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Short-Lived Delights: 17 Things That Don't Last Long Enough

Nothing good in life lasts forever.

Candace Caldwell

Aug 15, 2023

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Woman stresses during close game that won't last much longer

1. Phone batteries.

We all need a phone battery that lasts longer than 12 hours.

Man reacts to phone battery being near zero

2. Your birthday.

This is a day that only comes once a year, so you gotta live it up!

Woman prepares to party on a plane

3. Naps…or sleep in general.

We all need our beauty rest.

Kitten naps soundly

4. Vacation.

Man realizes vacation is over

5. Football season.

16 weeks is just simply not long enough.

Skeleton meme waiting for football season

6. Pizza.

There is never enough pizza.

Pizza meme

7. Milk.

It's either gone or bad.

Alicia Keys sings about expired milk

8. Younger TV.

Why did TV Land feel the need to tease us with only a half hour of entertainment?

Younger TV promo

9. Money.

More money more problems: No money more problems.

Men throw dollar bills around

10. Deodorant.

All deodorant lies and says it lasts at least 12 hours. We all know that isn't true.

Deoderant meme with Maury Povich

11. Weekend.

Whoever thought it was fair to work five days and rest for two needs to be punched in the face.

Panda meme about weekend being too short

12. The good part of being drunk.

The buzzed fun part of being drunk is much too short.

Man wearing snow white clothes after drinking

13. Good concerts.

The good concerts never last long enough. Can I get a double encore please?

Concerts meme

14. The flavor of gum.

The good things in life never stick around.

Man laments flavor of gum not lasting

15.That fresh look when you get a hair cut.

Confidence is at an all-time high, for a minute at least.

Haircut meme

16.Good hugs.

We all need a nice hug every now and then.

Koala meme about good hugs

17. Life.

To sound totally cliché, life doesn't last long enough so Live It Up!

Dwight from The Office shares thoughts on life

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Short-Lived Delights: 17 Things That Don't Last Long Enough

Nothing good in life lasts forever.

1. Phone batteries.

2. Your birthday.

3. Naps…or sleep in general.

4. Vacation.

5. Football season.

6. Pizza.

7. Milk.

8. Younger TV.

9. Money.

10. Deodorant.

11. Weekend.

12. The good part of being drunk.

13. Good concerts.

14. The flavor of gum.

15.That fresh look when you get a hair cut.

16.Good hugs.

17. Life.

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All names should be "unisex names."

1. Communicating via email can be awkward.

2. Appointments usually accompany weird looks.

3. Introducing yourself to someone is never without a hitch.

4. You’ve probably thought about changing your name.

5. You’re often asked why you have the name you do.

6. You get excited when you meet someone of your gender with your name.

7. You feel awkward when you meet someone of the opposite gender with your name.

8. You’ve had someone say to you, “I knew a [your name], but they were [your opposite gender].”

9. You’ve heard a bad joke/pick-up line or two about your name before.

10. People are surprised when they see you.

11. You’re extra sensitive to other unique or unisex names.

12. You’ve fought with your parents about it.

13. All things considered, you’re happy your name makes you unique.

You know that all of these things apply to you. You'll just never tell.

I get it... I'm pale.

1. At least I can't lose you in a crowd!

2. Oh my goodness your skin is like glow-in-the-dark.

3. Can't you just get fake tan?

4. Do you tan or just burn?

5. Your kids are going to look like Casper the Friendly Ghost!

6. *holds arm against your arm* Look how much darker I am compared to you!

7. *holds pale arm against another pale arm* Aw, at least you're darker than her!

8. I laid out by the pool almost every day over break!

9. I haven't used sunscreen since I was, like, five.

10. *adjusts selfie lighting to their face* Oops, where'd you go??

11. *after working out* Your face is SO red!

12. *wears white* Look! You're all one color!

13. You need to get some sun.

14. Aren't you excited for summer?

The struggle bus is real.

1. Child prodigies:

2. Hearing other musicians in the practice room next door and accepting that you will never be as talented as them:

3. That anxiety that takes over before every performance:

4. Taking a million 0 credit classes:

5. When there's a paper due the next day, but you have to attend yet another concert in order to pass a 0 credit class:

6. When your friends try to encourage you after a performance, even though you are criticizing everything in your mind:

7. Knowing that there's always that one professor during juries:

8. The oh-so-attractive band/choir uniforms:

9. Realizing that a college campus is maybe not the best atmosphere to finish your latest composition:

10. Hearing "Oh, you sing opera? I LOVE Phantom of the Opera!" for the hundredth time:

11. When people think finals week is a breeze for you.

12. When you're drowning in the stress that comes with 18+ credits (and not to mention all those 0 credit classes) and people ask you how you are:

13. When it all comes down to it, though, you know that at the end of the day, music is your passion:

Because you need it in your life.

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6. holds arm against your arm Look how much darker I am compared to you!

7. holds pale arm against another pale arm Aw, at least you're darker than her!

10. adjusts selfie lighting to their face Oops, where'd you go??

11. after working out Your face is SO red!

12. wears white Look! You're all one color!