I'm late for everything. Class, work, social events, homework, dinner, answering texts. I'm distracted easily, I never want to leave, and I'm always happy. That's probably why. I realize that my Thisismyfirstblogentry! post is several weeks behind and that you're probably really not in the mood anymore, so I won't go on and on but instead will refer you to the Meet the Bloggers page if you are so inclined. For now, all you need to know is that I'm a Rutgers freshman.
Maybe because I'm still new at this, and maybe because there's just that much to be gained, I feel like I've learned something worthwhile every day that I've been here that I will take with me through the rest of my life. ...not to get all graduation-speech on you. Today's lesson may seem pretty obvious. But to high school students (and I am by no means talking down to you, if there are any of you reading this- I consider us to be hardly different other than, well, my being currently more fortunate than you): you'll feel the weight of this when you get here. What I'm taking as my lesson for the day, luckily at a low price this time, is that being entirely uninhibited and unhindered, and taking advantage of that, does not separate behavior and action from outcome and results. Wanna go out on a Monday night? Go ahead! No harm done. Guess what? Your homework still isn't done Tuesday morning. Doing exactly what I want doesn't make exactly what I want to be true so. I don't mean I would ever advise myself or anyone else not to do what makes you happy and to do only the necessities; I don't mean that at all. Be happy. Have fun, go out, relax. Explore, push yourself, take risks. I believe that breaking rules is good for people. I also know, though, that many rules exist for good reason: Mom said I couldn't go out on a schoolnight for a reason. I couldn't go out because I needed to stay home and do my homework so that I could get good grades. I do want good grades. On this particular day, I want my homework to be done. Last night, I wanted to go somewhere. I went somewhere, I had an adorable night (I'll talk more about that some other time...maybe), I don't regret going out, but this morning I am painfully aware that my work is not done and I can't help but remember that somewhere along the line last night I definitely thought that my homework would get done while I was out. Well, it's not. It may seem obvious, but this idea that high school teachers and your parents and everyone else who's ever heard of college pounds into your head... you'll see when you get here. I am.
Needless to say (or perhaps it's not, although I can't imagine anything else being true), I love college. I love my dorm, my new friends, classes, eating, sleeping, buses, and I love Rutgers. I have stories about all of them and already I could probably, if asked, never stop talking about my life here. I am so lucky to be here, and I am happy to share whatever I can with anyone who wants to know!
Also, I'm a tool. I've provided photographic evidence to help you get to know me. This is how I feel about Rutgers blogging! That is all the useless information I have for you today.
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