Number 48: Possible a vent post? Not sure.

Haha, so people. Let me explain the basics of being a human being. Or rather--a good human being. Because yes, you can be a bad one!
OH MY GOSH WHAT THE HELL!?! I can't change the color of my text on here! Wait...hang on...oh...I was in "Edit Html" instead of "Compose." THAT'S why the font was all weird! Don't worry guys--mini freak out. The Lovely Miss Melanie is cool now. Phew!
So where were we? RIGHT!
Oh, I love purple :) Okay. So first of all, the obvious one. The one we've been learning since elementary school. Treat others the way you want to be treated. A funky way of saying karma will eat your face if you're a dick to someone. Like...I know on this blog I can be a little..."rawr." (God my bangs are being whores right now. Sorry, A.D.D. moment.) But in person, in real life, if someone is nice to me, I am automatically nice to them. I NEVER treat someone bad unless they've treated me bad with no apology. I mean come on. If you don't follow this rule, you're an ass. Plain. And. Simple.
Also something everyone should've learned in elementary school: Thank people. For their time, money, criticism, EVERYTHING. Because they're helping you. EVEN when they're criticizing you. For an example, not about criticism but just of thanking someone for even a small thing, I thank bus drivers every time I get on AND OFF their bus. I know it's their job to do it, but they honestly could've easily stayed home and watched TV all day. I mean, come on. Easy karma points. Thank someone, you get a gold star. Simple as that. I can't even begin to imagine how many times I must say "Thank you" in a day. Holy cow. Haha.
Listen to people. LISTEN. There's actually a group on Facebook that's called "I didn't hear what you just said, but I'll laugh and hope it wasn't a question." Or something like that :P Of course--I joined it. Because who hasn't been in this situation?! Anyways. Although I've been in this little pridicament...I've realized listening to someone can be both beneficial to you AND that person. Obviously people say things that can be pointless. But if you show you're listening, that can boost their confidence to the MAX. I mean I say pointless shit all the time and it kills me when people look at me weird. Haha, it happens a lot, sadly. But it's not that hard to listen.
Try not to dwell on the past. I know it's hard--I still catch myself doing it a billion times, I'll admit. But it puts you in a really bad mood...which puts others in a bad mood. I know I've been dwelling on my parents' divorce for 3 years. It KILLS me at times. I just lock myself in my room and wait till I fall asleep, 'cause I know when I wake up I'll be starving and I'll just eat my feelings. Hahaha, so sad! But true...and really. Emotions are contagious. I know from experience. It's like a domino effect. When one person's mood drops, another's does, and then another, blah blah blah. Dwelling on the past is extremely bad for your mood! SO BAD. Look into the future. Imagine what's in store for you. Imagine what you could DO with your life, rather than what you should've done. HOLY CRAP that's deep.
Be proud of your flaws. This is so cheesy. But it'll help your confidence times a billion!!! Let me list a ton of what I think my flaws are, and why I actually kind of like them. My shortness. Con: being used as an arm rest at times. Pro: I can ask guys to get something from a high shelf! :D Let's see, what else...OH!!!!!!!!! My scar. My hideous, obnoxious scar. Con: I wasn't able to wear a bikini for an extremely long time because of how I felt about it...I felt like everyone was staring at my back, and it's all that I could think about. Pro: It defines me. I know I talk to my mom about getting it fixed and shit. And she always says "It's a part of you. It's who you are." And I get it. I finally get it. It took going to prom in a backless dress for me to finally, fully get it. So step out of your comfort zone, and embrace what your mama and papa gave ya!
BE. REAL. BE REAL BE REAL BE FREAKING REAL. Don't go around being someone you think you should be. Be someone you KNOW you should be. Or if you don't know who that is, dig deep. You'll find that person. Nobody wants to hang around a poser. I know this from TONS of experience. (And I know people are gonna be like, "Melanie. You're 18 years old. Stop saying you have so much experience." But you don't even know. I've been around so many posers--this year especially!) Fake people bother me. And people who bother me end up on this blog. Is that what you want?! Because if you do really want to be THAT MUCH of the center of attention, then hell, pose! Pose like you've never posed before!! GO YOU! :D (That wasn't supposed to sound sarcastic, it was supposed to sound like I was cheering for them...I guess it failed...oh, and if you haven't guessed, the bright green in the middle of each thought is my code for me having an A.D.D. moment.)
This is turning out to be such a pretty post!!! So basically the moral of this extremely deep post is if you're at least doing one of these things...you're amazing. I know it's hard to even do one of them, but so many people I know do all of them! And that, in my opinion at least, makes them fantastic people. They're kind, they thank EVERYBODY, they listen intently, they look forward to the future rather than regret their past, they don't even MENTION their flaws, and they're completely real and honest with people. Can it really be that difficult? Let's all try it...at least once.

*CUE INSPIRATIONAL MUSIC*

Duh-duh-duh-duhhhhh. Duhduhduh-duh-duhhhh...
Wait that's the song from the NFL Football games. Or maybe it's the Mariners...


Either way, I think it's pretty damn inspirational. YOU SHOULD TOO. Haha, anyways guys. This was just a "Let me tell you what's up" type of blog....
But...
Now I'm done telling you what's up.
So. Keep it classy!
Mel