Candles are Nice

Sometimes the unexpected just happens. Yes, I realize this is why it is called “unexpected” and not “normal”. However, I feel as though there is an ebb and flow to life that connects the unexpected in such a way that should just not take you by surprise anymore. Like today: I realize I am getting sick with no foreseeable end in sight because I have no time to become well, I work for 10 hours at the restaurant and have about $60 to show for it (even though I took a 2 server section on all by myself – without getting weeded I may add), I get yelled at for stupid stuff, and get screwed multiple times (and not in a good way). So why did I expect the power to be on when I got home? The unexpected strikes again! (Sidenote: Maybe it’s a good sign that my iTunes just played “Dog Days are Over”.)

Not to say the whole day was bad. There is a nice glow to the candles lighting my room and my computer was charged enough to get this out.

Regardless, here are several small thoughts I can not flush out into full posts.

Why do professors rush through notes? I mean, I get it, I’ve been there. Everyone wants to get out early, etc. But I wonder if this has affected our education as a whole? Rushing means that good questions don’t get asked nor answered. Good discussion that has another level of learning hidden in it is lost. I have no idea what to do about this, but I’m sure of one thing; I will not address or try to find the solution to this until I am out of school, because there are bound to be teachers who will slow down that should have been trying to speed up the entire time. For that matter, why is my professor making us desktags (like name tags to sit on the desks, yes you remember! From kindergarten!)?

Moving on, why do people like Mad Mex? Mexican restaurant with like 14 location mostly sprawed across America. Yes, we serve margaritas. They suck. Have you ever tasted a good margarita? If you had, you would never order one at Mad Mex unless you were hard up for a marg. But people DRINK THEM UP. For a 97.5% profit margin. They CANNOT be great with that kind of profit margin. It’s just economically impossible.

Anyway, in the desktags class (International Marketing or something), we were discussing Norway and how expensive it is. My professor says “well, my friends went to Norway. They were Texans. And they went to a restaurant and ordered nachos and margs (don’t ask me why anyone from Texan would order that in Norway) and they paid like 80 some bucks for them!” To which some stupid, naïve, careless, and annoying boy gawked “Sound like Mad Mex he he *snort snort* he he.” To which I replied “I’ll kill him!” Nachos and margs at Mad Mex would be a total of $27.00 and on special they would cost $17 (and the server would be appropriately tipped approximately $5.00 and $3.00, respectively, on a good night. So, eff you, sir. You are ridiculously silly (read: arrogant asshole bastard).

And as I finish this post, the power goes back on. Thank you Lord. Tomorrow promises better things!