The Personification of Blogger

Wow, this thing.  It's been forever.  I almost forgot you were here.  When was the last time we talked?  Really?  Well I'm sorry I've been so neglectful.  School has a way of occupying your mind until you forget there are other elements of your life that might be more beneficial to you in the long run.  At least I've been occupied.  You've just been sitting here.  Must be lonely.

I've learned a lot more during my first semester at MC than I thought I would.  For the first time since Middle School I've been a part of a group at a school.  It doesn't feel too terribly different since they are, for the most part, the people I have considered my close friends for several years now.  Sharing similar experiences has a way of drawing people together.  Emotional struggles have brought people close whom might otherwise have remained distant.  This has definitely been the case for me.  I've strengthened several relationships because I have shared or been able to identify with something going on in their lives.  On the other hand, bickering, squabbles, and hurt feelings have caused division in the group and driven some people apart.  Not much has changed since Middle School. 

Being in an environment where I have so many opportunities to be with other people has been a welcome change for me.  I think I need that sort of challenge.  At Ole Miss, it was so easy just to go to class, pack my things up and head back to my house.  I would sit in my room for hours doing next to nothing.  I would talk with my roommates when they were home, but those felt like rare occasions.  It's easy to get depressed when you've only got yourself for company.  On the other hand, I had plenty of time to think while I was there.  I had quiet moments to walk around the Square, the campus, or the neighborhood to figure things out and regain my focus.  It's something I lost this past semester, so I'll definitely be looking for those peaceful moments next year. 

The goal I hope most to achieve next semester is effective management of my time.  Despite avoiding videogames, movies and books, I still managed to put things off 'til the last minute.  It's a college student staple I'd like to remove, if only partially.  Work would get done so much faster if I could just make myself sit down and do it.  So would my writing.  So would a lot of things.  Goal number two which is equally important is to stop being such a perfectionist in certain areas.  I would get a whole lot more done if I wasn't afraid of doing it incorrectly the first time.  And so I turn to the benevolent, all knowing Tyler Durden to give me wisdom. Because a 19 page analysis paper should never go to waste.

"“I say never be complete, I say stop being perfect. I say let’s evolve, let the chips fall where they may.”  --T.D.


Embrace your incompleteness and do whatever it is you're supposed to be doing.  Sounds like a pretty solid mantra to live by.