things I will never understand

Physics, chemistry, advanced calculus- I will never understand them. There are just some things in life that are too complex to wrap your head around. I've gone through twelve years of school and now two years of college, and there are still so many things that blow my mind. So, here are things I will never, ever understand.

why girls get so mad when guys leave the toilet seat up.

I don't know, I just feel like it takes longer to complain to him about leaving it up than to actually put it down yourself.

why its okay to have breakfast for dinner but not dinner for breakfast. 

If I want In-N-Out at 8 am I think that I should be able to have In-N-Out at 8 am, right?

why people think college is so easy. 

I talk about that in this post.

why girls put make up on to go to the gym. 

I get that most girls (including myself) don't like to leave the house without makeup. But to the gym? Really? I don't know about you, but whether I'm wearing make up or not I still look disgusting when I get back from the gym. It's a waste of makeup!

why people abbreviate in texts. 

Okay, it was cool in like fourth grade to type "u" for "you" and things like that. I throw in the occasional OMG, but really I hate when people abbreviate in texts. It makes you look dumb. Especially when the word you're abbreviating is short to begin with. Like what's the point of using "2" instead of "to"? Its one extra letter, and you don't seem like an idiot. It's simple.

why people are still confusing "your" and "you're." 

I guess this goes along with the one above. We're adults, we should know grammar. Even if you didn't learn it in school, there are plenty of memes out there now that make fun of this idea. My heart hurts a little every time I see someone use the wrong one.

how people can drive for twenty minutes without realizing their turn signal is on.

Self-explanatory. 

What're some things you'll never understand?

the five stages of grief

I'm a psychology major. One of the things that we study is the five stages of grief. If you're unfamiliar with this model, it basically states the five stages you go through when you've suffered a loss or are grieving. The stages are: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance. I don't know about you, but I've suffered through these stages. Multiple times, actually. Every time I finish a show on Netflix.

1. Denial

You know its coming. It's the last episode and you're dreading those closing credits. It can't end. There has to be more. How can it be over already? Does Jamie get a college scholarship? Do Tim and Lyla get married? We'll never know. At this stage you might go back and watch other episodes, research the show online, follow Twitter fan pages, etc. Anything to keep the spirit alive, right?

2. Anger

What do you mean Army Wives didn't get approved for another season? I'm writing an angry letter to Lifetime and demanding another season. During this stage you might be moody and emotional and lash out at others, or become offended when someone insults the show you're grieving. Don't mess with someone suffering through the anger stage, that shit is real.

3. Bargaining

This is the stage where you begin to consider the "what ifs." You might think, "Maybe I shouldn't have watched all nine seasons in a week," or even "If everyone was nicer to Jimmy maybe Keith would be alive." You overanalyze and try to think of all of the things that could've gone differently. You need to regain control. So maybe you tell yourself that you should watch it again, just not in one sitting.

4. Depression

Now that its over, what are you supposed to do with your life? Be social…no way. Leave your bed..uhm no. Go to the gym? Not a chance. This stage is often characterized by too much chocolate ice cream and endless texts and tweets about said show. You may feel regret for finishing the series so quickly, and even sadness at the fact that you actually have to get a life now.

5. Acceptance

Congratulations. This is a stage worth celebrating! You've made it. No more late nights crying over Nathan and Haley breaking up or Lucas and Peyton leaving the show. No more opening Netflix and debating watching the whole thing over again. You can move on.  Now you can maybe even start a new series!

Can you tell which show I might still be grieving? Oops. Are you guilty of any of these?