This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Buffalo chapter.
New semester, new year. Let’s recap the last few months.
TV/Media:
- Netflix and Chill: Has anyone ever really tried this? Has it ever worked without being so blatantly obvious??
- The Kardashian’s and Kanye’s series of unfortunate events as their billions grow and their popularity increases: Although very sad, their lives are open to the public, and boy do I love watching it
- Stanger Things: Three words. Where. Is. Eleven.
- Orange is The New Black: So badass, yet shines a new light on basic feminism and the simple rights even prisoners deserve
- Fuller House: You either love it or hate it
- Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life: Even the ending is the same.
Random Jokes Teens Become Obsessed With:
- Bernie Sanders aka college kids giving a crap about politics for a few months
- The Mountains of Donald Trump jokes: Whether it’s about his orange complexion, shit-job of a toupee, or his crude and foolish personality, they’re funny as hell
- Dabbing (the legal one): Just don’t do it.
- Mannequin challenge: Why. It’s only cool if celebrities do it.
- THE bottle flip: Someone tell me how to do this
- 2016 meme calendar: This should become a yearly staple
- Harambe the Gorilla, Bantu the other Gorilla, Cecil the Lion aka mourning tragically fallen animals no one knew before they were dead
Food:
- Gluten-free diets: I have a strong passion for bagels, so this one’s a no from me.
- Detoxes/Teatoxes: Do you eat at all or just drink tea 24/7??
- Poke Bowls: Basically, lazy sushi
- Matcha everything (wtf is matcha)
- Veggie noodles: Actually, a super yummy and healthy substitute for spaghetti
Aesthetic/Activities:
- Vaping: STOP.
- Lokai bracelets: Is the crap inside these bracelets real or fake. My bet is fake.
- Long boarding: Looks super cool and beachy, but I can’t ride one of those to save my life, nor do I understand how students zip around campus on these
- Man buns and beards: If you can pull it off, you might as well be deemed an Amazonian birthed from the Gods.
- Pokémon Go: Apparently, EVERYONE loves it but me. Pass.
Now let’s ring in the new era of 2017 with a multitude of pointless, hilarious, and sometimes innovative crazes. May this years shared enthusiasms be even better than the last!