How to Throw Acorns at Trees cont'd.

BAH. I just changed my font.
Story:

The lack of creamer in my refrigerator forced me to pass on making my own coffee, and get out of the apartment earlier to enjoy some Starbucks on campus. The weather was perfect. Almost chilly but not too cold for me to get an Iced Vanilla Latte. The Starbucks in the library is always packed and I wasn't even going to consider reading in there because their comfy seats are never vacant. Plus, Devon Delamarter was expecting me to be in my usual spot on the second floor quiet area (even though he and I just sit and gossip the whole time and eat our food loudly). Turns out, one of the four velvet, green comfy chairs was available...so I took it, quickly. I read for a while, people watched; my time there was enjoyably spent.

Devon eventually showed up in a tizzy because I was not on the second floor but we decided it would be best to do our chatting outside because the weather was permitting. We chose a bench outside of Cooper Hall and it just so happened to be under some rather large trees. Devon proceeded to gather acorns and throw them, over my head, at the huge palm tree. This soon, was not enough. He scooped the acorns into his Starbucks lid but was unsatisfied with the excess leaves and mulch. Devon sat down, tired of bending over and says loudly, "Rachel, I'm tired of bending over. Gather acorns for me". When I refused, he yelled even louder, "SUBMIT TO ME".

I think people walking by would find this behavior rather unusual...I, however, did not. Aside from all of the yelling absurdities, I don't find it too strange that Devon found such deep satisfaction in throwing endless amounts of acorns at the same tree, over, and over, and over again. He tried upping the game by throwing two at a time, but it was not as satisfying. The simplest, mindless games we create with ourselves are somehow the most interesting and time consuming. We judge others so quickly when they are doing something weird, but how many times a day do we set make believe goals that only we know about? Throwing acorns at trees is the same as racing someone to a stop light. It's the same as seeing how far you can spit your finger nails after you gnawed them off. It is also trying not to step on the crack of the sidewalk. All of these things don't matter but when they're in your mind, you can't stop thinking about them or playing these games.

I think we all throw Acorns at Trees.


<3 rachel