I'm an asshole

Because the sun is shining, but I am not smiling and I don't know why.
"Hey Asshole" by Watsky

There is existence outside Earth.

The Fibonacci sequence happens all throughout nature: flowers, pine cones, pineapple. The belief is that this is the most efficient way to grow and create life within the space provided. This is also seen in spiraling sea shells and our spiraling galaxy.

Pictures from the Andromeda Galaxy, our closest neighbor also follow this Fibonacci spiral. Would that not mean that life exists on each spiraling galaxy in some way, shape or form? Out of the eight planets in our solar system, Earth is crawling with all forms of life, and it is believed that Mars once flowed with lively water that may have helped organisms grow (if the planet weren't so close to the sun). I am certain that in the Andromeda Galaxy, at least one planet has rapidly-growing numbers of prokaryotes inhabiting it.

Math can be fun.

Here in America, we take academic skills for granted. People in other states can locate all 50 states and name their capitals, yet in America only a fraction of people can do the same. Math taught in Russia is far more advanced than those taught at the same level in America. I didn't really value math skills until I passed Math 114 at De Anza with an A. That feeling was the best I've felt about a class in a long time. I couldn't depend on my parents to help me with my math homework, they "aren't good at math". I realized I want to be better for my future children. I don't want them to say "my parents aren't good at math," I want them to say "my parents are annoying, but they've always helped me study my math so that I can grasp it." Math 44 has been awesome so far. The class teaches Mathematics that is aimed towards getting you to think critically about situations, which I can say it has done for me. Today my professor gave us a group question.

The question was, if there are n people in a group, how can you prove that at least two people have the same number of friends within said group? There are two possibilities: one person could have 0 friends, and everyone in the group could have one friend within the group. I came up with this: if you have n people and n-1 numbers of friends, the extra person will have to fit into one of the previous numbers.

Confusing? This might help. If there are four people and three flavors of ice cream (Chocolate, vanilla, strawberry), let's assume person one chooses chocolate, person two chooses vanilla, and person three chooses strawberry. Since there are only 3 choices, person four MUST choose C, V, or S, which means there would have to be at least two people choosing the same flavor.

That's the best I can do. My group mates said it was wrong and refuted it, presented their own ideas. We ended up turning in my answer. After our 30min was up, my professor showed us the answer: My answer. Except he said that you could assume that no one has n-1 friends in common and cross that one out, leaving n-2 boxes and still n people, meaning that at least two people would fit into the category of the same number of friends within the group.

Math is a challenge for some people, but it's worth learning.

How to love yourself

1) Accept yourself.
You can't love yourself if you can't accept your own body and spirit. If you're tall, love that you're tall! If you have small breasts, be grateful that you don't have the unwanted attention and back problems that accompany large breasts. You will feel more love for yourself after you accept how you are not only physically
But mentally and emotionally.

2) Change what you can.
If you are overweight, join a gym. Don't get liposuction, because then you'll have to get a tummy tuck also. The under-the-knife method has to be at least 1,000x more expensive than joining a gym and working off the extra weight yourself.
If you hate your face/body, take a look at some people who were born with cleft lips or those whose faces were burned in fires. Makes you appreciate your own face and skin, doesn't it? Also; people nowadays say that girls who wear makeup are "fake," but this is not true. Sometimes a little mascara, blush and lip gloss will make you feel like a whole new person!
If you don't like your body after drastic changes (like you lost 300 pounds but you still hate your figure) take a moment to research paraplegics and war veterans who don't have one or more of their limbs.

3) Treat yourself!
It's Friday! Put done extra meat on your sandwich. Buy yourself something nice! Get dressed up and go out! If you're not good to yourself, who will be good to you? You can't always count on others to make you feel good. Make yourself feel good!