UCD: University of Complete Disappointment

[borlandia]

I know a lot of people are like "Why do you complain so much in your livejournal?"

Because I can. So shut up and deal with it.

College is so freakin' lame and overrated. I've said this over and over again. People say, "It's so much better than high school, all the jerks are gone!" What a crock. It's like they filtered out the douchebags of all douchebags and put them into one place.

The people here? So superficial and judgemental. Like you wouldn't believe. There are a few good people that I've met over the years, but most are just plain pathetic. They think they're really special because they get straight A's and somehow that makes them smart. WRONG. That just means you put in a ton of effort and are successful. It has NOTHING to do with your intelligence level. Hell, odds are you'll end up in a high-paying job that will work your ass off and make you miserable. The richest guy I know? 6-7 million bucks to his name and TOTALLY miserable his entire life. That's just how it goes. Most high-paying jobs SUCK. That's the world we live in.

More or less it's just people who see one thing in me they decide they don't like, and decide it's worth amplifying to the entire persona. It could be anything, something small in the way you look, some simple comment you made, or it could even something silly as your tone of voice or the way you dress or answer the phone. What brilliant folks these are, that can make complete character judgements out of one small detail. This happened tonight, and it's a running theme throughout my college career. Meet someone, talk to them a few times, things go ok, then all of the sudden, they're almost completely unresponsive. It's one thing to patronize, it's another to completely lead a person on, and an honorable thing to say "i just don't like you", but the lamest thing you can do is just kinda ignore the person without saying anything. That's just plain stupid. It's a totally non-confrontational diluted way to say "I don't like you". Real nice.

This doesn't apply to everyone. I have made a few friends here, but that's the reason why it's only "a few". Fools aplenty run amok in Davis.

I almost wish I'd just stayed home and gone to LMC.

Comments

[mrjorden.livejournal.com]

LMC = teh gay

You'll be outta there in a couple years. Just do what you gotta do and get the hell out.

[ucdshoelace.livejournal.com]

Ah yes. I was very close to a couple of those people. One was my so-called "best friend" for 3 years, another one dated me for 5 months, told me he loved me (repeatedly), and even asked if I'd convert to Catholicism so I could marry him.

Heh. People like that in your life can really fuck a girl (or guy, in your case) up.

That's why I'm moving to West Sacramento and not telling anyone my new home address.

Saying "Hey assholes, fuck you," in a really big way feels good sometimes.

[volsgirl.livejournal.com]

Ah I'm sorry KB. Hang in there.

[unearthingbone.livejournal.com]

College is very superficial. You're right about that. The school I go to is very small, and it's like a gossip cesspool -- everyone's favorite thing to do is be all up in everybody else's business.

Do you live at school?

[diedtrying.livejournal.com]

Posts like yours make me happy I did decide to go to LMC. My brother seemed to like it, and he is having a blast at school now. Hopefully your advice and his will drag me somewhere to where I need to be.

Heads up high, butts down low!