The Final Stretch: Coming to the End of the Semester

I only have one day of classes left. That. Is. Awesome. As I sit here procrastinating [I should totally be doing this project, but my blog is just as important ^_^], I'm thinking about all that I need to get done. As well as getting annoyed by all these tweets from John Legend getting sent to my phone. I'm also reflecting on my first college semester. It was a bittersweet few months. I'm proud of myself for sticking it out and not completely losing my mind. [Completely...] I've got to say, I got nothing I expected from everything I expected. Meaning, a lot of things happened the way I expected them to, but I guess I didn't know what to do when they did happen. Like, I learned that I don't like living with other people. I really, really, really can't stand girls. (Nothing personal, people I live with. Lol it's a general statement, it's not your fault.) I love to sleep. And I love my city. These are all things I kinda knew already, but being here really slapped me in the face with all of those facts. But I managed. It took me almost the entire semester to realize that I was in school. So, I kinda screwed around this entire semester. But, I am honestly excited for next semester. I take my first journalism class and I am TOO geeked. [lol did I just "show my colors" again?] Here's a list for myself that I might need to consult every once in a while in case I need to remember what I'm doing with my life.

♥ WAKE THE HELL UP.

Go to bed on time, stupid. If you know you have class in the morning, don't pull an all-nighter. Take your silly butt to bed. And, when you do go to bed on time, try waking up in the morning. You can get more done during the day.

[SN: Luckily, I only have 9 o'clock lecture classes two days out of the week. Ftw.]

♥ HOME WILL STILL BE THERE WHEN YOU GET BACK, SO STOP WORRYING ABOUT IT SO MUCH.

Apparently, all I do is talk about home. Thus and therefore, I'm going to make a conscious effort to not talk so much about home. I'll keep a couple of pictures on my laptop or on the wall, and I'll keep it moving. Happy, Janine? lol

♥ DON'T PROCRASTINATE. YOU WILL REGRET IT.

Pretty self-explanatory. Don't be so easily amused/distracted. But at the same time, don't make your life about workworkworkworkwork. You will get stressed out and die. Seriously, too many people have come to me talking about how stressed they are, and I always tell them to calm down, relax, take a break, and come back. It helps. But I get too distracted so my breaks always wind up being "Ehhh, I'll finish it tomorrow." Lol

♥ GO TO CLASS.

*stern face*

♥ STOP WAITING UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE.

It's ok to get an assignment and not start it the day it's assigned. But don't wait until five minutes before class to finish the assignment and then be forced to rush out of the crib without washing your ass first. It's not a fun thing to do. So don't do it. Plan what you're going to do, be realistic about when and how you're going to do, and then DO IT.

Feel free to follow my advice if you're reading this lol, this doesn't just apply to my life. These are pretty general statements that I feel any college student can benefit from. I guess that's it. Sigh. Let me get to this project. >:{

[btw, happy birthday to mah homegurl, Courtney! ;D]