Is this Walmart, daycare or college?

I've been pretty busy lately and haven't posted anything since school started a few weeks ago.  So far, all is going well, and I've managed to stay on top of my schoolwork, which already puts me ahead of where I was last time I was in college.  It really bodes well for me that this time I don't care nearly as much about keggers at the Delta Chi house.

I read in the Indy Star last week that for the first time ever, the majority of college students in the state of Indiana are over the age of 25, which explains the wrinkle cream display at the Ivy Tech bookstore.  I like to refer to people in my age group as the "Minivan Mafia".  I'm thinking of having sweatshirts made...

Aside from going to classes, I do a lot of people watching.  This has caused my pet-peeve-ometer to go off the scale more than a few times.  Usually, this is due to someone's attire, and their failure to understand what may or may not be appropriate to wear to school.  A few examples (yes, I know-  if "catty" were a perfume, I'd reek of it...):

     ~ Call me old fashioned, but if I can tell that you need a maintenance bikini wax, then your shorts probably need to be a tad longer.
     ~ And here's what I like to call "The Roseanne Act of 1994":  If you are on the larger side, please make sure that the length of your shirt and the rise of your pants are in harmony.  If not, then try not to raise your arms up, lest you give us a midriff view we don't want or need to see.
     ~ Don't take your shoes off in class.  I don't need to elaborate.
     ~ Leggings are meant to be worn under something else, not as pants.  And definitely not as an accent to your tank top, which is also meant to be worn underneath something else.
     ~ Patterned/Dark colored bra + white t-shirt = Saturday night at the trailer park, not Math 023.
     ~ Please don't be offended if you sit next to me and I immediately move across the room.  I'm sure you're a really nice person and all, but you've just been chain-smoking in your car for the last half hour.

On a more positive note, I have found some nice people at school too.  One girl is in both of my classes & is a hairstylist who is getting a business degree so she can open her own salon.  I'm always up for meeting someone to discuss hair, makeup and shopping with!  Another girl who is in our English class is also going for nursing, and her name is Jessica, so right away I knew she was pretty cool.  She's a major Yankee's fan, but I'm working on overlooking that.

Until next time...

"Common sense ain't common." - Will Rogers