big bad college things

The end of the semester is quickly approaching...although some days I feel as though it's not coming quite quickly enough. It has been quite a semester, the kind filled with

toothbrush heros,

socialized fish,

and fancy black T-shirts;

the end seemed so illusionary. But…. Being able to now count the number of class sessions left on one hand makes me wonder what it is that I have even done these last 3 months. I feel almost as though I've just been kinda... waiting around to start learning all those big bad college things.

If someone were to ask me what I learned format his first semester of my freshman year of my big bad college education…the first thing that comes to mind is the time my shuttle departs to take me home or maybe that I can wake up at 8 and be ready & out the door by 8:20 if I wear a hat.

Sad. After all the stress, all the hours, the homework, the notes.......that's all I've got? Seems a bit pathetic...not that knowing either of those things is unimportant or irrelevant, because they both are. But really? Let's be serious.

The REAL things I've learned since I've been to college..Ready? :

You can find the hero in anything, even a toothbrush.

Sometimes, teachers who don't know what they want…are EXACTLY what you want.

Institute rocks.

Being on a first name basis with Cody at Hobby Lobby means I spend too much time (& money) there.

I can hold my breath for a significantly longer length of time than I thought previously. (Cigarettes are disgusting.)

Taking the stairs is indeed faster than the elevator.

Procrastination still sucks…and I still do it.

Sidewalks are smoother at night.

If you say, "Hi Bob," to a random person, they may just say, "Hey, what's up?".

The campus shuttles get 7 miles to the gallon.

You must make an appointment for walk-in advising meetings…still haven't figured that one

out….

Your lungs will slowly but surely heal themselves from the effects of cigarette smoke, but dust

is there FOREVER.

Never again will I take a night class.

Eating 3 meals a day is overrated…and who's got the time?

Dead cacti still have spines.

Becoming good friends with at least 1 person in each of your classes is important so that if you

happen to lose your mind..or your notes…they may just be able to help with at least one of

them.

You don't need every single one of your textbooks.

Some people just don't realize that spandex are not pants.

You CAN have a job and take 16 credit hours.

3.14 looks like "pie" backwards.

Having a car is great….not having a car payment is too.

Don't wear white pants to your studio classes.

Online classes are better in college.

Extra Credit isn't always worth it.

Required reading is often "Suggested" reading…work smart, not hard.

Teachers don't care if you are on scholarships.

Find joy in little things like the cement gumdrops outside of the Coor Building…sometimes it

feels like all there is to smile about.

What a great start to my big bad -super awesome, overly priced, but hopefully- worth -it -in -the -end college education.