People You Will Encounter at a University Campus

No matter how large or small your school is, you're bound to come across some of these people whilst visiting/walking across a university campus.

1. The Obstacle

     These are the people who, no matter how populated the main routes are, will stand directly in the middle of a crowd of mobile individuals to either talk to someone, text, or perform some other purposeless task that could have just as easily been done on the side of the walk way. You know, OUT of the entire student body's path.

2. The Turtle
     This type of person is probably worse than the obstacle. These are the people who walk slower than the average student, thus creating a road-block and giving you no way around them, no matter how late you are to your next class/meeting. You're stuck walking behind that person for at least three minutes. 

3. The Sloth

     These are the people who, even though they have arms and legs that work perfectly well, feel the need to take the elevator to the second floor of an eight story plus building. Or people who rush to get on the elevator when there is someone in a wheel chair or in crutches who obviously NEED to use the elevator. 

4. The Know-it-All

     This one is self explanatory. This is the person in your class that is answering every question before you get the chance to raise your hand. The person who intercepts before the professor can finish their sentence. The person who whispers back to you that what the professor just said is incorrect, and that this equation should be done this way, or this word should be pronounced that way. 

5. The Promoter

     These are the people who are obnoxiously shouting that they're handing out/selling some kind of clothing/pastry/beverage/brochure for their fraternity/sorority/club/organization. Repeatedly. Avoid eye contact, and pick up your pace. 

6. The Sedated

     This is the kid that in at least one of your classes is sitting in the far back corner, asleep. 

7. The Line-Jumper

     This one is also pretty self-explanatory. People, this ain't no Cici's Pizza. I don't care if your friend was in line before you, get to the back of the fucking line. 

I'm sure I'll think of more in the future. 

Favorite Ghibli/Miyazaki Films

Everyone has heard of Ghibli Films and/or Hayao Miyazaki, and before you say that you haven't, think Spirited Away. Or Ponyo. I own the majority of the films that Miyazaki has worked on (97% sure they're bootleg copies; no care. They work, I am okay with this) and I thought I'd share which ones are my absolute favorites. The majority are Miyazaki films.

I'll start with the three runner-ups before getting into the top five.

3rd Runner Up: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind 

     You can click on the link to read about the plot. When I first started watching this movie, I really didn't think I would like it so much. The world the story was set in was a bit boring, but the actual story and action was fantastic. You could feel Nausicaä's attachment to the Valley of the Wind and her people, as well as her desperation for peace and harmony.

2nd Runner Up: My Neighbor Totoro 

     I had to make this a runner-up because although the movie was cute and it did have some deeper aspects to it, the movie itself was strange. Had I watched this when I was younger I'm sure I would have fallen in love with the movie and wanted a Totoro for myself. I guess this was the most difficult film to find something to relate to, thus keeping me detached. 

1st Runner-Up: Princess Mononoke 

     I really did love this movie, but it's not one I could re-watch over and over again a lot as opposed to the top five listed below.  Princess Mononoke took a little too long to warm up to Ashitaka (for my liking, mind you) and that made me anxious. Everything else about this film is brilliant. Ashitaka is a great main character with a lot of respectable attributes, and Princess Mononoke is just a freaking badass in general. I mean, she was raised by freaking wolves. Doesn't get more badass than that.

Now on to the top five favorites!

#5 The Secret World of Arrietty 

     I think one of the main things that drew me to this film was the fact that the main character was very similar to one of my favorite characters when I was younger: Thumbelina. Except Arrietty had a lot more of an independent personality. I love the relationship between her and Sho. It wasn't a growing romance, but rather a growing fondness for one another.

#4 Ponyo

    I absolutely adore Ponyo. This film was so light-hearted and adventure-filled it was hard for me to dislike it, honestly. It had young romance in it, and everything was just so...pure. The illustrations for this film were fantastic as well. I loved the way the ocean was illustrated. Great.

#3 Whisper Of The Heart

    I didn't think I would like this film as much as I did. This is exactly the kind of story I am a sucker for: young, blooming romance. The main character is uncertain with what she wants to do with her life, and the story follows her journey of finding our main male character, and how he is intertwined with her future. She pushes him away in the beginning, just like a lot of my favorite female protagonists, and just...man. The kind of romance I wish I had, but realize it would be creepy if it happened in real life.

#2 Spirited Away

    When I tried watching this when I was younger, I didn't like it. Actually, I thought I hated it. This film gave me such a weird emotion that I couldn't quite put my finger on, and I just didn't enjoy it at all. Anytime it came on TV, I'd flip channels to find ANYTHING else to watch. But after watching it again sometime in the past year, I REALLY enjoyed it. I love Chihiro (or Sen) and Haku's friendship/relationship. I love how crazy everything is in this world. I was sad at the ending because I didn't want it to end, and I wanted more closure (or at least a sequel).

#1 Howl's Moving Castle 

    This film...I can't even. This movie was my favorite I think because Howl's character was just the right amount of caring, mysterious, conceited; he was just the whole deal. Someone I would ideally fall in love with. And Sophie is such a sweet, caring girl who thinks of others so much before herself. This film had a great plot, a lot of adventure, a lot of confusing aspects (which is normal with Ghibli films haha) and a GREAT happy ending that I was a complete sap for. The only part that confused me was when Sophie randomly turned back to her normal age (she was sleeping in one scene, and then another scene she was looking for Howl in his weird tunnel). I was just confused as to what triggered the change. BUT, great movie. So great. So. Great.

BONUS FILM!

 Grave of the Fireflies

    I couldn't add this film to my list of favorites because I felt like it deserved its own category. Although this is one of my FAVORITE Ghibli films, it is also probably one of the saddest films I have ever seen (no, not one of the saddest Ghibli films specifically, but one of the saddest films EVER). Gosh, this film was sad from beginning to end. I had high hopes for this film, and it definitely met my expectations, but God...I have never, EVER bawled my eyes out so much. Even though it's an animated film, the story is very real, I swear if I didn't know better I would've thought it was non-fiction. It was beautifully done. I recommend this one the most out of all of the Ghibli films, despite how tragic the story is from beginning to end.


Sorry these descriptions weren't so great, I guess you'll just have to watch the films to know what I'm talking about! I highly recommend all of the films I've listed above.