Thinking Out Loud #50

Hey hey! Happy Thinking Out Loud Thursday! It’s a little later than usual as I write this, but right before bed is the perfect time to rid my head of all the random thoughts that might prevent me from sleeping because they are oh, so important. Yes, that. So, let’s think out loud.

1.) I just realized that over the next week and a half, I’m writing a midterm essay that is literally about what a self is. I get to utilize my good friends Freud, Fanon, and de Beauvoir, but the prospect is a tad daunting nonetheless.

2.) Lots of lovely people told me that this salad I posted on Instagram yesterday looked so good. And honestly, it was fine, but good… not really.

See, usually the avocado is the highlight of a salad like that. This particular avocado was kinda meh. It’s not that it wasn’t ripe, because it was. It just tasted a little bitter and not as sweet and delicious as normal. Still, the rest of the salad was really good. I was just looking forward to the avocado. What’s the point of this? No idea. I guess appearances aren’t everything? 

3.) Yesterday, I took the least-bad econ exam I’ve had since I started the major sequence. Granted, that’s only seven exams at this point, but it feels like a lot more. It almost makes up for the fact that I’m expecting a really tough econometrics midterm next week. Hopefully a weekend of studying will make that one go a little more smoothly, too.

4.) I’ve gotten much better about throwing things away over the past few years. I no longer keep every single card people give me, and I don’t accumulate random papers and freebies from events around campus anymore. However, my roommate was going through some of her clothes and I was trying to convince her to throw away the shirts with oil stains and holes… and then I realized my sock had a massive hole in it. I have way too many socks, and many of them have holes. I promise I’ll get rid of those ones. I just really like socks.

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5.) It’s gone from being wonderfully warm last week to chilly and rainy. I would sort of like to complain, because the weather is teasing me and that’s not nice. However, it’s a lot easier to focus on being a responsible human when it’s not the most beautiful day ever. Also, as Erin said, you get to keep using jacket pockets if it’s cool outside. It’s very convenient.

6.) When I was at Trader Joe’s this weekend, I might have bought 4 pounds of sweet potatoes. Okay, I did. But they go with so many things and they last a while and I eat them about twice a day and I don’t have a problem. I don’t.

And on that note of denial, I’m going to wrap things up for today. Have a wonderful Thursday!

What are your favorite salad toppings?

Do you exhibit hoarding tendencies?

Anything else I should know?