society irks me: a rant

SOCIETY DRIVES ME CRAZY LIKE NONE OTHER.

Okay, now that we've escalated and jumped the gun so to speak, I suppose I should probably clue you in as to WHY and WHAT specifically pisses me off about society. Namely, the relationships between men and women.

What was the first thing you wanted to be when you grew up? I, like a lot of little girls, wanted to be a princess like Cinderella or Snow White or Pocahontas (the list goes on). What qualities did these women (either real or fictional) possess that made them so likeable? To me, they were gorgeous, had hotties on their arms, were bright, and down-to-earth. And none of those are bad, correct? And ya know what else they all had in common? THEY WERE INDEPENDENT AND DIDN'T GIVE IT ALL AWAY ON A FIRST DATE. Okay, sorry for the rush ahead (again). But seriously. While we may not see the princesses go on their first dates, I think it's fair to assume that they would have been courted and not been the first in the kingdom to strip and give up their V-cards for some hotties. Am I right or am I right?!

I cannot tell you (no seriously, I can't) how many times I've talked with friends about this. So many women are making it perfectly okay for guys to want (and even expect!) sex and (other stuff that I'm not going to mention) before marriage or even before just dating. Too many chicks* give guys what they want instead of standing their ground. I'm not one of them. I WILL stay a virgin til marriage, which yes, is increasingly harder and more rare with society changing for what I believe is the worse. I want a man who loves God and me, who wants to wait til marriage and can show me the respect and love that God intended.

On a related note: many chicks have "lists" of what they want in a guy. Years ago, mine started off with, "Oh well he HAS to be cute! He HAS to be smart! He HAS to be Catholic! He HAS to be the funniest guy ever! He HAS to have a good career and money! He HAS to fun! He HAS to be nice!" Well, my list has gradually narrowed itself down to, "He HAS to be Catholic, or at least Christian!" and "He HAS to be sweet and love me for me and respect me!" Pretty simple, huh? Yes, of course it'd be fantastic if he was a hottie, goal-oriented, hilarious, and all that. But what matters to me most is his love for God and me (and his family of course, but hopefully that comes with the love for me and God).

Show yourself the respect you deserve, ladies and gentlemen! Have standards. Class not trash.

Sometimes you have to tell it like it is. And I'm not afraid to, nor am I afraid for a few rebuttals. BRING IT, PEEPS! I honestly want to hear your thoughts.




*whenever I say "chick" about a woman, I DO NOT mean it in a degrading way! I call myself a chick and my closest friends! I'm just super chill and basically a bro so I'm really loose with that!*



A closing quote:
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." ~Marianne Williamson

 

am I the only one who can't stand society!?

the question that titles this post might be inaccurate. but i think about society a lot.

society |səˈsīətē|noun ( pl. -ties)the aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community

society drives me absolutely nuts. not just the people that make up society, but also the things that they do. how they act. that sort of thing (if that makes any sense).

workouts that don't feel like you're working out.

Personally, I enjoy a good workout. I love hitting up the gym for an hour or two! However, I know a lot of people, both male and female, who don't feel the same way, but still want to be fit. Here are some of my favorite ways to burn some calories without going to the gym.

• Wii. yes, I just said you can play video games and burn calories! obviously, this doesn't apply to all video games. Wii Fit and Wii Sports are both awesome video games that help you burn some serious cals. I love boxing and baseball on Wii Sports and doing basically everything on Wii Fit. You are way more likely to get a better workout if you treat the exercises seriously, instead of tricking the Wii. I know that for playing baseball on the Wii you can just flick your wrist and score a homer if you time it correctly. But if you get in the correct stance and follow through, you'll really start to feel it! And the boxing is awesome! It's so addicting! Your abs and arms will get a workout, honestly.
• go bike. I like to go biking with one of my best friends, Cha, a few times a week down a bike trail here, but you can bike just about anywhere (be safe though, please!). I've also biked a few miles to a grocery store. It doesn't feel like it's a workout, but it is!
• bowling. It works your arms and legs (and I suppose even your abs and butt) while you're having a good time.
• take the stairs. even if there's an elevator, opting for the stairs is a quick adjustment that can really benefit you in the long run. you're getting a better booty and legs without even thinking about it that much!
• shopping. okay, take this to heart. I am not telling you to go shop just for the heck of it! If you need to go get groceries, walk around more than you might have to. Carrying your bags/baskets helps a lot, too. Talk about a workout without thinking!
• get active. swimming, go ice skating, playing basketball, playing tennis, walking the dog--it all adds up and helps you slim down!

reflections on life.

My "Little" for CSA (Catholic Student Association) is also one of my friends who lived on my floor last year. She was talking to me on Monday when I was at Primo about how one of her close friends committed suicide a few days before. I didn't know what to say, but I wrote down some stuff after we talked briefly and I showed it to her. She said this was exactly what she needed, so I thought I'd share it! Let me know what you think!


Life is a beautiful, beautiful gift. Sometimes people take full advantage of it, sometimes people throw it away. In my opinion, a lot of people who appear to throw away this precious gift were simply led astray and had blinders on that prevented them from seeing the wonderful blessings surrounding them. These people, no matter how far they have strayed, they are loved. Loved immensely. Love is stronger than anything. The phrase "omnia vincit amor" has been around for quite literally centuries and still stands true--love conquers all. Love conquers sadness. Love conquers weakness. Love conquers anger. Love conquers fear. Love conquers persecution. Love conquers loneliness. LOVE CONQUERS ALL.

visiting the Ville? Louisville, that is!

Bellarmine University, my college, is in the heart of Louisville, Kentucky. say it with me: LOO-UH-VUL. now speed it up and slur it together a bit. Yes, I immediately thought, "Oh my gosh I can't believe I'm going to school in Kentucky. Kentucky is for hicks!" But here I am and I LOVE IT. Louisville isn't where the hicks are--I'm not gonna lie, there are some hicks who go here and I do know the areas of Kentucky where Kentucky gets it's redneck reputation from. Regardless, Louisville is a great, redneck-less city!

food:
-Impellizzeri's Pizza. GET THE MARGHERITA PIZZA AND BREADSTIX. so good. oh yeah and they sponsor Bellarmine basketball  :)
-Mulligan's Pub and Grille. awesome pub-style food, alcohol, and music--my friends' band plays there fairly often!
-Marketplace Restaurant. I think it's inexpensive for how decadent the food is and the inside is absolutely gorgeous.
-Twig and Leaf. really cheap (perfect for the college student!) and really yummy. huge portions.
-Homemade Ice Cream and Pie Kitchen. so so so so delicious. they serve meals, too, in addition to pie and ice cream!

you should check out:
-The Waterfront. gorgeous and they host WorldFest there in the fall!  :)
-BU! there's always something going on and it's a gorgeous campus, too!
-sports games. U of L, BU, any. all equally fun!
-BU's India Day in the fall! tons of entertainment and yummy free food!
-Louisville Zoo. literally down the street from BU. it rocks!
-Muhammad Ali Museum. we went there during orientation (Knight Life) and it was actually really neat!
-Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts. I saw "Avenue Q" with my Music in Louisville class last fall. really gorgeous. can be pricey depending on what you see!
-Expo Five. cheap concerts. used to be an airplane hangar. majorly sketchy though. I saw Owl City (with Days Difference, who I'd seen before, as the opening band) last year for only $15!
-Alpine Ice Arena. CSA went there last year and it was ton of fun! we saw a U of L hockey game too!

ice skating at Alpine Ice Arena with CSA!

Louie playing keyboard at Mulligan's Pub and Grille

spaghetti at Marketplace Restaurant

Abe Lincoln and the Pennies performing at Mulligan's Pub and Grille

Liz and I at a Cards game

Regina, Karen (chapel choir director), me, and Becca in our saris for India Day

Bellarmine's Horrigan Hall at night!

KDF internship!

Hey y'all! Sorry it's been SO INSANELY LONG since I've posted!!!! Anyways......I'm at my internship right now (don't worry I won't get in trouble for this--my job is social media and I can basically do anything that helps get the name out there). My internship is with the communications department for the Kentucky Derby Festival, which is essentially the organization that puts together all of the Kentucky Derby events except for, well, the Derby race itself. But we put on the Steamboat Race, Derby Chili Challenge (it's the first year of it!), Thunder Over Louisville, Bed Races, BalloonFest, Celebrity Day at the Downs, the Pegasus Parade, etc! So yeah   :)  Anyways, here are some pics to catch you up!

all ready for my first day! Starbucks PSL, Starbucks lemon loaf, beef pot roast microwaveable lunch,  planner, fully organized binder, tons of pens/pencils/highlighters, and my Derby hat wallet from Cha   :)

the "view" from my window...at least I have a window, unlike all my other nonexistent fellow interns

my office, er, cubicle!

here's hoping they get in touch and we can work it out!

inundated with Derby Chili Challenge recipe submissions! gah!

freshman.

so i'm officially done with freshman year of college! YAYYYY!!! woo-hoo! it was a bittersweet goodbye. it'll be weird not seeing my hallmates and classmates everyday. i already miss my Quarto study buddies. i already miss CSA. i already miss my freakin psycho roomie. i already miss my friends. i already miss Bellarmine. it's just weird thinking that the next time i go there will be in august. august as in like four-months-away-from-now august.

anyways. here's a photo summary of freshman year! woo-hoo!

 

homecoming!

in free time: come to the terms with the fact that "free time" is completely and entirely nonexistent. the sad truth.

spinach-mozzarella-salami paninis made with a previously-unused clothing iron! seriously amazingly delicious!

ALLLL of my stuff that i had to have packed up at the end of the year!

henna for india day

abe lincoln and the pennies (a band that two of my friends are in--louie sings, plays keyboard, and plays harmonica; jb who you can't really see in this pic plays drums and sings) performing at mulligan's irish pub on a weekend

a seriously beautiful plant at joe creason park right across from bellarmine

becky, aaron, megan, becca, and i volunteered to sing and play instruments at a walk to cure leukemia

just part of my ridiculously stuffed (inside and outside) wardrobe

me, katie, aaron, and father john at the fall late knight breakfast (knight, get it?! GET IT?!)

me and kaylyn with jeremy, the lead singer of the band days difference...they opened for owl city!

india day

the chicks of cabin 24 at the fall kcsc retreat

becky, regina, liz, and me at a bu vs. nku bball game

me, liz, and amanda at a choir event thingie...we sang at late knight breakfast!