Well today is the day. Just kidding tomorrow is. Today is May 4th, 2011 and it is my last day being a teenager. I'm going to be an adult... gross. Where did time go? It's amazing.
I hate finals week. It's stressful, sad, and annoying. Seriously really bummed about leaving JMU this year. Last year was exciting to leave, but this year it is a completely different story.
In a post like this (you know, blah blah blah last day of teenage years), shouldn't I be talking about something sentimental? Such as memories, or advice for the younger me, or an attempt to be wise as I watch my youth slowly fade away? OK, that was extremely melodramatic, but hey! Being twenty years old is weird. That means you've been alive for two decades. TWO OF THEM. Ten years a piece. Think about all of the things that we have seen the past ten years (let alone 20 years):
-the new millennium (you know, when the world was supposed to end, Y2K, etc)
-9/11
-The War in Iraq/The War Against Terrorism
-The release of the iPod (all 700 versions), the release of the iPad, and the shrinking size of the cell phone and then regrowth back
-We have a black president!
-Columbine/VA Tech Shooting
-Smoking is banned in restaurants
-There is a car running around that runs on battery power... wait what?
-...Michael Jackson died.
-We captured Saddam Hussein! And the hung him.
-We shot Osama bin Laden. the dirty bastard.
-and finally (of course this was a short list): Harry Potter has been transformed into movie form... ALL SEVEN TIMES. Hallelujah!
As the last few hours of teeny-bopper innocence leave me, I absolutely do not feel remorseful. Of course there are and will always be regrets that we have in our lives, but that could never let you stop and pause your life. Forrr instance- I wish I had played varsity tennis in college... but instead I played club tennis and met one of my best friends... which then led me to meeting Lee. It's crazy how different things lead to the next steps in your life. I have come to find that everything really does happen for a reason. While I don't believe that it is (S)omeone's ultimate plan... but even if things do not go the way you want them to, that doesn't mean your life is over. It just means you get to see Doors 4-100 instead of only one through three. Today, stumbleupon showed me someone's blog that listed 100 ways to Uncomplicate Your Life. I, of course, had no patience to read all of them. So here are a few that I that stuck out when I skimmed:
7. Don’t try to be friends with everyone. Cultivate closer relationships with fewer people.
9. Before getting angry, ask yourself if it will really matter in 20 years
12. Kiss and make up
21. Give away clothes that haven’t been worn in two years
25. Tell the truth
26. Don’t cheat
27. Don’t steal
50. Do the dishes right after dinner
51. Never go to sleep angry
57. Don’t envy others
86. Drink more water
90. Finish what you start
100. If a relationship is over, let it go
Now if any of us would ever really listen to these is a great question, but making them a goal is never a problem.
Oh wow look, I did end up having an insightful babble as a post. Now maybe for something a little more light hearted?
I want to play with a puppy. How much fun would that be? Not sure if I mentioned it in a previous post, or not. Either way, we can talk about it again. I already asked my mother to try to find a puppy to borrow while I am home so that I can play with it. Really, is that a lot to ask? Yes probably.
Accounting exam is tomorrow. SHOOT ME. So sick of studying for this stupid thing. Oh, well... almost over.
Oh! Remixxxxx time. Thanks to Gabe for the Phoenix cover and thanks to Teddy for the TDCC remix. Both are amazing and highly recommended.
-Phoenix: Lisztomania cover by Edwin van Cleef feat Jane Hanley
-Two Door Cinema Club: Something Good Can Work (RAC Remix)
There really is not much else to say. Except, thank you.
Thanks for listening to my ridiculous rambles whenever I feel that I am important enough to spill words into the keyboard. Thanks for being the best friends I could ever ask for. Thanks to the last 19 years for shaping me into who I am today... well I'm saying thanks, but the rest of you can decide whether you want to agree or not.
And with that, I leave you this:
ssss aaaa eeee ffff tttt yyyy
Oh wow look, I did end up having an insightful babble as a post. Now maybe for something a little more light hearted?
I want to play with a puppy. How much fun would that be? Not sure if I mentioned it in a previous post, or not. Either way, we can talk about it again. I already asked my mother to try to find a puppy to borrow while I am home so that I can play with it. Really, is that a lot to ask? Yes probably.
Accounting exam is tomorrow. SHOOT ME. So sick of studying for this stupid thing. Oh, well... almost over.
Oh! Remixxxxx time. Thanks to Gabe for the Phoenix cover and thanks to Teddy for the TDCC remix. Both are amazing and highly recommended.
-Phoenix: Lisztomania cover by Edwin van Cleef feat Jane Hanley
-Two Door Cinema Club: Something Good Can Work (RAC Remix)
There really is not much else to say. Except, thank you.
Thanks for listening to my ridiculous rambles whenever I feel that I am important enough to spill words into the keyboard. Thanks for being the best friends I could ever ask for. Thanks to the last 19 years for shaping me into who I am today... well I'm saying thanks, but the rest of you can decide whether you want to agree or not.
And with that, I leave you this:
ssss aaaa eeee ffff tttt yyyy
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