What is it with me dating guys who never know when to get a haircut?

I really need to break out of this habit!

I'm that girl

"I have tons of dough at the moment, too bad I dont have a pretty girl here to blow it all on. It's strange. As soon as you left my grades and my bank account all jumped way up." - my ex

Oh boy.

What have I gotten myself into this time?

The sailing team chose me to represent the university in a state-wide regatta on the A team (as opposed to the B team).

I don't know how they chose these people. They clearly haven't seen me sail before.

I think president chose me because she thinks Canadians are cool.

Have you ever had to pretend you were an expert at something you were only somewhat good at? How did that go?

Sociology lessons 101 aka how not to alienate people

This is a terrible thing to say, but it's true.

Some people should just shut up before all their friends disappear.

This guy I met who I already think is super clingy starts a chat with me, then in the middle challenges if my friends are really true friends...

...just because I am alone and waiting for them.

He doesn't know the situation, he doesn't even know them!

I am alone in a sketchy fast food joint, waiting for them because they have decided to drive from their hometown, which is two hours away just so they could be with me. I think that sounds pretty "true friend"ish.

Lessons: don't assume things if you don't know the situation. Don't say something that puts you in an awkward position.

Think back eight years ago...

Things could be so much worse. Here I am thinking I'm about to be broke from living in the other side of the world, being a student... not having a job.

One of my friends from middle school is pregnant.

The guy she's with already has a kid. This would be his second kid.

I somehow knew something like this would happen to her- especially when she came to school dressed up in a leather mini skirt and fishnet stockings all of a sudden one day.

I don't know if they planned it, but I do know their money situation is now going to be tighter than mine.

I thought I had it pretty bad.

You know how friends drift apart as they grow up?

All of us really turned out so different.

I'm extremely happy with my life right now. Happier than I was back in middle school.

I wonder how she is, but I am too afraid to ask.