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From The Girl That's A Crazy, Goofy Person And Proud Of It

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I've always been a pretty goofy kid.

It made things interesting! I love doing something funny and getting a laugh out of people. I thrive off of it. I love cracking a joke and hearing the many laughs of the people around me, I love doing a silly dance, I just love being me. And I'm a goofy person. I'm mature and serious when I need to be, but when I'm around the right group of people, I act like I am 5 years old. (My 6th graders in the community group that I lead actually call me 5-year-old.)

It's why I've always been great around kids. They just feel like I stoop to their level, physically and mentally. For the past couple of summers, I've worked as a counselor at a summer camp. At this one, especially, you were required to silly and goofy for the sake of the kids and I feel like I really fit in there because of my goofy personality. We dress up as celebrities, and pirates, and even once we dressed up as Pokemon characters. And I have no shame, I'm completely okay with it. Because it's me. Heck, I even wrote an Odyssey article about poop and my transition from private to public pooper. It's published and live on the web! And I love it.

Just the other day, my best friend and I were blowing up balloons before her sister woke up on her birthday. We had gone to Walmart in our pajamas to buy them and party hats because we just wanted to be funny. We ended up having a blast and creating different ways to wear a party hat.

Here are some of my favorites:

The 80's Shoulder Pads

I think these are even cooler than the shoulder pads that were actually used in the 80's. More sparkly too!

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The Yoda

With Star Wars being as popular as it has been recent, I thought it would be funny to try and make ourselves look like this.

While we were taking these pictures and coming up with silly names to represent them, her mom was sitting in the next room laughing so hard she thought she was going to pee her pants. This is the reason I do what I do.

I've learned that it's pretty stinkin' awesome to be yourself. And I just happen to be goofy.

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It's not just business as usual.

Constantly having to dress business formal.

Group projects.

Applying for internships.

Being told your major is easy.

You just want to be rich already.

Explaining to people why you're a business major.

Using LinkedIn like it's Facebook.

You grow up too fast.

Trying way too hard to make a good impression on companies at career fairs.

Many of your professors have foreign accents.

You don't want to graduate, but you know that you're more than ready.

10 things that most incoming college freshmen have no idea about.

Your Schedule

The Library

Time Management

Registration

Housing

The Dining Hall

Teachers

Clubs

High School Friends

Finals

It's not all morning coffees and singing along to the radio.

You can't just go to your room to take a nap in the middle of your classes.

Having to spend all your extra cash on gas for your car.

Speaking of money, you probably don't have a meal plan so you're forced to scrounge up some change or mooch off of your friends.

It can be harder to maintain the friendships you make with people from class.

Finding a parking spot.

It can be harder to be involved on campus because between your one, two, or three jobs and school you don't have much free time.

When you try to be super involved on campus, it can kill your sleep schedule.

It's impossible to do homework at home, but staying on campus isn't an option sometimes.

There are surveys and events that you can't participate in because you're a commuter.

Group projects are the bane of your existence.

Traffic.

Your backpack rivals that of a survivalist trekking in the woods.

Driving all the way to campus to find a note on the door of your classroom saying class was cancelled.

Because have you ever had to endure grilling your foot on a George Foreman?

1. When he just wanted bacon from his George Foreman grill

2. When he had money (and Jan) issues

3. When he got upstaged at Phyllis' wedding

4. When he unintentionally saved Meredith from rabies

5. When he wore a "bisexual" suit

6. When he had to apologize to Jesus

7. When his GPS drove him into a lake

8. When he had to deal with Ryan as his boss

9. When he couldn't fulfill his most generous empty promise

10. When this happened

11. When he struggled with a X-Mas break up

12. When he had to defend his generosity

13. When he threw a classy Christmas party for Holly but she had a boyfriend

14. When he had to stand up to peer pressure

15. When Toby was "Toby-ish"

This isn't just for the single Pringles out there either, folks

Run Around Clanging Pots and Pans in Everyone's Face

Eat the Last Few Pigs in a Blanket

Pop Twelve White Grapes

Burn Something

Smash Things Against a Wall

Spontaneously Begin an Irish Jig

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