Today's blog is brought to you about an article I saw about dating in The Daily Targum.
So this is going to be my last post...of the month....until after exams...next week.
Translation: I'll be back the week of October 12th. I've got a Death & Afterlife exam on Tuesday, a PreCalculus exam next Friday, and a Bio exam on Sunday the 11th. Life's good, right? F*** no.
So before I go ahead with what I wanted to talk about, let's do some more background on your friendly neighborhood Blogger-Man. I went to Christian Brothers Academy, which is an all-boys, private, Catholic, college prepatory high school down in Lincroft, NJ. It's run by the DeLaSalle Christian Brothers. Our cross country team has been undefeated since 1973 (300 straight dual meet victories and counting). We begin every class with a prayer. We also had to dress in a collared shirt with a tie and dress shoes every day. And we probably have the best cookies in the universe. And the craziest sports fans (The Colt Crazies). I think one time we made a guy on the St. Rose High School basketball team cry during a game.
On my graduating class in particular, I was one in 216 (and one in 3 black guys). 168 of us got some sort of scholarship, coming out to a total of $19,370,000. 210 of us are in a four year college (163 of those people going to a Catholic or some other private college). 4 of us are in a two year college (the website doesn't say anything on the Unknown Two haha). Along with yours truly, 12 other guys out of the Class of 2009 are right here at RU (#2 out of 10 for where the most of us went to).
So yeah, I came from a pretty good educational background. But you remember I said it was an all-guys school, right? And now I'm in Rutgers? Hormone overload! I mean, I'm not like "OMG YOU ARE NOT A MAN WHAT ARE YOU? A GIRL? WHAT IS THAT? WHAT ARE THOSE ON YOUR CHEST?" All girls from all high schools are allowed into our dances. Our proms are bangin'. Us CBA guys have had our separate adventures with the mysterious opposite sex. But I just feel that its DIFFERENT. A single sex high school to co-ed dorming. Big jump! But I'm used to it now. Except every time I go downstairs to see my RA there's always this one girl I know walking around virtually half-naked. It's coincidence, but we joke about it all the time. Fun.
Alright, so the point of this post...I'm crushing on someone! This girl added me over the summer on Facebook and we ended up talking quite a bit. She's really nice and I'm a total sucker for nice girls. Like, the day of my orientation I was pretty much deathly ill because I walked 20 blocks in NYC in the pouring rain to see World Of Dance (I mean, it WAS in the name of dance, so I'm not complaining much), and she was all for bringing on some chicken noodle soup. Win. So then we met up about a week into school and YES, she's not one of those girls that master the camera angles and then looks like f***ing Sloth from The Goonies in real life. Homegirl is beautiful. Plus, she's one of the artsy types. She's in Mason Gross as a painter. I like the artsy types. Especially musicians and dancers like me! <3 But painters are cool, too. As long as they're not like that blind girl from Lionel Richie's "Hello" music video. She made a freaking clay bust of the guy. I mean, sure it's flattering, but a little creepy. Anyway, the girl I'm talking about is just an all-around great person. She even taught me how to dance the Bachata and Merengue. And I taught her how to Krump <333 But she lives on College Ave and is in none of my classes. *insert longing sigh*
BUT. I don't think the first year of college is good to start a new relationship. Or at least the first semester. There's so much to get used to! I don't even have time to read books I wanna read anymore, let alone change my Facebook to "In A Relationship With...", ya know? Sh**. Sure, if you're with someone and it's working, go for it. But everyone else... focus on that GPA...a strong start will be your best friend. Unless it's Expos. Then you just want to just do awesome on your second paper, after you get through crying when you get your first one back. I still hate that class.
I do have some sort of...strategy, I guess. After Winter Break, I'm going for it. Suggestions are definitely welcome! And, as always, thanks for reading!
v This is me with my best friend, Jenn! v
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