What’s up, Horned Nation? Welcome back to Horned’s View, the podcast that keeps you  plugged in to all things Alabama State University. Welcome back to another episode,  and today is a very chill week. We have a good M.I. the Stinger, and as you know,  Halloween’s coming up, a little bit of JSU recap, and a very, very chill day on this podcast today.

 Let’s get right into it. Let’s go. This week, Alabama State versus JSU was a shootout as  Andrew Boddy threw for a touchdown, 349 yards, and Jacoby Morgan, JSU’s QB, threw for four  touchdowns.

Sadly, we took home 8-0. We lost 34-38, but if you were there, you would know  this rivalry will run deep for years to come because a game like that was electric. That’s only one way I can describe that, not gonna lie.

In other news, it is finally cooling down. I know  you guys are feeling the breeze, feeling the wind, and seeing the brown on the trees. Let me know,  follow me on Instagram at s-a-v-i-o-n underscore e-s-s-i-e-t.

What are you guys doing for Halloween  and to get into that fall spirit? I know me personally, I’m going as a doctor, and I cannot  wait for the Starbucks lineup to drop. I know it could sound corny, but I do not play about my  pumpkin spice. On other news, make sure you guys are registering for classes.

Class registration  is open. Make sure your balance is clear. I know I was on it day one as soon as I was able to do it.

I’m trying to get those online classes so I can have a very chill day. Probably only have class on  Tuesday or Wednesday. Let me know, what do you guys think the ideal schedule is? For me personally,  Monday, 10 p.m. class, two classes on Monday, one class on Tuesday.

On Mondays and Wednesdays,  I have two classes. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I have one class. On Friday, no class, which would  be perfect where I could do my online classes.

Maybe three in person, three online, and that’ll  be about what? Six classes total, three, six, nine, 12, 15, 18 credit hours. Yeah, that’ll smooth over  perfectly, perfectly. On other news, it was also FAMU’s homecoming this week.

Let me know if you  went. I did not, but they had G Herbo, and he played Write Your Name, and that is my jam. I am so hating, so hating for that, but I believe next year, Alabama State will have a D1 lineup,  D1.

I feel like they will not let down whatsoever, and if you guys are planning on going anything  D9, make sure you guys are going to the These Hands Don’t Haze meeting.  Make sure you guys buy your ticket, and you can go on their Instagram, Bama State NPHC.  Like I said, it was a very chill week this week, so we’re gonna have two  Am I the Stingers this week.

Let’s get into it. Let’s get juicy.  So, I, 20 feet male, am in a tight friend group with three other people.

We’ve been close since  freshman year. We study together, go out together, and basically know everything about each other.  This fall semester, we all ended up in the same communications class and decided to be in the  same group for a big presentation.

At first, it was fun until one of my friends, let’s call her K,  started doing everything for the project without asking us. She was rewriting slides we made, changing our sections, and even emailing the professor with updates, like she was our group  leader. When I pointed it out, hey, I’m feeling like you’re taking over.

We should all contribute.  She said, I’m just trying to make sure it looks good. I don’t want us to get a bad grade.

 So, I backed off, but when we presented, she made it sound like she did a majority of the work.  Afterwards, she got praised, and I was frustrated. Later that night, I vented in the group chat, saying I felt disrespected.

She left me unread. The others said I was being dramatic and that it  wasn’t that deep. So, I said, if it’s not that deep, the next time y’all can do it without me, and I left the group chat.

Now, half the friend group is saying I overreacted. The other half  says I was right to speak up. So, am I the stinger for walking away from a group of friends who don’t  respect my effort? You know, 100%, you weren’t wrong, but you definitely aren’t right.

Like,  was your friend a little weird for what she was doing? Yeah, she was weird 10 times out of 10, but now where I disagree with you is leaving the group chat. I feel like leaving the group  chat is always a big overdramatic kind of, you know, like, oh, I’m completely fed up. Like,  you only leave the group chat if that really is your final straw.

Now, your friend saying you  overreacted, I do take that as a red flag because, personally, my friends, whenever I have an issue  with them or I feel some type of way, no matter what, if I have a strong feeling towards it,  they respect that, and they don’t play my emotions like they’re not my emotions. They  respect that I have a strong feeling towards it, whether I’m wrong or right, and then they confront  the issue to not always make me feel better, but to at least acknowledge that I’m feeling that way.  So, if they didn’t even acknowledge the way you were feeling, then I feel like you probably made  a good decision, but I don’t think you’re the stinger.

I don’t, you know, I don’t think you’re  the stinger. Now, let’s get into the second one. Now, this next one is something I lowkey,  I’m on his side, and I done read the story before y’all, so let me bring y’all in.

 So, I, 21 male, have this friend group that have been super close since sophomore year.  We hang out all the time and do game nights and celebrate each other’s birthdays.  Last weekend, it was one of my friend’s birthdays.

Let’s call her L. She wanted a fancy dinner  downtown, and at the restaurant she picked was not cheap. I’m talking $40 entrees and a mandatory  20 percent gratuity for large groups. I told her a week before that money was tight.

Rent and  books hit hard this month, and asked if it was okay if I just came for dessert or a drink after.  She said, that’s fine. Just come hang out.

I get it. So, I showed up late, sat with everyone,  ordered a slice of cheesecake and a soda. This was probably about like $12 for your tab,  right? And stayed for the whole dinner.

When the check came, her friend, not someone I’m super  close with, said, we’re just splitting it evenly to make it easy. I said, oh, I only got dessert.  I’ll just pay for mine, as you should.

They all went quiet. Someone rolled their eyes and said,  and oh, someone rolled their eyes, and then L said, come on, it’s my birthday. It’s just one  night.

Don’t be weird about it. I didn’t want to make a scene, so I Venmoed the full split about  $65. But honestly, it stung.

Later that night, I texted L saying I felt uncomfortable being  pressured into paying a full amount for a meal I didn’t eat. She left me on read. Now, two of  our mutual friends said I should have just gone along with it, and the other half said that I  shouldn’t have done it at all.

Am I the stinger? Well, you’re a better man than me. I don’t care  who birthday it is. $65? If I feel uncomfortable, I’m not doing it.

And that’s one thing that  I would highly encourage you to start doing. If anything makes you uncomfortable, you don’t  have to do it. One thing my mom always told me is all you got to do is stay black and die.

 So, if anything, no, you’re not the stinger. I don’t think you’re a bad person. You were  manipulated.

$65 and all you got was a cheesecake and a soda? Cheesecake and a soda? Your $12,  maybe $16 since it was a high-end restaurant, turned to $65. And not only did you sit there  and nibble at your cheesecake for however long while people were cutting up these huge steaks,  eating shrimp alfredo pasta, getting lobster, fajitas, having a good old time laughing around.  You’re having a good time too, but you knew you were like, I’m just going to eat my cheesecake and be chill, because I don’t really got it like that now.

And then they decide to pressure you  into paying $65 for a bill? Get out of my face with that, for sure. No, you’re not the stinger.  I will ask for my money back, specifically from the friend that suggested it in the first place.

 Thank you guys for tuning in on another episode of Horned’s View.  Make sure you guys tune in for the next episode. I’ll see you guys next time.

 Bye.