You have four years to be irresponsible here, relax. Work is for people with jobs. You'll never remember class times, but you'll remember the time you wasted hanging out with your friends. So stay out late. Go out with your friends on a Tuesday when you have a paper due on Wednesday. Spend money you don't have. Drink 'till sunrise. The work never ends, but college does... -Tom Petty

It well may be
That we will never meet again
In this lifetime
So let me say before we part
So much of me
Is made of what I learned from you
You'll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have re-written mine
By being my friend:
Like a ship blown from its mooring
By a wind off the sea
Like a seed dropped by a skybird
In a distant wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you:
I have been changed for good
-Wicked

To whom it may concern:
What are you doing? Why are you trying so hard to fit in? Is it just that I don't know you very well, or are you really compromising your values just to make friends? How can one minute you say one things and the next do the complete opposite? I just wish I understood your reasoning. That, or I wish you would make sense.

Sincerely,
Me

On a different note:
Tomorrow starts my official week of sorority pledgeship. This past week consisted of going out every night with my pledge class and big sisters and drinking... along with other activities. This was not a typical week, however, and therefore I can't officially say what I think of this whole sorority business. I'm still very overwhelmed with it, but I've met some really nice girls who I can definitely see myself being friends with. Tomorrow we start IU Sing practice... Once I know more, I'll let you know, too.

I'm currently pledging Sigma Delta Tau. After a long process, I think I'm happy. The sisters are really nice. My pledge class is good for the most part- although there are some people who I have had some problems with in the past... we'll see. Gatta go manage my time.

Liger
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Well, it's day two of rush here at IU, and I'm still kinda bitter that I had to cut my break short for this. Everyone I talk to says you just know if a house is for you... well what if I don't know? Part of me really likes the idea of a sorority, and part of me really wants to gag at the idea of it. Guess we'll just have to suck it up and finish it- otherwise I'll never know.

I just realized that coming back to school meant a new guy on my hot man calendar! Shane from Ft. Lauderdale will now keep me warm all through January!

Well, I think it's nap time again. Talking about winter break a million times really takes a lot out of you!

2004 could be seen as the year that defined me, which is wired because I'm not sure what I'm defined as... Nevertheless, it's amazing how in a year where things stayed the same, so much change still took place. High School ended, and with it a huge part of my life as I knew it. College started and new people and things were introduced to me. Bush somehow stayed in office for four more years. The Twins got really close to the world series. My mom got a new job. I had my first surgery. I continued to learn how to accept what I can't change. I discovered how weird it is to not feel at home in the house you grew up in. I found friends in unexpected places. I made mistakes and in turn learned who I am and what I want. Everyone makes mistakes. The trick is to make mistakes when nobody is looking...

And so, here's a toast to 2004. May we always think back to what we've learned from this past year, and use it to make 2005 great.