Why do I say that? Because it is, in fact, so hard to say goodbye to yesterday. As a junior, I'm beginning to realize that I am academically over the hill. My short time (at least compared to the span of a lifetime) here at Appalachian is beginning to come to a close, and I'm beginning to enter panic mode. Sure, I have an entire year left in front of me, but reality is setting in: Soon, and very soon, I will be a grown-up. Which (for me at least) entails leaving this place which has become home for me. So, with that being said, let me leave you with a few things that must be done while you are here, if you come here (Gotta leave a legacy somehow!):
1. Get involved with something that gives you an opportunity to leave your mark.
2. Go to every sporting event possible.
3. If the football team makes it to the national championship game, GO.
4. Do your homework the night it is due.
5. Try to make it to the Hebron Rock Colony at least once every fall.
6. Try to make it out to the Blue Ridge Parkway at least once every other month.
7. Soak in Appalachian culture, love your surroundings and the people around you.
8. Grow a beard, if your genes allow it.
9. Instead of looking online for weather-related cancellations, call (828) 262-7669 from your bed.
10. Get to know your professors. They offer a wealth of knowledge and most of them are pretty cool.
With that being said...
See ya! (Wouldn't wanna be ya!!!!)
OHHHHH
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
It's been too long!
I know you all miss me terribly. And I, of course, have missed you.
Life can be quite the whirlwind when you're in college. Here you are, enjoying your Christmas break, eating some great mom-food and opening presents, and the next thing you know you're eating canned ravioli and orange juice straight from the jug studying for your first exams of the spring semester already.
Here's a flawed logical statement for you (I learned how to construct logical statements in my Intro to Logic class with Dr. Jack Kwong. He's the man!)
Time flies when you're having fun.
Time flies when you're in college.
Therefor, you must be having fun while you're in college.
You liked that, right? Okay so even though there was some flawed logic there, the conclusion is true. College is basically thebomb.com.
Did I mention that I had a treacherous journey down the mountain back to Raleigh this weekend? The sky dumped about 6-8 inches of wintry precipitation on Boone Thursday night and Friday morning. And I really needed to get home Friday afternoon. So I turned my iPod to the most epic music I had (The Lord of the Rings:Fellowship of the Ring soundtrack) and just as I started my descent down the mountain, this song played. As I turned the overdrive off in my car and rode down the mountain at a modest 35 mph, I could feel the intensity of the drive in the car. My life could be a movie.
Not that anyone would watch it. One way or another, I made it down safely, and I made it back up safely, and I devoured some mom-food in the process! (as you make your way into college, you realize how important this is)
So this brings me to today. College is all about making your own choices. Just now, I decided to write this blog for you folks instead of doing my Mathematical Statistics homework. So now I should probably go do that...
Peace out!
Life can be quite the whirlwind when you're in college. Here you are, enjoying your Christmas break, eating some great mom-food and opening presents, and the next thing you know you're eating canned ravioli and orange juice straight from the jug studying for your first exams of the spring semester already.
Here's a flawed logical statement for you (I learned how to construct logical statements in my Intro to Logic class with Dr. Jack Kwong. He's the man!)
Time flies when you're having fun.
Time flies when you're in college.
Therefor, you must be having fun while you're in college.
You liked that, right? Okay so even though there was some flawed logic there, the conclusion is true. College is basically thebomb.com.
Did I mention that I had a treacherous journey down the mountain back to Raleigh this weekend? The sky dumped about 6-8 inches of wintry precipitation on Boone Thursday night and Friday morning. And I really needed to get home Friday afternoon. So I turned my iPod to the most epic music I had (The Lord of the Rings:Fellowship of the Ring soundtrack) and just as I started my descent down the mountain, this song played. As I turned the overdrive off in my car and rode down the mountain at a modest 35 mph, I could feel the intensity of the drive in the car. My life could be a movie.
Not that anyone would watch it. One way or another, I made it down safely, and I made it back up safely, and I devoured some mom-food in the process! (as you make your way into college, you realize how important this is)
So this brings me to today. College is all about making your own choices. Just now, I decided to write this blog for you folks instead of doing my Mathematical Statistics homework. So now I should probably go do that...
Peace out!
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