tippin' on the tightrope.

[kschap]

I bought a five-dollar pair of Sentry earbuds last night to "replace" (temporarily) my faaaaavorite pair of headphones ever, a twenty-dollar pair made by Koss. These cheapies suck and I can't wait until I can more easily justify spending more than five bucks on a pair of earbuds. Haha

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[theidolhands]

I liked all the comments here, especially yours. I'd say tl;dr is a phrase that sums up a lot about what is going on, it is not a fave of mine. ts;dr could stand to be started. When something is worth reading then length is not an issue, whereas I've been known to unfollow people on Twitter for their crass, meaningless drivel. Writing with intelligence and thought takes effort and near as I can tell that's very uncool too (not to mention, gosh, challenging). We're not supposed to call anyone lazy though, no, no, those that use effort are rather assholes. yes. We're fine, we're changing nothing.

Apathy is the new...something. *fake exasperated sigh* Being excited about learning is for losers, apparently, even if you're paying through the nose for it. Speaking could get you *GASP!!* judged and it might show that you *GASP!!* care and have, like, I dunno, intelligence. pfft. Who wants that?

Near as I can tell, unless there is absolutely nothing to loose, like an Internet argument or how awesome/annoying a celeb is -- then we ain't got no time for shit. Ironically girl, I've gotten apathetic about the apathy. I think it's contagious.

[kschap]

> Being excited about learning is for losers, apparently, even if you're paying through the nose for it.

Yes! Yes, yes, yes! I thought so much about this when I had just started back to college. It was my first time taking a class since 2006, and I had sort of forgotten how BORED most students seem to be, sitting in a classroom. My class on developmental disabilities this semester suffers a bit from an inexperienced instructor, but suffers more from a disengaged, uninterested, just-there-for-a-psych-credit class. I can make just about any subject exciting in my head--I almost disclaimed that by saying "except trig," but I think at this point, I'd sort of enjoy a vigorous mathematical challenge--as life is an exciting thing. I do get very burned out, though, when I'm SURROUNDED by apathy. I just have to force myself, this time around, to sit in the front row and not care about others' involvement. Or non-involvement. :)

And I'm totally with you on "ts;dr." :D

[theidolhands]

1. awesome icon

2. it's true, the students don't realize that they just make it WORSE (when they could be doing the opposite).

3. I do get very burned out, though, when I'm SURROUNDED by apathy. I just have to force myself, this time around, to sit in the front row and not care about others' involvement. Or non-involvement.

This.