2 be contrarian

why the Heck do i do this??

sometimes i'm so much like my dad that it makes me sick. mostly is my habit of just trying to start an argument, to be contrary to whatever subject is being discussed w/ whoever i'm with.

recently an article in some boston-centric online newspaper was making its rounds thru facebook and a lot of brandeis acquaintances shared/commented their thoughts on the article. it was titled "liberal professors are ruining education" or something similar. and BOY DID I RESONATE W/ IT. yeah, the title wasn't exactly representative of the content within the piece, but one phrase i saw repeating thru-out my classmates' posts were the idea of being within "an echo chamber-like environment". YESSS as much as i resonate w/ liberal ideas, honestly it gets so repetitive when literally all the ideas are the same!!

the article started out w/ a viewpoint from a conservative brandeis student, a first year, who's a perfectly fine guy, just that he's afraid to state his opinions on issues because he's not liberal. brandeis states such a pro-social justice standpoint that it almost chokes out any sort of non-liberal view a person may have. when my roommates say things like "fuck conservatives" i always always always need to say that not all conservatives are bad ppl!! then they come back with "what about abortion? gay rights?" all i can say to that is that they should be entitled to their own opinion. that's their belief. i truly don't think that there's a right or wrong in these things. no matter what way something goes, the opposing way is still going to find some way to do their own thing.

being in an environment where everyone thinks the same thing isn't quite the utopia i thought it would be.

conservatives are so hated on w/in the brandeis campus, and so many others. i truly believe that not all conservatives are evil people.

ANYWAY!!!

tyler!!! my boyfriend!! who i love very much and feel so lucky to have him!! it's been a lil over a month since we started bein official and it's hard being away from him for almost as long. ugh he is the cutest.

he's looking for a car to go on a roadtrip this coming end of spring. i can imagine such a good future with him. lazy days, warm summer hiking trips, concerts, going into sketchy thrift stores, eating mcdonald's, and seeing the clear night sky in the middle of the night. he wants me to love the outdoors as much as he does. i love him.

honestly i never could have seen myself in this kinda thing four months ago. a boy!! that likes me?? a gr8 concept!! i still am so completely enamored by him and never have gotten tired of his presence.

he's in vermont right now, at home, w/ family, having a nice semi-traditional christmas. i miss him a lot!! i mostly miss the physical contact. i can't wait to come back jan. 15 and spend that night and the next day with him. ugh, already looking forward to seeing him in the airport baggage claim area and smiling so much and kiss/hug him wowww!!

we're not going too fast. it's just the right speed. my friend has a boy who she's only been in the talking stage for longer than i've been dating tyler. i kinda went against all her advice and look where i am now haha. idk man. it works for the 2 of us and i wouldn't want it any other way.

either way! just needed to have these thoughts manifested onto the internet.