Easter Egg for Valentines

So, this particular blog is not being posted on my google+ or my facebook or twitter accounts. In a way, it's like an Easter Egg on a DVD for you. If you really care to read my blogs, you'll find it. And if you don't, then you'll never know. Hence the title. Moving on.

When I was younger, I my first celebrity crush was Cary Elwes, of Men in Tights and Princess Bride fame. And that's what I thought I wanted for a long time. Someone valiant, snarky, who would do everything to protect me, his Buttercup or Maid Marian. Then I got older, and I wanted the Doctor. Someone to run around with having all sorts of amazing adventures, learning new things, going new places. Now I'm not saying I'm completely mature, but I think my tastes have grown quite a bit.

Now I want a romance like Marshall and Lily. Best friends that love the hell out of each other, can joke around, are super supportive, and rarely mushy. Because love isn't holding in your farts. Love isn't doing your makeup perfectly every time you see them. Love isn't putting on a fake persona to match what they like. Love isn't abuse. Love isn't a power struggle. Love isn't a lot of things that the world would like us to think.

This isn't going to be one of those posts where I tell you everything like I'm an expert on the subject. Because I'm not. I missed the Juliet phase of my teenage life where I was hopelessly in love with a boy I barely knew. In fact, I had a lot of infatuations in my teenage years, but none of them were love. None of my relationships counted for anything, because I honestly wasn't in love with any of them. But all those experiences have shaped what love is for me now.

Love is: honesty, even when it really sucks. Loyalty, through the really tough situations. Laughter, whenever possible. Playing games with each other. Teaching that old dog a new trick. Cuddling up and watching their favorite movie, even though they recite the lines like a moron. Watching them do something stupid and crazy in front of your friends, and laughing instead of getting mad. Looking at each other, and knowing what's going through their minds. Accepting them where they are. Not trying to change them. Knowing their faults, and not having that change your perception of them. It's friendship set on fire. It's all those cheesy things and none of them at the same time. It's kind of awesome.

And I'll find it...eventually.

So...What are you going to do with that?

Matt Lauer Sucks

Here's to you, art major. And to you, philosophy major! To the majors in Liberal Studies, Gender and Women's Studies, Anthropology, Music, Religious Studies, and History. (Let's not forget my new and lovely major, Theatre.) And this what I have to say to all of the people majoring in these areas, GOOD FOR YOU!!!

I, as a very important member of society, would like to thank you for your contribution to the world. Thank you for choosing to study something that you find incredibly interesting, without focusing on the lucrative benefits for you and you only. Social change majors? You're awesome. I know that a lot of us get the question, "So, what are you going to do with that degree?" followed with a scowl and a heavy load of judgement. You wanna know what we're going to do with those degrees? Whatever the hell we want.

Yeah, I'm even defending this guy.

I have a double major in Spanish and Theatre. So, naturally, the question I always get is: "So, you wanna do Spanish plays?" Maybe. Not necessarily. Those just happen to be the two subjects I find incredibly and innately fascinating. And I love my classes. I'm not miserable in my undergrad, like I was when I was an education minor. Undergrad is too short to take classes that you hate. And maybe you'll never get a job in your chosen field. So why wouldn't you spend as much time as you could learning about it? The world needs more people who are in love with what they do. I love theatre more than anything I've done my whole life. In fact, I've wanted to be an actress since I was 3 years old. It's my oldest and strongest passion. I've gone through spurts in my life where I've wanted to be a mechanic, a lawyer, a teacher, and even a minister at one point. But those things come and go, because I lacked the passion to focus on them. But theatre? That's my love. I know I can always be happy in a job where there's a stage and lots of lights.

So you! The one who chose to study something you're absolutely in love with, and everyone thinks you're crazy for it? Good for you. Keep it up. And if they give you hell, tell them to shove it.