2.2.11

"Put your hands in your pockets, you freaks!" This is what I want to shout at every couple I see walking around campus foregoing their circulation to get some quality time holding hands. Of course, I don't. I restrain myself. It's February, and love is in the air. Joyous. However, just because it's Cupid's month doesn't necessarily mean that there is an increase in the amount of public affection shown around campus. Nope. Couples have been everywhere, all the time. Toting their offspring, sporting their rocks, picking each other up from class. I'm not against love or anything, it's just something I didn't expect to see such an abundance of at college. But back to the point. It’s currently 12 degrees outside. Fahrenheit. Ew. Among these lovers traipsing around campus looking into each other's eyes while slowly losing feeling in their extremities are students braving the cold. One of my favorite was braving the cold in, that's right, basketball shorts and flip-flops. This was another moment in which I wanted to scream something like, "Didn't your mother teach you any better?! You freak." "Freak" seems to have become my new word. It accurately describes many people with whom I associate. In the most positive context, of course. I mean, the people of the religion to which I am a member are often called a “peculiar people,” right? We choose to come to an institution in a place where we could potentially lose body parts to frostbite just by walking to grab some dinner. And especially if our hands are out of our pockets so we can have our arms all over each other. Another thing. We don’t need to rub each other’s backs in American Heritage. This is historically known as a very demanding course. Are they taking notes? Nope. They should be. It’s not Valentine’s Day yet, people, and even if it were, you would still need to take notes. Just because you’re in love or whatever does not mean you get an out. Yeah, it’s February. To me, that translate to, “It’s cold.” Not “Let’s waste time and body heat to celebrate our love.”