation between me and a random person.. but, this has seriously happened. I hear so much controversy about fast food and people saying it's gross and disgusting.

Let me just give you an intro about my life.. I am not picky and will eat anything. I do want to say that if you eat fast food constantly.. that is not healthy and not really okay. Yes, there are times in my life where I eat fast food too much and YES I REGRET IT. Hahah. But, that's beside the point.

Fast food is not a bad thing to me. And, I have no problem eating at a fast food restaurant.

McDonald's: I never gravitate to McDonald's when I am at home. But on vacation, it's always my number one. I LOVE THEIR BREAKFAST SANDWHICHES. The sausage/egg/cheese McMuffin is bomb. Their fries are probably my favorite. AND THEY HAVE BLUE POWERADE. So, holler. And McDonald's is usually clean.. AND THE LITTLE VANILLA CONES.

Wendy's: Y'ALL KNOW WENDY'S IS COMPLETE BAE. The chili warms my soul! THE CHICKEN NUGGETS are to die for. Literally. I would die for them. All the chicken sandwiches.. YUM. I love when they come out with limited edition chicken sandwiches. And it's so dang cheap. I am never not in the mood for Wendy's. FROSTY'S.. HALF AND HALF. Por favor.

Ummm. Del Taco is better than Taco Bell. LOL. I love chicken tacos, and normal tacos. And I am down for fooood.

Jack in the Box: THEIR SHAKES ARE GOOD. And I love their Breakfast Jack's. So yummy. I love their tacos, but sometimes hate them.

KFC: The place is kind of trashy.. BUT BISCUITS WITH HONEY. YEAH. THANK YOU.

Carl's Jr: YES. They have thick, awesome burgers.

Burger King: I DO LOVE THEIR CHICKEN FRIES and their hash browns!!!!!

Sonic: I feel like I have to love Sonic, because it was there for me through out my entire high school life. HAHA. Let's be real.. none of their food is that great. YET, WE STILL GO AND WAIT THIRTY MINUTES FOR STUFF. Lol. The shakes are chill with the amigos, and I like the slushies. And, I eat that crispy chicken sandwich.. OH AND MOZZARELLA STICKS. Boom. (I always get hot fudge shakes or chocolate oreo shakes.) I can't really complain when they have half priced shakes. Oh wait, I don't really care for their tater tots.

Arby's: I feel like they are so underrated. BUT HELLO. ROAST BEEF IS SO GOOD WITH CHEDDAR. And curly fries get me. Ya know.

Dairy Queen: I like blizzards, but it's so expensive. AND WHAT THEY SELL FOOD THERE??????????????????????????????????

I probably missed something. BUT YO. I am down to go get fast food whenever and I love eating. HAHAHA. I sound crazy. LIKE THIS POST IF YOU AGREE THAT FAST FOOD IS FAST.

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I have a love/hate relationship with Elijah's personality.

Elijah and I are super into self-discovery. Because, it’s important. You should know who you are! There is this awesome website called 16personalities.com. It is totally free and you can take the test now to see what your personality is categorized as! Your personality will be a combination of four letters. This is such a weird way to go, but Elijah and I are going through each other’s personality profile and seeing if it’s true!

ELIJAH TOOK THE TEST AND HE IS AN ENFP. So, Elijah and I have two letters the same (E&P) and two letters different. His personality is know as “The Campaigner”.. which I don’t even understand. Let’s go through his strengths and weaknesses, shall we?!?!?!

STRENGTHS: They say Elijah is curious. The first thing that comes to mind is a squirrel being curious and trying to find food. HAHAH. But anyways, I would agree with that.. Elijah is always wanting to venture out, he is constantly wanting to experience and do new things. He is curious of the world! Apparently, Elijah is observant. AND ACTUALLY, YEAH. I feel like he is always in the know because he looks around! He isn’t one to be off to the side. Like, he usually knows when something bad or good is happening in my life. His next strength is energetic/enthusiastic. OH FOR SURE. A lot of people don’t realize that Elijah knows how to get down. If he really cares about something, he will put everything into it and be super excited. And you don’t want to see when Elijah has caffeine… OH. And that strength talks about how he always wants to share with others. WHICH IS TRUE. I mean is there anybody who seriously doesn’t know about Elijah’s Apple addiction? Yeah, exactly. He is passionate and has to tell the world. His next strength is an excellent communicator. I definitely see that. Elijah likes keeping in touch and he likes meaningful conversation. He knows how to talk, definitely. This strength is kind of random, I think.. but he knows how to relax. HMMM. I definitely know that Elijah likes to slow things down. He only likes to be busy if it’s stuff he wants to do. Elijah only likes to relax if he is super stressed. But, yeah. I mean.. he likes sitting on the couch and watching tv. But, don’t we all? His last strength is very popular and friendly. WAY TRUE. He knows how to act around certain people.. Elijah likes his space, but I have seen him interact with so many people.. and people like Elijah! He is easy to talk to and fun.

NOW ON TO THE BAD PART.

WEAKNESSES: The first one says poor practical skills. HAHA. I have no idea what to say about this. Elijah knows what he wants.. But, I think maybe it’s hard for him to actually do all the logical, necessary stuff. I ALREADY SOUND SO RUDE. We all need some help in that area. But, Elijah is a dreamer.. which I think is great. The next weakness is finding it hard to focus. CRAZY because that actually makes sense. Elijah has told me this before. He doesn’t like routine and always has so many of his own thoughts on his mind! The next weakness is about overthinking things. ELIJAH DOES THIS, but not like the normal person. He doesn’t have bad anxiety and he isn’t worried. But, he will overthink people and their actions.. which I honestly don’t think is that bad. Elijah just really wants to read people and know what’s going on in their heads. This weakness is about getting stressed out.. and yes, Elijah does get overwhelmed quite easily, if I do say so myself. Lol. He just hates when tasks are piled on him, especially when he doesn’t like the tasks. AKA when they aren’t his task that he chooses to do. HIGHLY EMOTIONAL is the next weakness. AND I AM LAUGHING SO HARD. I don’t even know if I have really seen Elijah cry. When it comes to emotion, he can be very passionately upset or mad. Like, Elijah knows how to get mad. Hahah. But, yeah. I do consider him to be one in touch with his feelings and other people’s feelings. He follows his heart and I think he does take stuff personally. OH MY GOSH, this weakness is independent to a fault. COMPLETELY TRUE. Elijah hates being controlled and will even rebel against authority.. Obviously, not like problems with the police.. But, he just doesn’t want to be told what to do. He likes doing things himself and he doesn’t think people are right, most of the time. Lol.

OKAY, hopefully Elijah agrees with everything I said.. OR ELSE THIS WOULD BE AWKWARD. I love you, Elijah. You’re my best friend! Hahah. And you drive me crazy, but I’ve always liked crazy.

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The #100happydays on Insta needs to end.

We all know social media is a constant in my life. I mean, I was voted MOST ADDICTED TO SOCIAL MEDIA in high school for the senior best, class of 2015. I am just super proud. (Sarcasm! Yes, it’s cool.. But, it’s not the greatest achievement. The award is, “WOW. GOOD JOB WASTING ALL OF YOUR TIME.” Like, greeeat. I am one of those people.)

I’m not even going to explain what we are doing with this post.. because you are going to get what’s happening in 5 4 3 2 1..

FACEBOOK.

Pros - What pros? Jk. Facebook has been there with me since the beginning. Because hello, I was not old enough for the whole Myspace thing. Hahah. I mean.. How else was I going to message that boy from that one place? LIKE WOW. I love awkward conversations. But in all seriousness, it has connected me with people. And, I love that all the older peeps have a place in this technology world. Usually, I use Facebook as my way of sharing LDS quotes and positive vibes.. But, that’s it. I hardly post my own thoughts and I never repost instagram photos. I don’t know. Just keeping the action lowkey on Facebook and it’s pretty chill.

Cons - DEFINITELY WAY MORE CONS WITH FACEBOOK. I USED TO NOT BE CHILL WITH FACEBOOK. Once 2013 came around.. I never would be caught dead on Facebook. I would be annoyed with people constantly and I saw no necessity for me to be on there. Everyone would always have their LONG PARAGRAPHS where you would have to press that little button that says “See more..” I DON’T WANT TO SEE MORE. People turned Facebook into a diary and I puked. Once everyone was on it.. I wanted to be the hipster who wasn’t on it. Even though I have intentions to be different.. I actually did just hate the layout of Facebook. Remember all those nasty updates? AKA THE TIMELINE. Like why. Just too many people on the site and it was cramping my style. SO BYE FB AND THE ANNOYING SHARED STUFF, AND THE PEOPLE WHO COMMENT RANDOM THINGS, AND THE PEOPLE WHO TELL YOU THEIR ENTIRE LIFE. OR WHY DO I GET FRIEND REQUESTS FROM PEOPLE I DONT KNOW?

Twitter

Pros - Twitter is the love of my life. I broke up with Facebook, for Twitter. Not a joke. Ever since Justin Bieber.. I NEEDED THAT TWITTER THING. October 2012 when my account was born. HAHAH. This is so monumental. I love the idea of expressing in 140 characters or less. I love just tweeting random things and where I’ve been and how I feel and WHAT’S HAPPENING. I just feel it. Like, I love how I can stay connected.. but it’s fast and easy. The twitter feed always downloads on my phone perfectly and the layout is so appealing to me. I can be myself on Twitter. I love how Twitter has brought the average person closer to celebrities. BECAUSE I ACTUALLY BELIEVE THESE CELEBRITIES TWEET THEIR TWEETS. And I can actually reply to them.. and they could actually see it. Where would I be without all the One Direction fan accounts? I love retweeting more LDS stuff and sharing my testimony. I can talk about my favorite boy in the world and it’s all just fun. I love tweeting at people positive things. It’s just a great place to be! Oh. Also, I am in love with the idea of hashtags (when used properly).. I seriously love seeing what is trending and it’s so simple to connect.

Cons - Hmmm. A major con I had at the beginning was how many people joined and didn’t know how to use Twitter. I love people who embrace Twitter and actually tweet. I don’t get how people don’t like tweeting? HAHAH. Anyways, now that everyone is so comfortable on Twitter.. WE GET THE HATERS. I could tweet anything.. and I will have random people replying to me with crap of how they disagree. HOW DID YOU EVEN FIND ME. Also, I am sick and tired of people retweeting inappropriate things. I unfollowed many of my friends just because I didn’t appreciate what they retweeted. A lot of teenagers do dumb stuff.. and I sure as heck don’t want to see any of it. YEAH. I don’t get why people don’t get in trouble. Let’s just say I keep it at a minimum the number of people I follow. There was a point where I couldn’t even handle the drama and nastiness of high school people that I literally went MIA and created an anonymous account (I had 1000+ followers).. it was a lot of fun. Just follow the right people and be positive. YEAH.

Instagram

Pros - I don’t have much to say except that it’s fun to scroll through beautiful and artistic photos.. It’s awesome to see what’s happening. I LOVE THE IDEA OF TAGGING PEOPLE.. and I think double tapping and a heart showing up is the cutest thing ever.

Cons - SO MANY CONS. This app never works on my phone. It takes forever to download and when it does.. It always refreshes. I don’t feel like I can see everyone’s posts.. BECAUSE I DON’T. (Where as, Twitter downloads everything and tells me everything everyone is saying.) Besides it being super slow, everyone is extremely fake on Insta. WE ALL KNOW IT. Like, you only took that picture because it was “Instagram worthy”. Our whole world revolves around us looking like we are having fun.. But, did we actually have fun? To add to the fakeness, we have to have an appealing aesthetic/theme. Insta, itself, is so stressful. Everyone and their mother is on Instagram.. and it’s not always a good thing. WE FILTER because nobody ever doesn’t filter. And everyone lies on Insta. I am guilty of all of this. Except, I am not guilty of putting a pic of me wearing makeup and saying “NO MAKEUP”. Because, really? HASHTAG STOP. We take too many selfies, too many food pics, too many hashtags.. too many hashtag happy days. LIKE EVERYONE STOP. And can we talk about how all of us try to be hipster and there is always 50+ comments of just spam? Like, why do we spam people with random letters and words? I DONT KNOW. And how do you get 300 likes in one hour? I am confused. I am gonna end this by saying just try not to be too fake? OH AND ALSO PEOPLE WHO LURK. STOP. POST A PIC OR SOMETHING. You don’t just have to double tap, you can participate in Insta.. because you have an awesome life, too!

If you read five words of this.. I applaud you. Thank you and good night. Long live Twitter.

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WOW. You text your crush?

TEXTING HAS DESTROYED MY LIFE. Yet, I am still completely involved in the activity of it. It has taken real life conversation to robotic nonsense of insincerity. But, convenience is all we care about in the 21st century. But it is true.. It’s easier to just text somebody on the toilet than it is to call. JK. JK.

Now, how do I text? It truly depends on the person. If you are a new guy I am somewhat interested in.. I will use complete sentences, and add a winky face every other text. There really is a science to it. (And yes, I have no life.) If I am texting my homegirl (AKA LACE), I will seriously never capitalize anything and use no punctuation except like commas. AND I SCREAM A LOT IN MY TEXTS. Or as I would put it, I express emotion and passion through capitalization.

OH. AND I AM THE GRANDMA WHO DOESN’T KNOW HOW TO USE EMOJIS.

Besides the whole “K.” thing, which as Elijah said WE CANT STAND. Okay, wait hold on. I need to rant. If you type any of these.. I am not okay.

Ok.

K.

Kay.

Okay

The only proper way is “Okay.”

LOL. Anyways, I don’t really have a problem with texting because in my case I WOULD BE TOTALLY WILLING TO SAY ANY OF MY TEXTS FACE TO FACE WITH SOMEONE. I never hide behind my phone.

The only problem I have is that the whole courting, boy/girl dating STARTS with texting. And I am about to gag myself with a spoon. Totally stupid and totally disgusting. PLEASE. Like, really? You want to get to know somebody on that level through texting? I hate the getting to know you and OH MY GOODNESS, let me ask you your favorite color. Let’s all move past middle school and stop making things awkward and JUST TALK TO PEOPLE. Like, doesn’t that guy text every other girl? LIKE WOW, he has your number. Y'all must be pretty serious when he is texting you so late at night? WOW. Cute. OR WHEN THE GUY TEXTS YOU AND ASKS IF HE CAN KISS YOU OR HOLD YOUR HAND THE NEXT DAY? Like, please stop.

(Disclaimer: It’s totally fine to text your significant other. I just am laughing because so many people say they are crushing hard and they have a thing with somebody.. but everything that has happened is only over text.)

And you know those people with no emotion? Or those guys who call you cute over text but don’t even look at you in class? Or the people who reply but only reply with one word? HOW ABOUT JUST DON’T REPLY? Or the people who don’t reply until hours later even though they are obviously tweeting and on every social media? Or the people who claim they “never got your text”? Hmmm. Or the people who just spam the group text for fun? UGH. Frustration.

Yeah, well. There you go. Texting has made everyone dumb, but we still do it. Hahah. DON’T TEXT & DRIVE. BYE PEEPS.