Highlighters & More Stupid Jessica Tricks
You know what I don’t get? Highlighters.
Rather, what I mean is that I don’t understand the way that a lot of people use highlighters. I started classes last week and bought my books, some of them were used. I am stupid and forgot (hey, I have been out of school for a while!) to look through my books for excessive highlighter usage and am now trying to read without tearing my eyes out of my head.
Bottom line, when you highlight the whole damn page, the only words you see are the ones that are not highlighted. For the love of GOD.
Also, as yet another example of the stupid shit that happens to me on a daily basis, I was doing laundry and carrying way too many things in one laundry basket, and tried to avoid the electric meters on one side of the narrow hallway, and banged the crap out of my head on a BIG METAL THING on the other side. Head. still. pounding.
Example number 2 for today is when I was walking back from class tonight and there was this ridiculously cute gay couple holding hands… I was distracted by how cute they were that I didn’t notice that there was an uneven part of the sidewalk and my ankle gave out a little and it sorta looked like I was trying to avoid walking near them. I am still obsessing about that one. gah!
September 28th, 2005 at 2:14 am
Wow! You are in classes? What are you taking? I know what you mean about the highlighting — cracks me up. I’m in school too and loving it. Hope all is well out there.
September 28th, 2005 at 4:06 am
So you *are* back in school now? Good luck!
“and it sorta looked like I was trying to avoid walking near them. I am still obsessing about that one. gah!” That soooo sounds like something I would do/think.
I miss frecklegirl
September 28th, 2005 at 8:28 am
yayyay school! I know you’re going to do so well.
I’m sure the cute couple knew that you weren’t trying to avoid them.
September 28th, 2005 at 8:29 am
Well that answers part of the question I asked in my email. Isn’t it so nice to be back in school… bleh.
I used to be a highlighter (not the whole page though) then I realized it was really a waste of time, I never went and re-read the stuff I highlighted.
September 28th, 2005 at 9:35 am
My roomate in college used to do this thing where she’d pretend to be reading but actually be “random highlighting.” I feel bad for whoever got her books used!
September 28th, 2005 at 10:15 am
umm…I think I used to space out when I was trying to read my science text books and highlight entire pages. I fully admit it did not do me one bit of good. But I was a college freshman, I didn’t know what the hell was going on anyway.
If they were as cute as you say, I’m sure that couple didn’t even notice you.
September 28th, 2005 at 10:54 am
OMG the highlighter thingy drives me INSANE!
Excessive highlighters should be severly punished.
Even worse are the pink and green highlighter people. UGH!
PS Watch where you’re walking (gawking) for crying out loud, before you injure yourself really badly
September 28th, 2005 at 10:55 am
PS What classes are you taking? And do you like them so far?
September 28th, 2005 at 11:08 am
How funny…I have a love/hate relationship with highlighter myself.
I’m sure the couple just though you stumbled. Or maybe they though you were admiring their beauty.
September 28th, 2005 at 11:31 am
Oh boy, does that take me back! How do those highlighter people study for tests? Please tell us more about what you are taking.
Love your stories. I’m sure they didn’t even notice.
September 28th, 2005 at 3:43 pm
Hmmm… stupid jessica tricks… I totally relate.
How is school?? Tell us all about your class[es]!
October 5th, 2005 at 3:11 pm
New to your blog and wanted to say I AGREE… people who highlight excessively are just lonely and should buy a coloring book instead!!!!
October 6th, 2005 at 12:36 pm
i agree with jeff- i bought a coloring book, and it helped me out so much- but back in my college days, boy i was the highlighting master- i wouldn’t even read pages, i’d just highlight things, things that were already highlighted, page numbers, the author’s name- and then, i’d make note cards from everything i highlighted- oh, the process! oh, the insanity! me and school are over now. it’s sad. bitter break up. i didn’t want to leave, but school said it was time to be an adult or something. we both moved on, but till this day i still remember the smell of those sweet, glorious highlighters.