This Crazy Cat Has Lost Her Sass

So, I'm stressed out as balls right now. So what do I do? Write a shitty blog. I'm becoming way too professionally inclined in real life to be sassy anymore, but I need to get away from my hum-drum-concerned-about-the-future life. I just need to be me. 

Damn college sucks sometimes. Sure the movies make it seem like all fun and games, but when do those kids go to class? I've been so busy watching Netflix I didn't even realize the Super Bowl was on today till this afternoon. What am I doing with my life?

I'm glad I at least watched the halftime show. You go Beyonce! I want a degree in Beyonce. Screw this COMM major shit.

BAMM!! I like sound effects. 

I'm going to go stress eat and study now.

SASSY CAT (The Cat That's Back)

Languages

So I recently have decided to become a German minor. I'm going to take you all throughout the thought process I went through while making this decision.

Why German?

For starters, I took German in high school because universities like seeing a foreign in your high school transcript when you apply. I picked German instead of my other two options, Spanish and French, because A I liked it and B the German teacher at my school was pretty cool. Turns at most German teachers rock.

When I came to college I was planning on taking a foreign language. I was hoping the fact that I took it in high school would be reason enough for me not to have to take it. Too bad I went to a school that requires a foreign language or cultures class. So, I decided to make my life easier and take German again. I ended up not doing so hot on my language placement test (partly because I wasn't trying too hard and partly because I took it during the middle of summer when I had forgotten a lot of German). It was strait to the 1001 basics of German for me. I was hoping to just fill my requirements and be done with it. Turns out I'm not.

I actually began to really like German and I started to feel like I have a grasp on the language. Things started to make sense that hadn't made sense before. I couldn't believe that I have an easy time understanding someone while they lecture in another language, but it all started to work out for me.

I want to learn another language now. College is probably the best chance I'll get to take this on. I might as well take it. Learning another language makes one a more rounded person. It gives them the opportunity to see a new perspective and culture on the world. I want to be able to leave the country for once in my life too. I think that experience would be so much better if I get to see the world through the eyes of another language instead of just a rough translation. 

Tschüss!

Sassy Cat 

 

Birth Control Rocks My Socks

I'm going to talk to all of you lovely people about a hot button issue: birth control. Since I have experience with the pill that's what I'm going to be writing about, although there are other forms of birth control such as a patch, a shot, or something like the NuvaRing.


To begin, here are all the positives that I have personally experienced with my use of birth control.


Regular Period I used to have a really irregular period. My cycles ranged anywhere from 28 days to 40 days. Which means a lot of the time my period would end up being a week and a half late. Do you know how scary it is to have a late period? On the other hand, I would get used to starting my period late and I would be totally unprepared for it if it came on time. All of this ads unneeded stress and inconvenience to my life. Now that I'm on the pill, and have been for a year and a half, my period is completely regular. It is nearly always on a 28 day cycle and it starts on a Tuesday. So, now I know.


Shorter Periods Before I was on the pill my periods usually lasted about a week. Now that I'm on the pill they're about 5 days long. I know a lot of women with shorter periods still, but I do appreciate the small shortening of the time that I'm going to be bleeding.


Helping Cramps Birth control has seriously saved me from my terrible cramps. I still get cramps even though I'm on the pill, but they are so much better now. There were times before I was taking birth control that my cramps would immobilize me. I would just curl up and not be able to get up again because the pain was so bad. Let's just say there was a lot of crying on my floor when I was on my period. Now that doesn't happen anymore, thank God!


Less Acne Seriously, my face has been so much clearer since I've been on the pill.


Not Having Babies! I've been a lot happier in my relationship since I've been on the pill. We still have safe sex and we am careful but I feel a lot better protected. I pretty sure my boyfriend is happier too, since I've stopped worrying about getting pregnant so much. I just make sure I always take my pill at the right time everyday.


So know you get the gist of my positive personal experience with birth control. Moving on to the negatives I've experienced.


Spotting The first month or so I've started birth control I had a lot of trouble with spotting. My flow was lower and everything. It was just all the time. Gross. So I talked to my gyno and she switched me over to a higher hormone birth control. No more spotting! 


Crazy Moods So after I was switched to a higher hormone birth control I was just crazy for a month or so. Literally screaming and crying all the time. After a while everything straitened out and I'm all happy now.


Being Judged People give you dirty looks when they see you take your birth control. Come on! I'm being responsible, taking care of myself, and overall making my life a lot better. I used to always go to the bathroom when I took it. I still won't take it in front of my mom even though she knows I have it. I just feel like it is so taboo. I just can't do it. I really wish it was more acceptable to take my birth control in a way that was the most convenient to me with out the worry of others perceptions. This is a problem. I've been out to eat with my friends when I've needed to take my birth control thinking nothing of it I'll just take on time like I should. My friends have pointed out the old lady shooting dirty looks for taking it in public. Geez it's just a pill.


Taking a Pill at the Same Time Everyday It's mostly an inconvenience. I've never missed a pill though. It has been an hour or so late, but that's the worst. I set the alarm on my phone to remind me.


There's some pros and cons to taking birth control that I can personally testify to. Now hear is what I have to say about birth control based on my experience. 


Birth control is not a bad thing! A woman on birth control is not a whore because she is on birth control. A woman is not necessarily having crazy sex with everyone if she's on birth control. She is just making a choice in the hopes of improving her life.


Now I really wish the subject of birth control and sexual health were not as taboo as it seems to be. It really can improve a woman's life. I know it has helped mine. So why do I have to feel uncomfortable for taking it in public? Riddle me that riddler. 


Basically I just hate the taboo of birth control. I wish it wasn't called birth control because that leads people to believe that it is the only thing it can be used for. There are plenty of side effects to birth control such as regulating periods, adjusting hormonal mood swings, preventing pregnancy, helping clear acne, and lessoning the pain of cramps. So with all this involved why don't we call it something more adequate? Family planning pills, menstrual adjustment pills, make your life better pills?


I just think it would be beneficial to address all the uses of birth control pills. Not everyone has to use them for birth control anyways.

Goodbye,

Sassy Cat

My Dorm Room is Haunted

There once was a Sassy Cat that lived in a dorm room, that may or may not have been haunted. Here is my story. 
Hannah is a boss.


My first encounter with the paranormal entity that may or may not exist was when I was sleeping. I was awaken by some strange noises come from my heater that may or may not have sounded like a woman talking. I may have been half asleep when I heard these eerie noises, that most likely didn't wake up my roommate because she sleeps like a rock, but it quite distinctly sounded like someone talking. It was weird.


Next, I was changing in the dark and I felt someone walk behind me. I was confused since I though my roommate was sleeping. So I get out my phone and shine the light everywhere. I creepily shined it in at my roommates bed to make sure she was sleeping. She was.


Another point to be made is that my residence hall is supposedly haunted by a ghost who takes down posters. It really isn't unusual for posters to fall down on occasion, but sometimes posters fall down in sketchy ways.


First off, on move in day we had about 5 things fall of the wall at the same time, whoosh. Secondly, I have 4 posters of cats. They came rolled up in the mail so they don't always lay completely flat and pop up at the bottom. It's a pet peeve of mine when this happen and I always have to stick them back. Interestingly, there have been a view times that all the posters will roll up in a row and every time I stick one back another rolls up again. It's like someone is screwing with me. I usually give up after doing this for five minutes or so. Furthermore, I have a large Gandhi poster that only falls down in the morning. It's like my alarm goes off. I lay back down. Poster falls down. There have been a few times that I've tried to put it back up right away and it just won't stick. After going to class and coming back it will usually stick again.


Then there was this dream I had that there was a ghost in my room trying to kill me. Her name was "Mona". 


A week later I'm sitting in my room alone reading my Cosmo. There's this valentine's day balloon in my room that decides to pop on its own. POP! I just sat there and stared at it for a while, then I fled to the floor below mine where my friends consoled me.


It's taken me a while to write this blog. Sorry friends, I started it 3 weeks ago, but I'm busy with college stuff. 

Bye, 

Sassy Cat

Worst Situations to be in When a Fire Alarm Goes Off

While Eating in a Restaurant Your food is probably getting cold while you're stuck outside. Or it is just getting a little overcooked. 

Sleeping Just imagine being in the middle of a nice relaxing dream and then flashing lights and a loud alarm wake you up. You stumble/fall out of bed, wander around trying to get your bearings, can't find a coat, can't find shoes, forget your key, and lock yourself out. Sounds lovely doesn't it? And now you get to stand outside in the cold night pissed off because you're missing your beauty sleep and you have important things to do in the morning.

In the Shower Now you're naked. You probably just but shampoo in your hair so you're all soapy. And last but not least you're all wet. Now you have to scramble to get your clothes on or you just go outside in a towel where everybody stares at you in pity.

Drunk Considering you're drunk and the fire alarm goes off, its probably your fault. Your probably scared your going to get in trouble. Also, you're dazed and confused.

When you're about to get laid Now nobody likes a fire alarm cock block.

During Sex Now you're naked and you have a hard on and you don't get to finish. Sucks.

During Drunk Sex Same as before only now you're more confused and have a slower reaction time.

During Shower Sex Now you're wet, naked, have a hard on, don't get to finish, and now you're probably going to be really embarrassed because you and your partner are going to be stuck outside wet and everybody is wondering why you are both wet.

During Drunk Shower Sex Actually this could just make the prior situation a lot more fun and interesting.

While You're Having a Baby I can't even imagine.

So there's my list of possible worst case scenarios for a fire alarm to go off. I hope you enjoyed it. I didn't enjoy the fire alarm going off while I was trying to eat my hash browns this morning. Damn I was hungry.

Peace Out,

Sassy Cat

Obstacles Encountered in a Speech Class

Obstacle #1 Picking a Topic

I don't understand why this seems to be the most difficult thing to ever do. Picking a topic for a speech is like picking your poison. Let's start with something I recently had to do, a How To speech. What do these people want to know how to do? So many things. This topic only makes me realize I really don't know how to do anything interesting whatsoever. I can make you a sandwich kind of. Even that is considered to easy of a topic. Then people tell you to do something related to a sport you do. I swam in high school. I can't demonstrate anything swimming related in a class room. I kinda need a pool to do that. Umm... what do I know how to do? Blog? I don't want to reveal to the real world that I do this. This is my secret between me and the entire world wide web. I'm not going to talk about this in  classroom. You just gotta pick something, go with your gut, and move on with your life.

Obstacle #2 Stupid Visual Aids

I feel like I'm forced to constantly think of new and exciting visual aids that go beyond just power points. Here is my problem with this. Think to yourself who gives speeches the most... professors. And what do most of these professors only ever do when the teach in class... use power points. The power points are very good and helpful and I like them. Why can't a power point be enough for these speech teaching teachers? Because they are try to get us to think out of the box I suppose. And I will admit that a lot of teachers use other visual aids on occasion, but certainly not for every speech they give. I just want to be able to make a beautiful power point and have it be respected for how beautiful and well-crafted it is. My power point shouldn't be hated on because power points or used a lot. Thinking about it I actually love power points. They are so helpful and nice.

Obstacle #3 I'm Usually Nervous

I don't know why I'm nervous. I don't really even care about giving this speech. I just know that someone is judging everything I do while I give this speech. I don't like that. Stop writing little notes about how I'm not standing on two feet at once or that my voice gets higher pitched as I go along. I can't help it. I can give presentations in class just fine as long as that class isn't a speech class. There's way to much going on that I have to think about and I don't get to think about what I'm telling you anymore.

So there is a semi organized rant about speech classes and what I don't like about them. I actually think everyone should take a speech class since its a good thing to learn and be familiar with. Be able to present your thoughts and ideas clearly is a crucial life skill. I just needed something to blog about and that's what is on my mind right now. So I hope you don't dislike my blog because it is pretty whiney. Again I would like to point out that I haven't edited this at all. Hopefully there aren't any mistakes. I'll be less lazy later. I have homework now.

Ta Ta For Now,

Sassy Cat

Life Skills

I'm bad at catching my typos in my blog. Somebody, perhaps my boyfriend, enjoys pointing this out to me.  So I apologize to all my grammar savvy friends for my lack off English writing skills. I'm working on it. Thus this blog to help me practice. I won't be annoyed with you if you comment and point these mistakes out to me. I do it to other people. Its a learning process. Let's learn together. 


Therefore I'm inspired to enlighten all of you on some lovely life skills.


Communication Oooh a comm major telling you why communication is important. Yes, communication is important. Yes, everybody does it. But, as most comm classes will tell you're not as good at communicating as you think you are. No one is. Anyways since not everyone reading this is a a lovely comm major like myself or trying to take over the world like myself, let's focus on some useful things to help communicate. First off, talk about your feelings bro! I have feelings, and I like to share them and for the most part. I think I'm pretty honest, and its a wonderful thing to be able to communicate all of that. Also, you should consider listening to be a great communication skill and understanding who you're talking to. See here I'm just shouting my nonsense at the internet, probably not the most effective way to communicate to you all. Oh well, I consider this mostly talking to myself anyways.


Be Prepared Boy Scout Motto "Always be prepared." Yes, you should be prepared. You know what I do to keep myself so prepared. I mean really prepared for anything? I play the "what if?" game with myself all the time. Especially at work because I'm a lifeguard so A. Its my job to be prepared and B. it can get really boring. So I just sit in my chair an look around and think to myself "what would I do if that old lady forgot how to swim?" or "How am I going to yell at that child if he decides to moon someone?" This kind of game applies to other things to. Like in lecture "What would I do if a terrorist ran into the classroom?" Probably hide under my desk, but you see my backpack is usually there so I would have to move that first, then hide under my desk, and the I could hide behind my backpack as well. Oh I should also call campus security while I'm hiding. Now I'm slightly prepared for such a situation. Which probably will never happen, and I'm not really expecting it to, I'm just ready for it.


Organization I'm just going to say that you should be organized because nobody likes to misplace or lose their stuff. Or forget things.


Kindness If you're not a nice person nobody is going to like you. So, you should be nice. So you can have friends and feel happy about yourself. Personally I just want to be a likable person. I believe I'm slightly nicer in real life. Sassy cat just has to get some sassy out.


Positivity This is going to help you be a live a happy life. I know it can be super hard sometimes. Try to surround yourself with good people, good attitudes, and work towards something. If your life has purpose and direction you are naturally going to become happier. College makes me happy because I'm so close to really achieving something I feel like. I know what job I want and I'm working on it. Set goals. Like trying to run a mile in 7 minutes or finishing a painting.


There is more I want to put in this but I forgot some of the life skills I was going to blog about. I'm might write more later. Who knows? I have homework and such to do and I've been lazy about blogging so I'm just going to post it. I know there is a random green "e" in here. I was going to fix it but I kinda like it. I should probably proof read more. Sorry for the typos!

Have a Good Day,

Sassy Cat