My Arch Enemy...not really, but still.

I met a lot of people at Grove City that I like, but there is one girl that I will probably always remember with a fiery feeling of dislike in my gut. Her name is Natalie, and the reason I feel that way about her is because of a bad first impression...or second, or third, or fourth impression. I have never held a long conversation with this girl, and I know that a lot of my friends actually like her, but I don't think I ever will because I can't get over the fact that I literally "met" her three or four times within the first few days of college, and every single time, she acted like she had never met me before. Now, either this girl just has a terrible memory, or she is too conceited to stop thinking about trying to be loud and funny and take a little notice of her surroundings. I opted to think it was the latter.

The first time I met her, it was because of Eileen. I think they were in band together. We were introduced and talked briefly. The second time was at the grafitti dance. Now, I'll give her a free pass here. You meet a lot of people on the first day of college, and it's okay to not remember names, but the way she re-met me just really turned me off. She comes up to me, grabs my little nametag button that we were all wearing, and goes "hello...Caitlin." I hate being called Caitlin, and I probably looked at her like she was crazy because I had just talked to her earlier in the day. The third time I met her was simply just in passing. I think we crossed paths on the sidewalk and she was totally oblivious to the fact that I had already met her twice. I'm not sure if there was a fourth meeting or not, but by that point, my dislike for her was already permanently imbedded in my soul.

The real kicker is this -- on graduation day, all the seniors were in the IM room, and Lauren and I were walking over to talk to Mrs. Van Til. We passed by this girl, and her and her friend looked at me and were like, "I've never even seen that girl before!" If I was Wayne Brady, I might have had to choke a bitch, but I'm not, so I didn't. I just continued with my seemingly accurate judgment of her that she is a rude and obnoxious person.

So, take a piece of advice from this little rant, and really make an effort to remember people that you meet. It's okay if you don't remember their names the second time around, but don't try to act like you've never met them before, and especially don't actually believe that you've never met them before. It's just not nice.