Humans of De Anza

Adriel Lapena, 21, film and theater major

There’s someone at work who has the exact same sense of humor as mine. But hearing it from her, it sounds forced and try-hard. And even though I do the exact same thing, hearing it from someone else is a huge turn off. And it makes me wonder how I feel about her is how people feel about me. And if Adriel is this witty, try-hard that always attempts to find the funniest comments to say. It reminds me of that line from Annie Hall where “I would never want to belong in a club that would have someone like me for a member.”

Isabella La Mar, 19, English major

I noticed that in relationships I tend to embody more of the traditional ‘male role.’ I like feminine men, probably because I like women a lot. I hate when guys get too caught up in trying to be masculine and macho. It’s actually really boring and frustrating. I especially enjoy when men are able to appreciate the attractiveness of other men because that means that they are comfortable enough in their sexuality that they don’t have to try to overcompensate. “I’m not gay, I’m not gay.’ That strikes me as really homophobic. I have a zero tolerance policy for that.

Matt Thomsen, 19, psychology major
I’ve had to work with a new co-worker all this week, and I completely hate him. It’s his first job, and he’s too shy and slow to keep up with his work load, which just leaves more work for me to take care of. When I think back though, I was pretty similar. I was really shy and slow, but all my coworkers were nice and helped me a lot. Now when I work with the new guy, I try to be nicer. It’s strange but I see myself in him.