Mindy Lahiri should be everyone’s spirit animal and here are 9 perfect quotes to prove it:
Mindy Kaling is my spirit animal. Some of you may know her as Kelly from The Office or Disgust from Inside Out, however, my favorite role she has played is Mindy Lahiri from the Mindy Project. When I first discovered this show, my mom was watching it on Hulu and I had no intentions in watching it, however, the day that I accidently chose this show instead of my beloved Law and Order was possibly one of the best days of my life.
The show is about a strong, beautiful, funny, hard working, fierce woman, who is known as Mindy. Because this character has been so brilliantly created, she is someone that many people can relate to and she is the type of person many women strive to be. She is a very successful doctor. She is self-confident and independent. She has just as many relationship issues as us and she loves food, Netflix and Beyoncé just as much as we do. Because of all this, it made it very easy to find a few quotes that are relevant to almost any college student’s life.
9) “Ooh, I got a book, Microwave Cooking for One”
Although Microwave Cooking for One might sound like a great time at first, but believe it or not, you will get real tired of Pizza Rolls, Top Ramen and Mac and Cheese. I think one of my favorite things about living off-campus is having a kitchen with a big refrigerator, a stove, an oven and so many possibilities.
8) “In college, everything changed. No supervisions, total freedom, I could watch romantic comedies whenever I wanted!”
Coming to college was the first time I had spent time away from my parents, so once they left my dorm room I thought I was officially an adult. I could do whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted. I thought it would be a lot of fun, but let’s be honest, the only time I took advantage of this new found freedom was when I would stay up till 3 AM binge watching a show despite having an 8 AM class. You better believe if I were home, my mom would have unplugged my TV at midnight, knowing that I would NEVER wake up on time for class.
7) “You’re not Mindy. You’re a warrior and your warrior name is…Beyoncé Pad Thai.”
Whether you are about to play in your first collegiate sport, take an exam or even if you are just getting mentally prepared to walk from OBS to Burke, we all have to put our warrior, “I can do anything”, helmet on sometimes.
6) “Let’s go talk to the DJ and see f he’ll tell us the WiFi password”
I want to say that halfway through the month, my data gets really close to that dangerous low zone. This makes finding WiFi absolutely crucial. I don’t care if I am at a friend’s house, a restaurant or even at Target. What if I see something that needs to be Snapchatted but my data keeps telling me no? How will I be able to broadcast that poster with a cat dressed up as Abe Lincoln on it? People need to see this now. I NEED WIFI.
5)“ I am not good at saying no, okay? One time I left the flea market with a samurai sword…”
I’ll be honest, the other day I went to Target for a phone charger but ended up walking out with a pillow, a fox headband, 4 boxes of Capri Suns – and no phone charger. Even though my mind will always try to keep me focused, my heart is constantly telling me a different story and that’s how I end up with spending $90. I have no self-control. On the bright side, Mulan once said, “Always listen to your heart”. So it looks like I’m taking home a few pillows and juice pouches.
4) “You’re life isn’t a romantic comedy. Right now it kind of seems like a sad documentary”
I don’t know about you guys, but due to all the romantic comedies I’ve seen, I have very high hopes that my life will be one someday. Maybe I’ll run into this super good-looking, smart guy at target and he’ll make a comment about my Capri suns and mention how that’s his favorite drink. Then maybe we will run into each other at the mall where we both want to pet the same puppy, so instead we go get Chipotle together where we fall deeply in love and live happily ever after. Unfortunately, my love life is the exact opposite of this. Rephrase that, my love life doesn’t exist enough to even have any real characteristics but who knows, maybe someday I’ll find my puppy, chipotle loving man. Never lose hope.
3) “And when your love story ends, all you can do is cry, listen to sad music and drink wine that you bought from a gas station”
There are times when you meet someone and you think “Oh my gosh, did I just meet the guy that will complete my Romantic Comedy Fantasy” and more likely than not, it’s just not him. I’ll be honest, and we all know this is true, it sucks. Falling for someone that just isn’t the ideal person, whether that is because they are unfaithful, irresponsible or just plain mean, is possibly one of the worst feelings in the world. Sometimes you just have to lay in bed, maybe cry a little bit, and watch some Netflix with your best friend while enjoy a nice $8 bottle of barefoot.
2) “I figure if I’m gonna be a mess, I might as well be a hot mess”
If you are stressed and the world is pushing you to your limits, accept the world’s challenge and rock it. You’re tired? Get up and pour some coffee in that cute mug that you just got from target with the llama on it (Refer to quote number 5). You have 109 things to do today? Get them done and don’t let anyone get in your way. We are all a mess sometimes but only the strong can do it while looking the part.
1)”Who I have been is not who I’m going to be”
In college, everyone makes mistakes. Everyone changes. Everyone needs a second chance once in awhile. Sometimes you just have to remember that nothing is permanent and if you don’t like something, you have the power to change it. If you have learned anything from this article, I hope that together Mindy and I (mostly Mindy) have taught you that you can be anything you put your mind to. Whether that means actually going to class everyday, starting to go to the gym or getting more involved on this campus – take your life into your own hands and be the person that you want to be.