7 months of being a couch potato

Since mid-May I've been waiting to transfer to Canada to continue my studies which was supposed to happen in August but when that didn't happen, 3 and a 1/2 months became 7 months. And for all those months all I mostly did was stare at my computer screen. I feel really guilty and useless, because now I'm going back to university and I don't know if my brain can even remember to study.

Even as I'm writing this now, I feel a writer's block. I have no idea what to write about. How will I survive...oh gosh.

So during high school, my friends and I all thought that holidays were the best. But we would then get bored because we had nothing to do. And now after 7 months of holidays, I officially declare that holidays are great for a resting period but any longer, than say, 2 weeks and it would just be time wasted.

When we're busy we are not only keeping the brain active but our bodies as well. Plus bored people tend to do stupid stuff. Take celebrities, they get famous so fast and make so much dough that they don't have to work anymore for the rest of their lives (the top ones anywho) and the fame and fortune gets to their heads and they do reckless, stupid things.

For example, Lindsay Lohan and Justin Beiber, both got famous pretty early on, well Lindsay way earlier than Bieber, which is maybe why she is a lot worse than him. She hasn't done anything of late that could compare to her earlier famous works. Except maybe her courtroom dramas. And Beiber was much better as a newbie cute kid than what he has turned into; a 'swag' wannabe who spits on his fans, drives a Ferrari and who is thinking of retiring at the age of 19.

So, although I still like holidays, I also like to keep busy or at least have something to do, which is a good thing because I am in Canada right now and will start classes soon. Wish me luck!

Being an Introvert

I am an introvert. I like being an introvert. So why are people constantly looking down on my preference to bury my head in a book instead of someone's ass? Sorry, that was a bit crude. I meant that when you're with others, you'll always feel the need to be liked, thus the sucking up. It's better to just stay alone so you won't waste time trying to make someone like you which they probably won't once they find out that you're an introvert (unless they are one too). Not to mention the small talk.

What is with this general view that introverts are below extroverts? I would like to know who keeps coming up with these ridiculous hierarchies. I guess the answer to that would be ourselves. Society has put the 'cool' label on people who party, who get wasted and who get laid. But how is that at all cool? Have the images of celebrities become so powerful that even when they are publicized negatively, the people will follow?

In this current competitive world, extroverts are favoured because to be successful you need to be able to speak in front of people. You'll need to be liked by people in order to expand your network. If no-one likes you then you're not going to get very far. We promote winning. Being on top. Because if you're on top, you've fulfilled your life's goal right? Frankly speaking, I don't think we were put on this Earth to stress our lives away. Introverts too can be successful and we don't need to party or be in large crowds to achieve success. Quality, not quantity.

Let me put it this way. To all you extroverts who have friends who are introverts: treasure them. Because we are not like others. We will tell it to you straight, or otherwise euphemize our words to tell the truth. You don't need to be afraid whether we're using you because to do that would take too much energy and time. Our time and energy is precious. It is saved for our reading and napping schedules.

However, we are not entirely robots; once you get close to us our weirdness comes out. Do not be alarmed, we are just coming out of our shells for a little while because we enjoy your company. You should consider yourself blessed.

So to all of you who have ever made me feel for even a second that my introvert-ness is a bad thing, I say, 'good-day' to you. Good-day.