Dear Blog,
For me, being on duty is the oddest part of being a Resident Assistant. I'm not sure how the universe works, but I like to think that in the grand scheme of all creation, things that are similar to one another tend to gravitate toward each other (a.k.a. birds of a feather, flock together). My basis for this is rooted in my job. A normal person goes around the building and inspects the residence hall and only normal things happen. Noise complaints, perhaps the occasional rowdy resident. Then a slightly wacky character (me) goes on rounds and people are on the roof, lights start to leak, and all sorts of keys vanish from view. I'm not complaining, far from it. But I can't imagine what will happen during the academic year. Thousands more people on campus means thousands more possible scenarios. And Daniel is still on duty. Come to me, random stories, and revel in the chance to be told.
Other than that, no must else I can really talk about when it comes to life. Victoria has been with some of her friends the past few day. My family is in Colorado from the 4th of July. My grade on my Experimental Psychology test was nice. I'm nervous about my Classical Mythology test next week. I slammed something on my left thumb yesterday and my right thumb today (bruises aren't fun). I really want Netflix on my iPhone. And since Gamestop is currently not taking reservations on the new Xbox, I'll still holding onto my current system.
But I do have a very odd question for you. And please remember that I do not like to use "bad" words. I rarely say anything that would label the movie of my life over PG.
-When something is bad, broken, faulty, or simply not doing what it is designed to do, people say it's "a piece of shit."
-When someone is deceiving, bluffing, in error, rude, or generally of a negative nature, people say that they are "full of shit."
-Fecal matter, excrement, and poop is also known as "shit."
-When someone/something is the greatest beyond compare, they/it is known as "the shit."
Why?
This makes little sense to me. I would not like to be regarded as "the shit" when there is plenty of evidence and usage of the word used in a negative fashion. The image that it conjures can't be pleasant to the person/object being "honored."
-"Hey Mark! Great home run! You're the shit!" Mark accomplishes a great feat and it seems diminished. From superstar to bowel movement. How much lower can you rate a person?
-"Dude, this drink is the shit!" Again, would you really your beverage to be compared to poop? And this is worse because not only is the drink compared to poop, but it is now closely related to diarrhea.
-"This house is the shit!" Well, maybe I could see this, since a couple of years ago the housing market was going down the tubes (a.k.a. "the crapper").
Maybe I'm a little out of the loop in this modern world, but even this point seems valid in my mind. Well, Victoria leaves in a couple of hours and she's sweet enough to run and grab some food for me as I sit in Kentwood while on duty.
Until next time!
-Daniel Golden
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