How It Is - Top 10 Things That Scared Me Today

I've recently returned to Chicago (after a long absence due to attending an away college), and upon investigation, I've realized that many things have changed since my last departure in Thanksgiving. Some of these changes can be great but others are often quite... scary... Here are the top 10 from today.

The Top 10 Things that Scared Me Today

1. The group of surgeons smoking right outside of the Medical Research Center.

2. The fact that I was expected to pay $4.50 for a water and a Twix.

3. The Fact that I actually PAYED $4.50 for a water and a Twix.

4. The man who I thought was wearing orange leggings, when actually he was just REALLY spray tanned...and had no pants on...

5. The five year old boy who demanded that I "MOVE IT, CRACKUH!" in his haste to Build A Bear Workshop.

6. The fact that I've lost count of how many times I've been to Starbucks today... and the number of different Starbucks I've been to.

7. The fact that a Children's toy store was selling "Angry Birds" figurines... meaning ten year old's have iPhones, and I STILL don't...

8. The fact that there's a security camera in the lobby of my apartment building, even though you have to have a key to even enter the lobby, and a second key to enter your apartment... What the heck has HAPPENED here before?

9. The fact that it's so hot here, a cupcake melted. Not just the frosting, the whole CUPCAKE.

10. People's way of telling you to have a nice day is to instead say "Don't get mugged", or "beware of those darn flashmobs. Crazy teens these days..."

Because there's a whole new meaning to the phrase "fake bake".
Because some kids are just very... DETERMINED.
Because Starbucks is just SO DARN GOOD.

Because that's just How It Is.