After the creation of dating sites like eHarmony and Match.com, it feels as if the world has been #trending towards that “in a relationship” status on Facebook. Historically speaking though, we have always been quick to reach the altar. Procreation and all that. Maybe now we are a little more tactful than marrying off our teenage daughters. Did you know in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, our star-crossed lovers happened to be 13 and 20?
I have always been an advocate of the “single and ready to mingle” lifestyle. However, it seems to me the single lifestyle is more adequately branded the bitter and lonely lifestyle. It’s as if everywhere I turn there is another couple living a drama-free life. If you are going to publically humiliate me in my loneliness and contrast my sadness with your bliss, AT LEAST have the decency to throw in some drama and give me a good show. Who doesn’t like baby daddy drama? It’s the key to the success of Maury Show, as well as the Jerry Springer Show. These guys don’t have Oprah’s celeb status but they definitely have Oprah’s bank, figuratively speaking.
I love all of my friends who are happily entangled with a significant other that better rock their world. (If not, that’s cause for a baseball bat and/or another article). But I can’t say it’s easy to remain hydrated on this campus. Yes, ladies and gentlemen! The thirst is real and it’s truly the struggle of life. Can You Feel the Love Tonight isn’t about friends staying up to study, if you feel what I’m saying.
Clarification: for those who don’t know what I mean when I say, “the thirst is real” we shall define thirst as three main things:
1. Wanting something you don’t have – i.e. love
2. Wanting something you already have – i.e. home-wrecker
3. Wanting something you can’t have – i.e. disillusioned
How does this all pertain to you and your life? Well, it doesn’t; but during my late night fight between procrastination and homework, I found myself Facebook stalking as usual and I stumbled upon the most interesting Tumblr: Hot and Busted. As seen in The Breakfast Club, everybody loves the bad boy.
Welcome to Hot and Busted, a Tumblr full of mug shots of hot dudes as well as the surprise celebrity appearance #HelloShia. In other words, bad boys galore. At first, I was fascinated by the sheer audacity of such a ridiculous Tumblr, and then it hit me. The Internet has once again proven its impeccable understanding of the human psyche. Previous gems of the Internet include Facebook, which allows everybody to indulge in his or her favorite pastime: narcissism, as well as Amazon where you can order anything with the click of a few buttons, a credit card, and a pulse.
Hot and Busted provides the casual browser with an amalgam of “my life is better than yours” and “thirst personified”. Not only can we satisfy the never-ending thirst but also we aren’t in jail, silver lining and whatnot. However, if you are ever arrested, then I hope you look as good as Paris in this banging mug shot. Remember: treat it like a selfie.
So during those late and lonely nights before you start to wonder if butter is a carb, crack open that Mac and find a soul mate on Hot and Busted. The unattainable have never looked so good!