Holy Bananas...Has it really been so long?

I can't even remember the last time I blogged, and truly, it hurts my heart. I know this blog initially was about the frustrations of dating a gamer, and while I still harbor much resentment towards StarCraft, I think it's time that this blog evolves into a little bit more. It's amazing how life has changed since my last entry. I was a starving college student, and now, I'm a starving college grad on the hunt for a decent job (funny stories about that). By the way, finding a good job, or any full time job for that matter, is a lot like going on a treasure hunt. It's exhausting and, for the most part, completely useless and unfulfilling. Another massive change is that our wedding is only three months away. I can't even believe that in three months I'll have a husband. I get a minor panic attack just thinking about it.

As a recent college grad, and by recent, I mean it's happening in exactly one week (don't worry, I'll definitely graduate - I already passed all of my classes - HIGH FIVE!), I know what it's like to stress out about school and finding a major that fits you. I am known in my family to change majors like I change clothes - which is often. I think I had around six different majors throughout my post high school education. I'm well over the 120 credit hours it takes to get a Bachelor's Degree. To be exact, I am graduating with 176 credit hours under my belt.

There's new legislation going through the State of Florida that will limit the amount of credit hours a person can take, and if they exceed the 120 hours it takes to get a Bachelor's Degree, students will have to pay an "excess" hours fee. Some companies argue that this is fee should be the same as out of state tuition. To read more about the fee, go here:http://tribwww.gumiyo.com/p.p?a=rp&m=b&_fromSocial=1&postUserId=41&postId=625988 .

Obviously colleges say there's good reason for this fee, like long waiting lists. Which really makes me laugh. I'm glad to tell you that I don't know much about waiting lists, but I do know that record numbers of students are going to college. More and more kids are pursuing an education after high school. So, with more kids going (and getting in), what's up with the waiting list? Maybe there's something I'm missing, but I really don't understand how we can limit a person's education. I wasn't prepared to decide what I wanted to do for the rest of my life at 18 years old just like many of my friends. Why would we punish people for dabbling in education and trying their hand at as many classes as they want. Colleges are still getting paid. Why do they need more? All I know is that Florida's education plans consistently discourage and frustrate me.

You know, when I think about this, I feel like students are Zerg (underpowered) and colleges are Protoss (totally overpowered). Is StarCraft just one big metaphor for life?

It's Saturday, and I'm young, so why am I in my pajamas all alone?

Oh, that's because my fiance is OBSESSED with Star Craft!!!!!!

So, my fiance's friend, Bobby, who is really like my other boyfriend, came over tonight. And I thought, Ohhh fun! We'll hang out and watch movies and gossip and eat cream puffs! Boy was I wrong. I seriously just got owned worse than my fiance by that Terrain at MLG (ZING!). So, Bobby comes over, and we all start chit chatting, and all of a sudden, I'm TOTALLY getting dumped for Zerg. Fiance says to me, "Hey, how about you watch the movie, and Bobby and I will go upstairs and play Star Craft." I laugh...because obviously this is a joke, right? WRONG!

Sigh. So now I'm sitting here all alone in my pajamas with the movie paused in the background...because, honestly, who wants to watch a movie all alone? Not this girl. My sister asked if I wanted to met her at a martini bar...And when I asked where...She didn't ever respond! Maybe I smell really bad today? Or maybe she met a super hot guy? I'm crossing my fingers for the latter, for numerous reasons.

As if this whole scenario isn't embarassing enough, it's also only day two of SPRING BREAK! I really, really hope I have more to look forward to than just Star Craft the whole time. Honestly, the rejection hurts too much. hahahaha. I really do wonder, though, if fiance had to choose between me and playing Star Craft, and he could only have one for his whole life, which he'd choose. I'd like to hope for me...I mean...I cook and clean and do laundry and various other things, so I really hope that I'd be his number one choice. However, I'm pretty sure there's some kind of creepy Voodoo magic with that game, so I'm not really sure.

I really shouldn't complain TOO much, though. Because my wonderful fiance DID take me to the Millenia Mall today and didn't even bug me to leave! Now, THAT was a treat!

I think I was blind before I met you.

Wow. It's been an incredibly long time since I last updated. It's really crazy how much time flies. But then, time is a really crazy thing, flying or not. I wonder who came up with the idea of minutes. And who decided a minute was 60 seconds? I could say that not a lot is new, but that would be a lie. Life is freakin' crazy right now. Between 16 credit hours and working, I feel totally overwhelmed. Wah wah wah. I could whine about that for hours, but who really cares? Because even though I'm totally treading water, I don't care. And I wonder how my generation became so apathetic...I AM apathetic.

So, there's only 256 days until our wedding day! How crazy is that?! I still can't believe it's real. Our six year anniversary is coming up in May, and that, also, blows my mind. I know you're probably wondering how my sweet fiance is doing. There are about a million things I wish I had written down to share with all of you. Because, sometimes, I really think he's losing it. He hasn't played Star Craft in, like, a million years...But now all of a sudden he's all into it again. So I know you're probably wondering why he's all of a sudden addicted again. Well, thankfully, I have an answer. MLG Orlando is coming up soon. Clearly, he's training. Oh joy.

I know you're thinking, "What has sweet fiance been up to since he took a hiatus from Star Craft?" Then answer to this question truly breaks my heart because I have completely created a monster. For Christmas, he asked for a beer brewing kit. Of course, being the wonderful girl I am, I fulfilled his Christmas wish. Biggest. Mistake. Of. My. Life. He HAS NOT stopped brewing or talking about brewing. I'm sure I would enjoy this all a lot more if I actually LIKED beer...But I hate it! In fact, I loathe it. There is NOTHING even remotely good about beer. It tastes like raw eggs and farts!!!!

I know you're thinking, "He'll get over it. He goes through waves constantly." Normally, I would agree wholeheartedly. I mean we saw how long Final Fantasy and Red Dead Redemption lasted...Not too long. But this is serious. He eats, drinks, and sleeps brewing. He's CONSTANTLY yapping my ear off about all of these recipes and the math behind opening a brewery. It's driving me crazy. Seriously. Why does he have to enjoy the things I hate? So not only is he totally obsessed with brewing, it's all he talks to me about. We go to the library so he can get books on it! Like, come onnnnn. The only books he's ever read in the last six years is Harry Potter and Twilight (I made him). But now all of a sudden he wants to borrow MY KINDLE to read a book. I'm not kidding. He's constantly reading home brewing forums and searching for the best place to get beer, where can he find the store with the widest selection of craft beers. It's like a game to him. He's researching brewery's in the area and information about how the owner's got started. It's super intense. Last week, he was perusing the home brew forum, and I asked him if he wanted to go outside and wash his car with me while I washed mine. He said no...He wanted to stay inside and obsess more. So I said fine and went on my way. After nearly an hour outside, I come back in and he says to me, "Did you wash my car?" I reply, "No, I washed mine." He proceeds to get all pissy, "Well it would have been nice if you did mine." Really? Because it would have been nice if you left brewing alone for five minutes and spent some time with me. END RAGE.

I think I may need to have an intervention. It's like...video games were always his one night stands. But he's full on having an affair with brewing. Beer is his mistress!

Well, off to study for midterms! I've found I do my best work when I hear raging over Star Craft in the background. "Dammit, I don't know how to f***ing deal with this!!!!" Music to my ears!

EDIT: I needed to update that he LITERALLY just hit his keyboard in a tantrum.