Somedays, we all just have those awkward moments that make our skin crawl. Whether it be spilling on your favorite shirt, giving the wrong answer in front of the whole class or making a complete fool of yourself in front of a cute boy. While these awkward times may make us want to retreat to our rooms and never leave, no one has it worse than MTV Awkward's Jenna Hamilton. She starts off the show in a full arm cast and the reputation of being "the girl who tried to kill herself." Jenna may have more blunders than the rest of us, however, in honor of Awkward's fifth season premiere, here are 13 times we all feel like Jenna Hamilton.
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13 Reasons Why We All Feel As Awkward As Jenna Hamilton
Admit it, we all have had a "Jenna Hamilton" type of a day.
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7 Experiences All Girls With Resting Bitch Face Have Had
The struggles of having an RBF are all too real
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In case you're unaware, "resting bitch face" is the term used to describe when a person's natural, expressionless face makes it look like they are mad at the world. Whether they are walking down the street or simply spacing out thinking about what to eat for dinner, it's very easy for others to assume that this person is either upset or mad at them. Because of this, those of us with Resting Bitch Face (RBF), and especially us women, have all experienced many of the same situations and conversations, including:
1. People asking if you're mad at them.
Nope, my face might be mad, but I am probably not. If you're hanging out with someone or having a casual conversation, your face naturally conveys to them that you are upset. This can cause some slight confusion or tension, and it's even worse when you don't really know the person. I remember being in the dining hall freshman year and several times being asked by the person swiping me in "if I was okay." Yep, just hungry.
2. Those people who hand out flyers don't always try to stop you.
It's their job to stop you and either talk to you or try and hand you something, but your face acts as a natural repellent. Whether it's a religious group or just a free coupon book, everyone sees them and gets stopped at least once, especially on a college campus, but often with you they'll see you coming and not bother. Your facial expression makes you look like you were probably just going to ignore them anyway, even if you're the sweetest person and totally okay with chatting. Sometimes, though, this is a beautiful thing when you don't feel like talking or being stopped, so you've embraced the bitch face and maybe even intentionally emphasized it in these situations.
3. Creepy guys telling you to smile.
No. No no no no no. For some reason, far too many guys think it's okay to see a girl minding her own business with her naturally bitchy expression and telling them or straight up yelling at them to "smile." This is never okay, and makes us feel extremely uncomfortable if not unsafe. Just don't.
4. "I thought you were a bitch when I first met you."
Oh, the number of times I've heard this. While it's nice to know that people do realize that you're actually a really nice person, you also recognize that every friend you've ever made didn't like you at first because they thought you were a bitch. Because of this, you make the effort to seem really nice when being introduced to someone to combat your face's natural first impression.
5. People telling you you'd be "so much prettier if you smiled."
Similar to number three, just don't. I smile when I'm happy or have something to smile about, but if I were to walk around all day with a fake smile plastered on my face, frankly that would just look creepy. Not to mention, I'm not going to do it because you think it makes me prettier, which is just rude on so many levels.
6. Doing your makeup and looking great, which somehow intensifies the bitch face.
Because makeup tends to extenuate natural facial features, that means the expression of your RBF is ten times stronger. Especially if your look features a dark lip or intense eye, there's no way to avoid it. But who cares, you look amazing and everyone else can deal with it.
7. Regularly explaining "it's just my face."
Whenever someone thinks I'm upset or angry or asks what's wrong when I'm seriously just spacing out and probably thinking about cats, this is my response. Most people have heard of Resting Bitch Face syndrome, so a quick explanation usually does the trick.
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The Stages Of A Crush As Told By The Cast of "Bob's Burgers"
We all go through certain stages when we have a crush, Tina just explains it better.
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We've all had a crush before. Whether it leads to something or nothing, the process has all been the same. The awkward feelings, the stalking, and the stress of trying to keep this huge secret. The feeling of becoming a total spazz is something that cannot be avoided, and the most spazzy family that can relate to this feeling is the Belcher's.
That moment that someone you never looked twice at suddenly makes you do a double take out of no where.
But you can't have a crush, that's outrageous. It's all in your head.
Because you don't have a crush, there's no reason to tell anyone about anything. Right?
But then they do something irresistible and you start to lose it.
Now accepting the fact you have a crush, you have to keep it under control.
Then there's the part where you tell your friends who will claim they called it.
They'll be excited and cheer you on. That's until they realize that your crush is all you'll be talking about.
Your obsession has become so bad, that your Facebook stalking is getting out of control.
But your friends will try and help move things along any way they can. That doesn't mean it will be any helpful though.
As time goes on, you start having fantasies about the two of you and it's starting to scare you a little.
You can't focus on anything because all your attention is on them and everything they do.
Anybody who comes near your crush is now an enemy, and you are willing to fight for your crush.
When you see them, you act like an idiot. Trying to hide your feelings may not be as discrete as you think.
Keeping your feelings inside will start to be harder and harder until you can't keep it inside anymore.
Who knows, maybe it will work out? Take a chance.
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At the tender age of 18, we are bestowed with the title of “adult.” For 17 years, we live under the rules and guidelines of our parents, school, and government, and to stray from any of those rules or guidelines marks us as a rebel. At 18, though, we must choose which college we want to go to or what career we want. We are allowed and encouraged to vote. We can buy lottery tickets and cigarettes. We can drop out of school, leave our household, and do other "adult" things. At 18, we start down a path of thinking for ourselves, when for the entirety of our lives other institutions have been mandated to think and do for us.
By 18, we know the powerhouse of the cell is the mitochondria, and the a2 + b2 = c2, but most of us don’t how a W2 works, anything to do with finances, really, how to write a resume, how to apply for loans, how to sew a button onto a shirt. Entering adulthood can be scary. Being in the thick of adulthood can be scary. Really, when is life not scary? Unfortunately, life does not come with a manual, but it does come with experience, so fear not, readers. I’m here to school you in Adulting 101 – this edition: being sick (and being on your own).
My experience with illness when I was a child went something like this: “Mom? Mooom? Mooooooommmmm!” My mother was a champion of taking care of sick children; she held back my and my siblings’ hair, made us toast and 7Up, let us sleep in her room. Being sick while being on your own doesn’t make you want to cry for mom any less, it just means she won’t be there to respond.
The first step to taking care of yourself: Channel your inner Scout, and always be prepared. This means at the risk of concerning your RA or roommates, you’ll want to have a supply of all the over-the-counter drugs you can get your hands on. Cough medicine, DayQuil, NyQuil, Advil, Ibuprofen, allergy meds, Tums—anything!
The second step to taking care of yourself: Be ready for the call and respond. Especially with violent viruses, vomiting can be sudden and toilets can be far away. Just take my word and keep a bin nearby.
The third step to taking care of yourself: As rough as you feel, be sure to email your professors about the situation prior to missing their class. It’s also nice to have a class friend that you can get notes and information from as to not insult your professor with a “Hey prof, did we do anything in class today?” email.
The fourth step to taking care of yourself: Be courteous to your roommates. Clean up after yourself, keep your distance, spray some Lysol, and try not to cry too much. Added Bonus: don’t depend on your roommate to take care of you, but be grateful when they do. Being handed a cold rag or Ginger Ale is the next best thing to actually having a parent there to feel sorry for you.
The fifth step to taking care of yourself: Try to power through staying on top of your work, but getting rest is so important. Don’t feel bad for sleeping 18 hours of your day away, just work extra hard when you are back to health.
Being sick while being on your own has no rewards. It is not like the proud moment of taking care of your financial aid or finding your way around without a GPS. Being sick on your own is just a reality of adulthood. Here’s hoping for a happy and healthy New Year, but being ready to brave the darker days should they come. Here’s to taking care of your sickness by yourself — you’re doing adulthood so well!
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25 Thoughts Everyone Has When Registering For Classes
May the odds be ever in your favor.
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Creating your schedule for the upcoming semester can be an exciting process. You have the control to decide if you want to have class two-days a week or five-days a week. You get to check things off of your requirement checklist. It's an opportunity for a fresh start with new classes (which you tell yourself you'll never skip.) This process, which always starts out so optimistic, can get frustrating really quickly. Here are 25 thoughts you have when registering for classes.
1. Wow, time to sign up for classes already!
2. Alright, one semester closer to graduation. Let's do this.
3. I already know exactly what I'm gonna take.
4. Ugh, I have an advising flag on my account.
5. Okay, no problem. I'll just email my adviser about getting it removed.
6. In the meantime, I'll add all my classes to my cart.
7. I'm only going to schedule myself for Tuesday/Thursday classes. I'll have so much extra time to be productive!
8. Why are all the classes I need for my major scheduled at the most inconvenient times?
9. I mean, I guess having a three-hour night class on Wednesday isn't the worst thing in the world.
10. Just kidding, I am already dreading it and it's still months away.
11. Alright, get it together. This is what being a responsible adult is about.
12. Oh wonderful. That class is already wait listed.
13. Maybe I should check Rate My Professor real fast.
14. On second thought, maybe I'll wait on that class until it's offered with a different professor.
15. I really shouldn't sign up for an 8 a.m.
16. And it's only offered at 8 a.m.
17. I'll be fine. I'll just have to keep myself motivated to go to class.
18. I feel like there should be an easier way to do this.
19. It's like they're trying to make us regret all our life choices.
20. I can handle 18 credits, right?
21. What am I gonna do for three hours between these classes?
22. This is literally the most inconvenient and unorganized class schedule in existence.
23. Whatever, I'll just use that break to study.
24. Now I just have to pray these classes don't fill up before my enrollment appointment.
25. Thank goodness I don't have to do this again for another six months.
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10 Thoughts Of A 5th Year Senior
What about those of us who don't do it all in four years?
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"College will be the best four years of your life" is a phrase that we have all heard growing up. College is painted as a magical place to us while we are in high school. A place you go to learn, meet your best friends and probably have the time of your life while all of this is going down. Four whirlwind years, where everything that you've known changes and you start to learn what it means to live on your own, have a job, etc. But what about those of us who don't do this all in four years? Major changes, hard courses, switching schools, career paths changing, these are just a handful of factors that could extend your four years to five, six or seven. There is nothing wrong with taking extra time to graduate, but returning as a fifth-year is a little different. Most of your best friends have most likely graduated and moved and while you may be one of the oldest undergraduates on campus, you might feel as awkward as a freshmen. A world that became home and comfortable to you is still there but it's slightly different than you've known it to be and you have to find a groove to fall into. These are thoughts you'll have as you look ahead to returning to your college campus, with a victory lap planned.
1. You feel like an elder.
When you started college at 18 you probably thought you were SO old. Now at 22 or 23 you realize that you still are not "old," but you are to the 19-year-old that may pop up in your classes. You seem like a grandparent to them, and no I will not buy you your alcohol or help you find a fake ID.
2. You may feel lonely.
Sure, you still have friends on campus. But your "squad" is no longer all there. You go from Thursday night pre-games and 2-for-1's to Skype dates to try to stay connected with all your friends. On a positive note, you are likely going to make new friends with other people who are in the same stage of life as you.
3. Senioritis is more real than ever.
You thought you had it rough this last year, yet this year you are more ready to graduate than ever. But, the real world still scares the hell out of you and you are low-key happy you had an extra semester or two to prepare.
4. You may feel a little down sometimes.
When you see your friends moving all over the country you may feel a little down as you realize you are doing the same thing you have been doing for the last four years. But it is important to remember that it is completely normal to not graduate in four years and you can do even more things to help prepare you for the next phase of your life.
5. Fear of missing out won't be as real.
At least in your college town, most things that are going on with your campus are going to be things that you have already done before. So, on nights you would rather lay in bed than go downtown, the FOMO will probably be much more toned down.
6. You are a college pro.
On the plus side of being a fifth year, you've got this whole thing down. You know the ropes of college: how to study, how to get in with your teachers, where to go on what nights. This is all old news to you and you've got everything down to a science.
7. You'll have more free time.
Sure, you can still be involved but odds are your social calendar just really opened up, AKA no more events you are going to be fined for if you don't go to. With all this extra time maybe you'll get a job or maybe you'll lay in bed. Ultimately, it is your choice.
8. You're happy you're still in school.
Every time you get on Facebook you see so-and-so from high school getting married, having children, etc. And while you're happy for them, you're happy being single and not having that responsibly and being in college an extra year doesn't sound so bad anymore.
9. You feel like a guru.
Odds are people in your classes will know you are a fifth year and know that you pretty much have the campus figured out so you are going to have to answer questions about where the best spots to study are, where to go for game days, etc. You may get annoyed answering questions, but you're still happy you've got the lowdown on everything.
10. You continue to grow.
You are going to learn more about yourself and for the first time since you came to college as a confused, excited and scared freshman you are going to have to get out of your comfort zone a little and make sure to make your (hopefully) last year your best year yet.
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