Work Hard, Play Hard (and a happy Wednesday)

My new philosophy (drum roll please...)

WORK HARD, PLAY HARD.

So I had probably heard this saying .2 million times in my life.  But now it finally rings true!  I realize that in order to do all of the things that I want to do, I first need to do all of the things that I need to do.  For example, Monday I spent a good five hours in the third floor activity room doing nothing but straight up homework (but of course I did have some episodes of Psych playing in the background).  I finished all of my math homework, studied for my Conflict Resolution test, researched for my Issues Paper, and wrote my Islamic and Judaism Survey paper.  It was rough but productive!  And after, what did I do? (cue the lively background music)

I played hard!  I went shopping, worked out, got some good food, and relaxed for a while.  Then I went to bed EARLY.  Weird.  I know.  It was the absolute best.  I will do the same this week, so that this weekend I will be a free woman.  Happy Wednesday y'all!

College looks good on us

Perhaps you think that college changes a person.  That the moment your parents drop you off and drive away, you jump in the air and suddenly become a mature grown-up.  Or at least that's what I thought.  However, I have come to accept the fact that growing up is a slooooow process.  Honestly... this whole maturity thing comes "line upon line, precept upon precept."

Here's some visual proof of how we really haven't changed at all.

See, we really haven't changed at all from this ↑

The Killers, Billy Joel, and that's all

So I'm sitting in the JSB just waiting to go to my next class.  I always look forward to this hour I have to chill here (literally chill... this building is freezing).  And right now I am just watching tired, content faces while listening to The Killers radio on Pandora.

--hold on right now while i pause to change the song

Okay now that Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand is playing... you have my full attention.

I'm going to my Conflict Resolution class in ten minutes.  It's one of my favorite classes; I always leave feeling happy and having gained so much insight into myself.  It's a good class for self-reflection.

--this song is making me want to be on Senior Trip in Newport... good beat and a beachy touch w/ a little hard rock goin on.

Back to Conflict Resolution... It's all about learning how to see others as people that are equal in worth to ourselves.  Rather than seeing others as objects or obstacles, I am working on always making others feel special.  It's a life-long process, but I realize that everyone I look up to is good at this particular thing.

--oh... switched to Billy Joel Radio.  My Life is playing.  Kind of giving me a New York fever.  I really want to see NY in the fall.

Well I'm off to class.  This was a nice moment of nostalgia and looking to good times ahead.  Love my family-- always thinking about them.  And now I'll walk away to class while listening to Don't go Breaking My Heart (Elton John version of course.  Not Anne freakin Hathaway).

Sundance

So today we made a spontaneous trip to Sundance resort.  It was perfect timing, because we are all pretty stressed out about tests and life and lack of boyfriends and whatnot.  So we took off up the canyon to find pretty leaves and crisp air.

We were in a good place with good company.  It was so nice to get away from campus and enjoy the autumn weather.  Also-- the lodge there is so cozy.  I felt exactly like I was in Hocus Pocus (family, you will be the only ones to appreciate that).

Enjoy.

And here's a little Throw Back Thursday to when I road the moonlight chairlift with Taite and her BF.  Don't be fooled-- I totally have a life.