Oh, how I loved (and hated) middle school. Today on twitter, #middleschoolmemories is a trending topic. I mainly thought of hard tail skirts and plastic bracelets as my #middleschoolmemories but there are some other ones that floating around that are very, very true. Week long relationships? Yes. The ban on heelys? Yes. Middle school seemed so long ago but reading all of these #middleschoolmemories tweets definitely makes me nostalgic for the times when everything was just so much easier.

Here’s the twenty #middleschoolmemories tweets that really stood out for me:

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Ashley is a freshman at George Washington University and she’s majoring in Overanalyzing Situations and International Affairs. Follow her on twitter @ashleybrooks25

As I walked into work this morning, I was confronted by a strange, strange sight. In my post-commute, pre-coffee stupor, I almost ran into someone, and it took me a minute to figure out what was going on. Why was I eye level with a shoulder blade? Why was I surrounded by resort wear on a 45 degree day? Why did I see miles and miles of legs? Being the shortest one in the room I’m used to, but having to drop my head all the way back to look at a dozen designer sunglass-ed faces I am not.

The fog lifted, and it dawned on me. Models. It was a parade of models.

In all fairness, The Today Show is filmed outside my office building on a daily basis. I have seen all manner of odd things, from circus performers to weddings to Beyonce (who, coincidentally, I also almost ran into. What is wrong with me?!). But this one, for some reason, was more jarring than most.

My height, my weight, my decidedly half-assed business-casual attire and half-heartedly blow-dried hair were all thrown into sharp relief. How did these alien people, who have done nothing but exist in the same air space as me, make me feel like a lesser person than when I entered the building? Read More »