Food for thought.

[minorparadox]

I forget sometimes, that awesomeness comes in weird shapes and forms. Here's a convo from tonight about a certain prestigious university:

ONLYjeAnieBEANie: OMG!

ONLYjeAnieBEANie: congrats!!!!

XXXXX: OMG!

XXXXX: oh! thank you! hahaha

ONLYjeAnieBEANie: wow im mucho impressed!!!

XXXXX: oh, about wot?

ONLYjeAnieBEANie: ,

ONLYjeAnieBEANie: that's CRAZY hard to get into

XXXXX: ooh, that, yeah

ONLYjeAnieBEANie: half the ppl i know have been denied

XXXXX: wow

XXXXX: honestly, i think the guy who looked at my application was drunk

. . .

XXXX: but i'm not going

XXXX: it was just one of those things i wanted to see if i could do

XXXX: and, i did

ONLYjeAnieBEANie: bbaaahh

ONLYjeAnieBEANie: why not?

ONLYjeAnieBEANie: i love that place

XXXX: uhm, i love it and all but too expensive

XXXX: i'm thinking of going to there for graduate whatever

XXXX: maybe

ONLYjeAnieBEANie: but i know from ppl who aren't getting in that it's also crazy hard to get into

ONLYjeAnieBEANie: so good going

XXXX: thank you

XXXX: thank you

XXXX: please don't tell anyone

XXXX: i don't want them feeling bad

ONLYjeAnieBEANie: lol, i wont if u dont want me to

ONLYjeAnieBEANie: but u should be proud

XXXX: since they prolly worked their LIFE for it

XXXX: yeah, i appreciate it if you didn't

XXXX: wow, i'm getting too much attention from people about . i think i'm gonna remove it now.....i don't want to feel that i'm "showing off"

There you go folks. Some humility. I don't see that very much anymore. Geeze, im still gushing. i just wish he could go there.