and so I am back, here to rant about the extent of the idiocracy of those around me. I recently had a conversation about people who at this age have no matured enough to take care of themselves and do things for themself. this list of simple common sensical things that we need to take care of ourselves may include but is not limited to: knowing how to do your own laundry, knowing that if you put paper over a light bulb there is a chance that it will burn, how to change a lightbulb, bathing regularly, and so on and so forth.
all these things I have seen occur in my past four years here, and seeing it all never fails to amaze me at how helpless some people are. my latest example happened when I went to go pick up my cap and gown from the ucla store (omg I'm graduating!). so, I must admit, it was kind of a confusing process as to the order of which we needed to do things in order to pick up the stuff (order cap and gown and other graduation regalia through the computer, pay for it, then get in line to pick it up) and it really isn't clear as to exactly what we need to do. however, once you are on the right track, it couldn't be any simpler.
so imagine this. the ucla store sets up computers that are already on the webpage you need to go on to order your cap and gown. input your name and campus ID number. once logged on, you input some information like your address and your major department, then proceed to ordering the size of your cap and gown and other graduation regalia, such as sashes, extra tassels, and diploma frames. the website couldn't be easier to read, with prices and pictures of the products easily visible.
in addition to the pictures of the website, the room in which these computers are in are surrounded by displays of all the graduation merchandise, with legible labeling and pricing clearly marked on the merchandise itself.
simple, right? not simple enough for this person who happened to be right next to me. after logging on, she apparently became so confused as to what happens next, she called on over a worker. at first I thought, okay, she's just a little lost, understandable. then I heard the questions she decided to ask.
girl: what do I put here?
worker:um, that's your gown size. however tall you are.
girl: and what does this mean?
worker:that's the size of your cap. it's one size fits all, so don't worry about it.
g:um, what's next?
w:you put down what department you're graduating from
g:oh okay...what are 'diploma displays?'?
w:they're frames for your diploma
g:what do they look like? how much do they cost? (keep in mind she's staring at the pictures of them on the computer with the prices next to them)
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g: what's this? a satin sash?....degree tassel?...announcements?...do I need to order a cap and gown too?...how much does it cost?
luckily the worker diligently answered all the customer's questions, with only a slight amount of annoyance in her voice. the girl's questions getting horribly repetive, the worker's answers began to digress into simply "it's all on there, look at it."
wait, i'm not done yet.
so the next step after ordering comes the waiting in line to pick up our cap and gown. so the line isn't that long, and you can easily hear and observe the process of picking things up (you give them your bruin card, they ring up your order, and while someone in the back grabs it, you go on and try the display gown to see how it fits). this girl, however, completely oblivious to the front of the line, decides to ask someone to save her spot in the line, and proceeds straight to the front and tries on the display gowns. thus holding up the line when it came to be her turn.
so my complaint is this: maybe the ucla store made the whole process too complicated for some people. maybe things weren't as simple and easy as I thought they were. but I mean come on. this girl, obviously graduating, is finishing off her college career at one of the most presitgious universities in the world, and yet is still so immature as to be so oblivious to her surroundings. I mean, you'd think that after finishing at least 4 years in an environment surrounded by so much intellectual development that a graduating senior of all people would take the effort to stop, observe her surroundings, and be able to figure out such simple things as why she needs to buy a cap and gown, and how much it costs.
it's little things like this that worry me. yeah, there are people who graduate from college with many accomplishments in academia. yes, ucla is a very prestigious university with some of the best and brightest minds in the world. but why, oh tell me why, there are people who are FINISHING their education here and yet still don't know how stop, get their heads out of their own asses and learn to take care of themselves? learn to do your laundry! learn how to change a lightbulb! learn that hot lightbulb plus paper equals potential fire! learn to be more aware of your surroundings! learn some common sense!
if we're the best and brightest in the world, how are we still making stupid and ignorant mistakes like this?
"I wanna go down on u & make u extremely happy, come back up slowly, and fuck you real good. Yours truly, gas prices."
-EB
