A Year of Life Lessons

#155

Sat, 22 Dec 2012 23:18:24 -0600

I’ve learned people change. Lives diverge. Friendships melt away.

But those truest to you will always be there and can be counted on.

No matter what.

#154

Sat, 25 Aug 2012 22:31:14 -0500

I’ve learned that I am very excited to see my friends when I go back, but very nervous about what the summer has changed.

I don’t want everything to fall apart when it’s just all fallen back together.

#153

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 12:23:12 -0500

Summer lesson: Ramen can be made without a hot water heater. Water can be boiled on the stove Hilary Fiskum!

#152

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:43:32 -0500

I’ve learned that one cannot lose when one shops at Ikea.

#151

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:40:00 -0500

I’ve learned that I’m choosing a field where you’ve got to be good to make it to the top.

I’ve learned that I intend to be good.

#150

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:32:04 -0500

Some people say that we’re “generation screwed.”

Some say that we face insurmountable hurdles, left behind as the price of our parent’s prosperity.

Some young people have started to listen, claiming they’ve been cheated, claiming their education will get them nowhere, claiming they’ll never find success of the same caliber as that of their parents and grandparents.

These kids blame the system, they blame the government, they blame the circumstances, and they adhere to just one mindset: pessimism.

I’ve learned that I live by a much different state of mind.

I’ve learned that I believe in the time-tested ability of motivated people to be better than their circumstances.

I have learned that I will not be one of those kids and I will be much more than a child of “generation screwed.”

#149

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:12:03 -0500

I’ve learned that one good summer can repair the damage of an unbelievably difficult year.

#148

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:39:32 -0500

I’ve learned my whole life can fit into the back of a Volkswagen van. Or stay packed away for an entire summer.

#147

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:38:10 -0500

I’ve learned that you can never listen to the same song too many times in a row.

#146

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:37:00 -0500

I’ve learned how hard it is to keep up a blog about college life lessons whilst NOT at college.

Feeble attempts are appreciated, but laughed upon.

#145

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:34:41 -0500

I’ve learned how to tell a liar from a truther. Those who lie, make words look like truths, but those who tell the truth turn those words into actions.

#144

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:32:00 -0500

I’ve learned that summers drag on when you’re not at school. Every song, every smell, every person that walks by you reminds you of someone or something in the place where you’re heart still sleeps. You dream every night of the landscape you once saw and the people who once surrounded you.

September can’t come fast enough.

#143

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 23:50:35 -0500

I’ve learned that sometimes it is 100% worth it to drive 30 minutes both ways for a Chipotle. Well, well worth it.

#142

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 23:47:36 -0500

In the words of J.K. Rowling,

“There are some things you can’t share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them.”

We faced more than our fair share or mountain trolls this year, and JK’s right. I definitely like you all better for it.

#141

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 23:44:52 -0500

I’ve learned that it’s really hard to explain who you’ve become over the course of a year to people who didn’t go through it with you. There are certain things you just “get” about each other after you face the world together and come out in one piece on the other side.

#140

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:24:00 -0500

I’ve learned that Tumblr is a great procrastination tool from homework, sleep, a social life, and even eating.

#139

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:22:31 -0500

I’ve learned that it’s hard to say goodbye to someone you love or really, really care about. They’ve been indecisive, they’ve lead you on, they’ve even made promises they can’t keep, but you still want them with all your heart. You know the minute you walk away, they’ll come right back and make it even harder for you to leave.

#138

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:19:44 -0500

I’ve learned that some people who lie to your face, don’t do it intentionally, but do it because they are very insecure about who they are. They try so hard for people to like them that they often appear as someone they are not and change in the blink of an eye later on down the road. It’s weird, and frankly obnoxious, but can you blame them? Life is intimidating, and sometimes your face just isn’t good enough to get what you want out of it.

#137

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:13:33 -0500

I’ve learned that sometimes, you just need to end the day with crappy TV in order to make it to the next one sane and in one mental piece.

#136

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:12:20 -0500

I’ve learned how to zest a lemon using only a knife. Talent, I know. Useless, I am also aware.