Sometimes You Need The Mix

Selena here again!



What is this?
This is my Chex Mix bag filled with mostly pretzels.

Hate it or Love it?
Don’t you hate it when you get a mixed bag of snacks that contains mostly the snack that you like the least?

I don’t know about you guys, but pretzels in Chex Mix are evil. They’re bland and boring and get in the way of those delicious golden chex. I don’t mean to be dramatic about my food but come on; there are TWO types of pretzels in Chex Mix. And I’m sorry to say but something bland and circular shaped is still bland no matter how cool it looks as a little window.

This is like getting all oranges and yellows in a Skittles packet, Lucky Charms with only a few marshmallows or (God forbid) a Starburst pair with no pink! Well, to each his own I guess, but you get my point.

But then I got to thinking and I realized that Chex Mix wouldn’t be as satisfying if it was only the chex. I think it’s because I work so hard to get rid of my pretzels that when I finally get to my chex it’s deeply satisfying. It’s sort of like how the weekdays make you appreciate the weekends, how dorm food makes you appreciate home cooking, and how walking makes you appreciate your car. In a nutshell, sometimes the bad times make you appreciate the good. So the next time I eat my Chex Mix maybe instead of seeing them as tasteless pretzels I’ll see them as necessary tools for maximum chex appreciation!

Good luck on finals everyone, hang in there because these bland few days will make Spring break all the more tasty!


--Skuo

Learning "French"

Selena Kuo filling in again. Short and sweet this time or else blog boss Bryan might fire me!



What is this?
This is a decoration in our hall that I walk by everyday. Look really really closely and you can see that someone has written “That hoe!” on the side. (Don’t read ahead until you figure out why)

Hate It Or Love it?
Don’t you love it when you finally figure something out and you’re like “OHHHH I GET IT!!”

Be it a really hard question on a test, a funny joke, or even a little scribble on a poster, it’s a great feeling knowing that you now understand something that others are still pondering about. It’s like you have suddenly learned French and can now sip wine and nibble on cheese with the locals because you’re in. I guess in this case the "French" are the people who listen to Soulja Boy, but you get the point.


--Skuo


P.S. Please tell me that it took some of you kind of long to figure it out and I’m not just really slow.

Men Are From Mars

Selena Kuo filling in for Bryan!



What Is This?
This is Bryan watching the NBA All-Star Game during our Valentine's Day dinner together.

Hate It Or Love It?
Don't you hate it when the person you're eating with watches the TV more than they converse with you when you're at a restaurant?

Keep in mind that this view is what I was looking at for a good 75% of the dinner. The remaining 25% of it was filled with "Hm?'''s, ''Oh yea uh huh'''s and ''Of course I'm listening to you'''s. Oh and at one point I'm pretty sure he actually said, ''Selena, watch there's only 1 minute left!''. I mean first of all, this game was the All-Star game, meaning the result of it doesn't even matter. Second of all, watching TV is supposed to be something to do when there's nothing else to do. Third of all, it's Valentine's Day for goodness sakes! The only upside to this I can think of is that I got to eat more of the fries without him noticing.

For all you girls out there, don't you ever wonder what makes watching sports so appealing to guys? What makes it so that guys would rather watch 10 tall sweaty men throw around a ball instead of engaging in a nice conversation? It's one of the great mysteries of the world. Maybe men really are from Mars!

Hope all of you had a boyfriend-watching-TV-during-dinner-less Valentine's Day!


--Skuo