I can completely understand and am on board with criticism about being annoyed/irritated with the vapid sort of folk who flit from cause to cause without ever really becoming involved at a deeper level, or who simply diffuse through the world without any sort of direction or impetus. But, to be honest (*prepares flame-retardant suit*), the rant dimly reminded me of one of those whiny and annoying "I'm a nice guy, why won't girls like me?" diatribes, except that here, the feisty girl wants the earnest young poet or composer instead of the shy guy wanting the (for instance) cute and outgoing theatre major. Now, of course, had the blogger written it without mention of the boys swooning over the "Amazing Girl" in high school, and the poets and composers in college falling all over themselves for the attention of the "Amazing Girls," it probably would have struck a slightly different chord. It would have been similar - we'd still be thinking that one needs to get over any youthful traumas - but not quite the same.

Because I'm snarky, I am vaguely compelled to note that most of the blogger's problems could have been avoided by simply not hanging out near the English department. A girl walks into the math/physics/chemistry/biology buildings on campus - every male between the age of 18 to 88 in that building will be inexorably drawn to her. Sad but true.