You know the saying, "Don't judge a book by its cover"? I think that this totally applies to me. From first glance, I might seem very timid, and to be honest, kind of a dork, but with time, this changes to not being a complete dork but being somebody that it pretty funny and down to try new things. Honestly, I love laughing at myself and looking stupid, but I only want to look that way in front of people that I kind of already know a little bit.
I have gotten so used to doing stupid things and then laughing at myself for them...and I am glad that I have that talent. I mean just the other day, I turned up the heat in church so hot, that somebody from the stand had to tell me to turn it down, and I almost started a riot with the temperature. While I'm typing this, I am still pretty embarrassed, but at least I can chalk up the experience to another one of my dumb ideas. Along with falling in a math class in high school, to totally failing at skiing or getting a knife stuck in a drawer, my days are pretty crazy and eventful! So, when you first see me, don't just write me off as another quiet girl that has nothing interesting to say (because I definitely have a ton to share).
One of the things that frustrates me so much is that split-second judgement that people pass on us. I know I'm guilty of doing it, but I'm trying to get better. I know that if/when people do that to me, they miss so many great things about my personality (I know I'm tooting my own horn here) and also who I actually am as a person! To me, that is one of the most annoying things about being in college- everyone here has so little time to actually get to know somebody for real it seems, and will only cast a second glance if you have a pretty face.
So this week, I am going to try and reach out to people that may not have talked to me first, or somebody that seems like the shy one, and really get to know a stranger in a short conversation. Because who knows- maybe they could be my next best friend (or soulmate) lol.
