October 22nd, 2006
- Quarters are like gold.
- Two meals a day is standard.
- Road trip whenever possible.
- Going to the mailbox was never an ego booster/breaker before.
- You will begin to nap again. (Who stopped to begin with?)
- Your bookstore bill will almost equal tuition.
- Squirt guns=stress relief.
- Email becomes your second language.
- College students throw paper airplanes too.
- You never realized so many people were smarter than you. (Yea, but they were pompous asses who had no social skills and couldn’t party!)
- Western Europe could be wiped out by a horrible plague and you’d never know, but you can recite last week’s rerun of Friends verbatim.
- You will never rent more movies in your life.
- No one is too old for video games.
- The health service nurses are there because they couldn’t make it at a real hospital. Never, ever forget that. (That’s no joke! It was always a thrill to tell your nurse what was wrong with you and to tell them what prescription you needed!)
- Care packages are right up there with birthdays.
- Campus is only clean for family weekend and freshman orientation.
- It never sucked so much to get sick.
- Nothing you want to register for will be open.
- Beware of the freshman 15.
- Be creative in the dining hall.
- Classes: the later the better. (Why can’t work hours be selected like classes?!?)
- You are no longer thankful that the fire alarms are here to protect you. (NO KIDDING!)
- Disney movies are more than just classics.
- Asleep by 2:30 A.M. is an early night.
- Cereal makes a meal any time of the day.
- New additions to food groups: Jolt Cola, Ramen, and Pizza.
- ATMs are the devil’s advocate. (Still are!)
- Duct tape heals all wounds.
- Pro Wrestling is suddenly cool again. (no, it’s not, and it never was)
- Keys have never been so important, yet you seem to lose them even more.
- Showers become less important, sleep becomes more important.
- You will eat anywhere that is a buffet.
- You realize college is the ideal lifestyle, except for those pesky classes. (I’d go back in a second if it weren’t for the classes!)
- Procrastination is an art form.
- Jeans may be worn as many times as the wearer desires. (Nothing wrong with that)
- The only time to dress up is when all your jeans are dirty.
- You’ll eat anything if it’s free. (Still do)
- College football is the coolest thing on the planet (Basketball if you went to KU).
- Cartoons are for all ages, especially Scooby Doo.
- You are never alone.
