Song of the Day:
Broken Strings by James Morrison
Broken Strings by James Morrison
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Freshman
I am still so swamped with work. However, I'll take a little break now during theatre to write to you guys.
My freshman year of college is over in nine days. Completely and totally over. I'll be 1/4th of the way through college. If I wanted to be inappropriate here, I'd say, "Holy shi..." This terrifies/excites/befuddles me in ways that are far too complicated to attempt to explain on a blog. This year has held so many things... it's been the year of biggest change in my life. So, without further ado, my freshman year...
My freshman year of college, I...
...made a mess of this room more often than it was clean, but had the faces of everyone I love plastered ALL over the walls.
...lost possession of this hat for three months when Jack stole it and loved my roommate Jenna and bestie Alaina.
...somehow became even more of an indie kid than I already am.
...welcomed this bright bundle of joy into my life and into the world, my baby brother, Rylan.
...did some crazy things with the people in my hall first semester, until we all unfortunately went our separate ways for the most part.
...became Firefly's most photographed model, and had my face plastered on the walls in a high-fashion boutique.
...got in over my head with this boy.
...got hit by fifty million snowballs in my first real snow day.
...tried sledding and failed.
...rediscovered the eighties and a whole new meaning to the song "You Can Have Whatever You Like."
...got bit by a vampire and saw Twilight at midnight. More than once.
....became good friends with the cute lady in the middle. (:
...was beyond frustrated at work, but still somehow fell in love with about a hundred little black kids.
...did some things I really should have never done.
...wore headbands and spent more than one hippie moment out on that lawn.
...fell absolutely in love with A.B.C.
...missed my sister. A lot.
...changed in ways that I'd always wanted to change but was too afraid to try.
...dyed my hair progressively lighter and lighter. And finally, returned to blonde.
...lost weight that I couldn't afford to lose and was sick a lot.
...misplaced every pair of sunglasses I ever possessed and colored with chalk a lot.
... liked him way more than I should.
...visited Savannah four times and loved this fantastic boy!
...got in more physical fights than anyone I know, and was told by Brad that I'm simply naturally aggressive, even though I break myself every time I fight.
...stopped having panic attacks.
...colored this jacket with Jack and rediscovered the scene kid side of me.
...said things that I never should have said and hurt him a lot.
...spent a lot of time in the WSOE radio station.
...learned the hand motions to "I'm the world's GREATEST" and performed them.. a million times.
...visited Ben at Liberty with the Hollabaughs to avoid a painful Valentine's day on campus.
...was apart from my best friend in the whole entire world longer than we'd ever, ever been apart from one another.
...bought a onesie and wore it in the snow.
...spent time in the woods with Alexa.
...got this ridiculous face a lot and was blissfully happy for the first time since summer.
...promised him something in exchange for this that I don't regret one bit.
...was an outlaw fairy.
...dressed up scary and bloody with my roommate for the haunted house.
...terrified some children.
...wore this shirt more often than him.
...bought a butterfly net.
...experienced fall for the first time.
...got a visit from my best friend for my birthday!
...danced when I was supposed to be playing kickball.
...found my new roommate in the best orientation group ever.
...developed a HUGE crush on the lead singer of Boys Like Girls.
...danced my heart out all the time.
...reinforced my crush on Shaant from Cute Is What We Aim For.
...went to like five or six concerts that differ quite a lot from the concerts I went to in Plano.
...fell in love with the group of boys that bought me this cake.
...got offered alcohol at Olive Garden on my nineteenth birthday.
...taught everyone I know the hustle.
...healed a broken heart, sliced the seams a few times, but ultimately discovered I'm still learning how to be completely happy... all while still getting hurt physically more than anyone I know.
...healed a broken heart, sliced the seams a few times, but ultimately discovered I'm still learning how to be completely happy... all while still getting hurt physically more than anyone I know.
...missed/needed/wanted these people more than I expected. I'm slowly starting to realize how ultimately, completely blessed I was in high school. No group of people will ever be the same to me as lifegroup. I now know they embodied perfection.
...discovered KELLY.
...made one of my best friends at Elon after she had participated in a Tour de Franzia when she bought me a pizza.
....wished I spent more time with Laura.
...broke my best friends computer, amongst hundreds of my own posessions.
...spent a lot of time in this room.
...knew that this spoon was very very important.
...spent a crazy weekend in this cabin with my ten favorite Elon-ites.
...gained a wonderful, wonderful best friend, even though neither of us deserves to be each other's best friend.
Plano in eleven days. More later. It's work time.