I just saw the Avengers. It was amazing. Amazing as in Batman has some competition...and Beauty and the Beast might too, as far as super amazing movies go. Cuz it was super awesome. Yeah.

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pet peeves

So, one question asked on surveys or for ice breakers or whatnot is "what is your biggest pet peeve?"  I've never really been able to figure out what mine was, but I have recently discovered it.  Now, for those of you who who probably know who you are *cough*wendy*cough* even though I wont say names...me telling you my biggest pet peeve does not mean I want you to abuse the knowledge and annoy the crap out of me.  Now, with that out of the way, I can continue.

Most people know that I am a picky eater.  There are a lot of foods that I just plain dont like, some that I detest, some that I just dont prefer.  That doesnt mean I cant or wont eat them, just prefer not to.  What i cannot stand, though, is people telling me what foods I do or dont like, or assuming I dont like something, or assuming that just because I dont like it I wont eat it.  Of all those things, the thing that bothers me the most is when people say "oh, bethy doesnt like (insert food here, like oranges)" when I in fact DO like oranges, or whatever they say I dont.  My bro used to tell everyone that I hated oranges, but liked apples. It was very annoying because I loved oranges and didnt prefer apples (now I like both).

So there you have it, my biggest pet peeve. Dont abuse the information, use it as a hint or tip to avoid around me. Please and thank you.

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Home is Where the Heart Is

Dictionary.com defines home as:

1.     a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.

2.     the place in which one's domestic affections are centered.

3.     an institution for the homeless, sick, etc.: a nursing home.

4.     the dwelling place or retreat of an animal.

5.     the place or region where something is native or most common.

UrbanDictionary defines home as:

A word that means something different to each person who uses it. A person's home can be the place where they live, the place they grew up, or the place where the people they care about live. In the case of some people, home is a variable concept, changing dependant on the placement of another person or object, or a person may even consider his or her own body the only 'true' home.

or...

That person against whom you can rest your head and your heart and everything feels safe; the place where you are not alone.  The place where you are not alone. (yes, I intentionally repeated that)

Just some things I was thinking about.

Change.

I was writing a different post, but then was inspired to write this, and was looking up quotes about how people change (I like quotes, quotes are good).  I came across one that read "Theres no such thing as people changing, you only get to know them better."  I do not believe this too be true.  I've changed a lot in the last year, as I'm sure a lot of people have noticed.  I don't think change is bad, but its hard.

People don't expect you to change.  They expect you to stay exactly how they remember you, how they think they know you.  You get caught, trapped in being someone who you aren't anymore, someone who you used to be.  Sometimes you want to change, but you feel like you will lose people because they don't understand.  You've let yourself become defined as someone, and no one wants to let that definition change.  You aren't even sure if you CAN change it.

Or you change and people think something is wrong.  I used to be really talkitive, hyper, energetic.  Now I talk less.  Its not that I'm always sad, or down, or thinking really hard about some overwhelming obstacle in my life.  Sometimes, I'm sure that is a reason.  Sometimes, I'm just in a bad mood.  A lot of the time, I honestly just don't have anything to say.  I don't mind sitting and listening to other people talk (unless its morning, I'm still not a morning conversationalist).  Yet people assume that if I'm not talking or acting in an outgoing manner (I'm sure theres a word for that...I'm trying to get around using the word obnoxious because thats not quite what I'm looking for...) that there is something wrong with me.  Some assume, others ask.  I usually tell them I'm fine, and a lot of the time, I am.

Sometimes, people really are just fine.  A lot of people will ask, and they get the answer of "I'm fine" so they either ask again, or they just nod but don't believe it.  Which is okay, because sometimes people aren't fine.  But if they don't want to talk about it, its okay.  Maybe they just don't want to talk to YOU about it, or they aren't ready to.

Another quote for you, since I've been looking at them on and off while writing this.

 "I don't know that love changes.  People change.  Circumstances change."