Blame the Clocks

i remember walking into residence for the first time almost three years ago. i wasn't scared, i was so excited. i love meeting new people, almost as much as bacon, and knew this was going to be the best time to meet everyone. since that beautiful day in september (i remember it being beautiful because i was wearing shorts and a top i had picked out a week before moving in, because i wanted to make a good impression on everyone) i've met a lot of people, i've written a lot of essays and i've grown up.

i've learned that if you want to get into ceeps on homecoming- go before eight o'clock, i've learned that people don't necessarily have to be our closest friend to truly inspire you and i've learned that sometimes things don't work out and nothing goes as planned, and yet you still have to wake up everyday and get on with life. of course i've also learned school stuff, like when the westphalia treaty was signed (1648) and how bill clinton believed in a hamiltonian foreign policy approach, but honestly i don't think thats why people go to school.

university isn't about learning about treaties and religious wars, it's about finding yourself. it's about learning what you're good at, meeting people who make you want to be even better and discovering what makes you happy. time is flying by, three years at this place are over and honestly, i don't have time to not be happy.

i'm so scared of time. yes, i want it to be summer. yes, i want to do nothing all day except maybe read a really good book. yes, i want to put abbey road on my record player and do nothing but listen. but no, i don't want to grow up. no, i don't want to think about if i don't find a job right after i graduate. no, i don't want to believe that all my dreams couldn't come true. right now, i can keep all my dreams alive. i'm young and can picture my life unfolding perfectly, but when you grow up, reality sets in and things become seemingly impossible. i'm good at being young so yes, if time could just slow down and let me have some more fun, that would be perfect.