They keep inventing new ways to celebrate mediocrity!

I was talking to a dear old friend and we were having fun pointing out all of our flaws (namely in the social scenes). After hanging up I felt a whim to write up this list.. because, well, it's essentially what I got out of the conversation. Welcome back, me.

Top Ten Reasons to Not Be My Friend

10. I'm the most annoying person to watch scary movies with; I hide my face under a blanket the entire time and will inconsiderately say to the lucky person sitting next to me, "omigosh what's happening" every five seconds.

9. I never answer my phone.

8. Whenever I make plans more than one day ahead of time I forget about it.

7. Sometimes I am a really bad listener because I have the attention span of a toddler.

6. I am so un-photogenic it is not even funny. So after realizing this in life, I gave up all hope in trying and now purposefully make ugh faces, usually being the one to ruin an otherwise perfectly good picture in which everyone else and their mom looks smiley and delightful.

5. If want to be alone but situation doesn't permit I will probably just stop talking and stare in the other direction while I live inside my mind for a while. This usually makes most people feel pretty awkward.

4. I always want to be alone and situation almost never permits.

3. If you ever ask me where I want to eat out my answer will always be McDonald's. Yesterday, today, and tomorrow. So just don't give me the option.

2. I would choose staying in bed to read over going out six out of seven nights of the week.

1. I have a really dorky Talking Heads ring tone and it would just be utterly embarrassing to be seen with me in public if my phone ever went off.

Off campus life is nice. I feel, um, healthier. I've actually been getting those five servings of vegs a day in, which is like, I know. so weird. I could never help myself in the dining hall whenever there was greasy right in front of my face. It used to be like, "Okay anna, do whatever helps you sleep at night and eat french fries with every meal," it was so bad.

Katherine Sherwood's
Orobas II, 2000, mixed media on canvas

I love her colors and her general style and her everything else, but oh god my OCD just cannot get past the uneven composition of things in most of her work.

Speaking of awesome, I finally got myself back in the pool where I belong. Is there anything better than the high after a nice long swim? I almost forgot the feeling.

Good morning, Mr. Incredible. It is psychotic.