Thank you

Over the past week or so I haven't really been able to find time to make any new posts when I wanted to.  Part of the reason for that is because I was a captain of a week long event at my school known as "Mutant Mania".  For those of you who are familiar with Mania, you know that being a captain for it will make for one of the most exhausting weeks at Binghamton University.

The other captains and myself have been tirelessly discussing strategies, assembling sports teams, creating three dimensional banners, and writing musicals/comedy skits all week long, and at times it seemed like our arduous work would never pay off.  The combination of schoolwork piling up while attending at least 4-5 hours of events/meetings every day for seven days made for one hell of a stressful week.  In short, there are few things that can prepare you for the madness that is Mutant Mania.

Here's a clip of the comedy skit that my friend and I wrote for Mutant Mania:

Now, the reason that I'm making this post is because I want to extend my thanks to everyone who was involved in Mania this past week.  All week I had been stressing myself out over who I was going to find to participate in the events, and how they were all going to be planned out.  I had almost no free time to myself, I was missing meals and losing sleep every day.  At times it didn't seem like it would be worth it.  Then on one of the final days of Mania, I realized that these were the kinds of days that I would one day look back on and remember fondly.  These would be the days of my college life that I would truly miss.  I only have one year left of school, and even though I tell people that I'm tired of being in college and all I want to do is take the next step in my life, I am going to miss all the fun times I've had and all the interesting people I've met.  I don't mean to be so bittersweet, but I have to admit that I am a little sad that I'm approaching the end of my college days.

And so I wanted to thank all of you, the captains, the participants, the officials, everyone who helped to create one of the best memories of my collegiate career that I'll remember for the rest of my life.  You have truly made me happy this past week.

Stay classy.

Hey! I know you!

The other day I realized how much I enjoy using people's name tags.  I was at the grocery store, paying for my food items when I noticed my cashier's name tag.  I thought to myself, "you know, that name tag is there for a reason, and I'm going to use it."  Upon the completion of my transaction, I said,

"Thanks, Kate"

Kate smiled.  I smiled.  It was a joyous moment.

This encounter reminded me of a similar scenario that happened to me when I was a bank teller.  When I was finished helping a customer, she thanked me and used my name.  At first, I thought that she knew me from somewhere else.  I mean, how else would she otherwise know my name?  Then I remembered that I had a name plate and that's how she knew, duh.  Well, for some strange reason, I got a kick out of the fact that she actually called me by my name.  I guess it's because even though we may have name tags or name plates, the people we interact with rarely ever use them - or at least that's what I've gathered from my experiences.

Name tags are there for a reason, and it doesn't hurt to acknowledge another person's existence every once and a while.  In fact, it feels gratifying to know that we're not just mindlessly bumping into each other every day.  I feel that by using someone's name is just another way of reminding each other that life is real, even among it's veil of monotony.

I'm all about using people's name tags, and I think you should try it sometime if you don't already.

Stay classy

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Stay classy.