Am I... Boring?? - by Delaney Huesgen - Very Hot, Very Cool

One of my biggest fears in life has always been that I will become, or I have always been, boring. I don’t drink. I don’t smoke. I rarely go out until the wee hours of the night… All of these things, as defined by typical social structures, would lead to a relatively boring lifestyle. But, alas, I’ve been this way for as long as I can remember. When high school parties were becoming a big deal to my friends, I was hosting AP Physics study sessions in my basement with snacks from Trader Joe’s (this makes me sound so lame but it was actually all a ploy to get my high school crush to fall in love with me since I was making better grades than him). And, even in my college days of drinking Pink Lemonade Svedka and puking in frat basements, it was never something I enjoyed doing. One may blame my lack of substance consumption on Hot Girl Tummy Issues™ and, to that I say, you’re partially right. But, it’s mainly because I am someone who craves human connection at such a deep level that having

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