Non Sequiturs

So, in the “real world,” or at least a world more filled with reality than college seemed to be, I’ve been noticing all kinds of strange things:

1. My electric bill comes every month with a superfluous piece of paper in the envelope that says “respect electric.” It sounds like a threat. It could be a new Connecticut rapper’s clever way of self-promoting, but I think it’s a threat.

2. Almost every public restroom I use has a sign that says “clean hands save lives.” Although I understand the intent behind these signs, it seems like a moral judgment. If you’re unclean, the life you save won’t be saved. It will be ruined. Tainted. Forever.

3. The reason the United States postal service is struggling is that post offices are only open from 10 to 4 on weekdays. This means only retirees and schoolchildren have access to traditional mail services. I’m pretty sure the reason my parents had four children was so that there would be someone at home able to go to the post office for them for a few years. It started in 2004 when I got my license, and will end when my brother moves out of the house. Seriously, how am I supposed to mail things?

4. If you’ve moved recently, have you noticed how most of those things you didn’t pack because you were sure you wouldn’t need them (and even if you did, they’d be easy to replace), turn out to be not only essential, but expensive?

That’s all I have for right now. What weird things have you noticed about life after Wellesley?

-Rose-Ellen, ’09 VP