1. My Grandma- Chuckles at everything and has good old fashioned fun
2. The beach- warm water and soft sand, naps, baby waves, lemonade and vanilla wafers, fabulous
3. Nastia Liukin- Crack under pressure? Never. So graceful, and rocks hot pink like its her job
4. Edward Cullen- my favorite vampire if you are into teen novels as I apparently am
5. Sleeping 10 or 11 or 12 hours guilt free- I must need it from all that strenuous O-cheming
6. Manual Labor- As if I would ever go back to an office again, I actually like home improving much better
7. Tiger- A cat that comes to cuddle when you call its name? Unheard of and fabulous
8. One glass of wine a day- heart healthy, delicious, and economical? A treat indeed
9. Citronella candles- really do the trick, especially if your body is as irresistible to mosquitoes as mine is
10. Blissful relaxation and not worrying about school for two and a half weeks, allowing me to enjoy all these glorious things
11. Noticing hilarious details in movies the 12^th time you watch them
12. Vanquishing O chem. Lab and preserving my gpa, success!

Lately I have been feeling old fashioned, wishing for the days of old.  Not the awkward teenage years, but the days of my youth.  When calling someone on the phone meant that they would call you back.  Maybe not immediately, they could be out, but inevitably, they would call.

I want to know when it became culturally acceptable to not call (or write, for that matter) someone back.

It hasn’t gotten more difficult to stay in touch, quite the contrary in fact.  That is the most disturbing part.  It is like a blatant “I don’t want to talk to you and/or value your time”, but quieter.  Now, I understand that sometimes people forget, which happens to everyone.  There is not a forgetting epidemic in our country though, and I really don’t think it is acceptable.  What surprises me more is how many people do think that it is. If someone doesn’t call you back repeatedly, you take the hint, however, why are people so spineless that they can’t have common courtesy to just say they aren’t interested or return a call? I know this post is whiny, contrary to my anti-whining goals, but this has been brewing for a long time, and someone needs to address it.  How can we fix this problem, or are communications doomed?