My Optimism VS. Allie's Crabbiness

"I just don't feel like dealing with your crap today" That's what she said to me as I said hello and the South Oval. Little did she know that would have to deal.

Her attitude was pessamistic and mine was optimistic. And I was determined by 5p.m. today hers will have done a 360.

She lists the reasons for the crabbiness "all-nighter, bad roommate, Arabic exam, no boy to love on her, lack of breakfast, dirty laundry, behind in three classes, sore throat, and even a broke phone" As she explains all I think is wow! I was there last week.

I know that sympathy will get me nowhere today so I change my tactic.
"Lunch?" I ask
"sure, if I have to" came the reply.

And as I went my way and she went her way, my mind started working...Allie + bad mood = not good. So it was my personal goal to get her better. I text her saying 'yes, I will be your lunch date...wear something sexy...we'll make the lunch lady in the caf jealous' as my class starts another text 'my professor says that I'm in a chipper mood, and he wants me to say thank you for putting me in it' and yet another 'could this class be any more unnecessary? I was told that elephants live in Africa!' and again 'wanna be my date to the musical this weekend? we can make snide comments from the back row and get ugly looks from the people who wanna be there ;P'

And as I walk into the Caf, I see her there smiling and laughing at me for almost tripping (not on purpose this time). "thank you" she says "My day got pergressively better, with your randomness in it"

As was my goal, I rubbed my good attitude off on her. And as I realized that my goal worked on her, I realized that it could work on most everyone. When I saw her this morning I could've adopted her pessimism and been the gray cloud on campus all day but then I thought that my attitude could effect those around me. I thought back to the classes I am this semester and which ones that I truly enjoy and why...the realization hit me "favorite class = Lead" why? cause of the attitude of Clarke and Kate. They are always in a good mood, even when everyone else is not. It is the one class that I truly look forward to.

Attitudes effect not just how your day goes but the way all those around you too....just ask my friend Allie....