Letters to My Life

2. In The Name Of All That Is Holy, Why?

Why? I'm kinda weird. A little Quirky!

Dear future me, 

You kinda suck at a lot of things so you might wanna start by fixing all of it.

Sometimes you think you're funny; most of the time it sounds awkward.

Sometimes you think you're pretty; most of the time you're average.

Sometimes you think you're smart; most of the time you make dumb choices.

Dear future me,

I lied, you're funny and pretty and smart in YOUR way. You are unique and special and a good person to be around. Most of all, you're incredibly humble!

Right now, I just ate a huge cup of ice cream, I have a test in 3 days that I haven't studied for, and I tried to spell panic with a k. It's 10:10 pm and I should be reading a book about Texas, but I decided to write one about all the dumb things I can come up with. 

But the thing is, I always manage to fit into those jeans even though I eat a lot of crud. In all 4 semesters of college classes, I've only ever made one "B" besides all the "A's" no matter how much I procrastinate. I still function with 4 hours of sleep and I thrive on dumb ideas.

I'm hoping to get recognized for this very original and inspiring content since I'm putting my very soul into the words, but I know it'll probably get like 30 views. 

Future me, you're kinda weird still, but right now I know I can't wait to be you!

A list of things I do that I think people judge me about:

-Listens to BTS

Recently discovered by Sam in 2019, she made an entire Spotify playlist with every available song by the K-pop boy-band and now listens to it every day and mumbles all the words she can't understand. Hopefully, she'll get it one day. 

(A/N: 11/5/19 I have now been learning Korean for about 2 months and can understand certain  phrases)

-Taps fake fingernails of every available plastic or glass surface

This needs no further explanation, it's just satisfying.

-Scrapes all the creme off of Oreos and puts it all on a single cookie

Without milk! *Insert satan's face*

-Sometimes folds the corner of a page instead of walking down the hall and grabbing one of her dozens of bookmarks.

She is a disgrace to humanity with all that sin.

-Has boyfriend standards that are way too high.

You must look like Tom Hiddleston, nuff said.

-Cries at pretty much every movie/book.

Iron man was my favorite, ok?

-Reads Webtoons.

This, some people don't get. If I want to be subscribed to 48 net-based comic strips that are mainly anime/manga style artwork, then I'm going to do just that. I'm not sorry that I'm a little obsessed with a made-up K-pop band or a shy, muscle-clad fake king with super long white hair.  I don't regret staring at a red-haired chicken-wing lover all day or a child-like guy hatched from an egg or a silver-headed siren. They are hot and your argument that "they are just cartoons" doesn't change the fact that I'm a married woman to many different men. 

-Tries way too hard to be relatable.

Doesn't everyone?

-Only watches James Charles because he is a comedian with nasal congestion. 

Change my mind.

-Does not like Shawn Mendes.

Sue me.

There will probably be more of that in the future.

And now: A poem

In the Name of All That is Holy, Why?

Standing 5'5"

Average in height, average in the skull

Probably a genius

No one will ever know

Likes books better than socializing

Doesn't really sleep

When it comes down to people,

Kinda a black sheep

Quality content

10 out of 10

Your readers are getting bored

Come on, let it end

In the name of all that is holy, 

Please shut up quick

Could have taken up a better hobby

Someone else should pick

Is random at best

Confusing, say goodbye

But seriously

In the name of all that is holy, why?

-A poem by Samantha Bond

To Take away from this: Don't let other people dictate what you can and can't like or do. Don't let yourself believe that you're at your best right now because you get better with time. As a teen, you lie to yourself about your self-image (unless you're a stuck-up prig, [google that word, it's your word for the day]).

Thank you for reading, hope your day doesn't suck! -Sam