'cause it's the FINAL COUNTDOWN!
I keep vacillating from wanting to be there already, to having thoughts like, "I'm going to miss my bookshelf. And my stationary Rubik's cube. And Baron Von Bells the Moose." It's like a weird manic-depression, but for college.
One thing that really stressed me out: I got a letter from my college welcoming me and blah blah blah. It explained about my faculty advisor, and our meetings for my major. However, I am NOT a Natural and Environmental Systems major, I'm a Natural Resources major. So the letter was for a SNES major, and it really freaked me out. And I have to admit, I sort of hyperventilated on the inside, since the meetings are different for each major, and the initial schedules are different too. So I ended up emailing some professor lamenting to him my problem, and he was very nice about suggesting ways to fix it. It was incredibly reassuring in my period of anxiousness. He also told me that I could go to the NTRES meeting, and that he would schedule me a meeting with some person or another to fix my problem. Honestly, I <3 kind professor mans.
In other news, I leave for Cornell on Wednesday August 20th in the morning. (side note: I can't spell "Wednesday" without saying it in my head like "wed-NES-day", which I think might be a little weird.) I move into the Ecology House between 11 and 2 on Friday the 22nd. I'm excited. And I've only said the words "I'm excited" or some close synonym to the 4389147185947582957489257489275 people who've asked how I feel about going away to college or something along those lines. It's really starting to feel a bit fake, really. Even if I AM pretty excited about moving away and living my life with few to no boundaries for a while.
It is also harder to pack up all my crap than I thought. I didn't realize how much STUFF I actually have. It doesn't help the fact that it gets snow-type-cold by the end of October, so I have to pack ALL my clothes, and not just the initial summer/fall coverings, but my full-blown snow pants, and gloves, and hats, and scarves and stuff. Currently, I could probably fill our entire van with all my stuff, including 4 crates, 3 drawers, 2 under-bed tubs, 1 box, 1 mattress pad, 3 pillows, a suitcase, laptop case, and several other bags that are easily stored once I get there. The pathetic part is I'm not even taking half my stuff. I've limited my book takings to about 10. I've packed school supplies (which took up 1 crate by themselves!), jeans, hoodies, long-sleeved shirts, winter wear, blankets, and other miscellany. I've yet to pack my tshirts, pajamas, and other everyday wear items in my suitcase. I'm honestly glad that Grammy and Grandad are driving up too, since it would take some sort of magical happening to get all my stuff--along with the five days worth of luggage the rest of my family has to pack--in one vehicle. With two vans....well, we'll see. :)
I have a to-do list that is slightly stressing me out. There are about 13 things that I want/need to get done before I leave, and somehow time has lubricated itself and is slip-slidin' away. There's this Alcohol Education course that Cornell mandates that every incoming freshman complete online. It happens to take 2 hours. It has to be completed before I come to campus, and I haven't done it yet. Thus, the Alcohol Education course has taken to sending me daily email reminders to get it done. These are quite frankly annoying.
Also annoying is Lincoln At Gettysburg, and the essay I'm supposed to write about it. I can't even get through the damn prologue. It is mind-blowingly DULL. And I'm most definitely running short on time here. I want to WANT to read it, but for some reason, I just can't bring myself to do it. Too bad there are no Sparknotes for LAG. Pity, really.
and honestly, I don't have time to be blogging like this on LJ, but I felt guilty for not updating in a while. And I really can't do anything else at 11:00 at night.
One thing that really stressed me out: I got a letter from my college welcoming me and blah blah blah. It explained about my faculty advisor, and our meetings for my major. However, I am NOT a Natural and Environmental Systems major, I'm a Natural Resources major. So the letter was for a SNES major, and it really freaked me out. And I have to admit, I sort of hyperventilated on the inside, since the meetings are different for each major, and the initial schedules are different too. So I ended up emailing some professor lamenting to him my problem, and he was very nice about suggesting ways to fix it. It was incredibly reassuring in my period of anxiousness. He also told me that I could go to the NTRES meeting, and that he would schedule me a meeting with some person or another to fix my problem. Honestly, I <3 kind professor mans.
In other news, I leave for Cornell on Wednesday August 20th in the morning. (side note: I can't spell "Wednesday" without saying it in my head like "wed-NES-day", which I think might be a little weird.) I move into the Ecology House between 11 and 2 on Friday the 22nd. I'm excited. And I've only said the words "I'm excited" or some close synonym to the 4389147185947582957489257489275 people who've asked how I feel about going away to college or something along those lines. It's really starting to feel a bit fake, really. Even if I AM pretty excited about moving away and living my life with few to no boundaries for a while.
It is also harder to pack up all my crap than I thought. I didn't realize how much STUFF I actually have. It doesn't help the fact that it gets snow-type-cold by the end of October, so I have to pack ALL my clothes, and not just the initial summer/fall coverings, but my full-blown snow pants, and gloves, and hats, and scarves and stuff. Currently, I could probably fill our entire van with all my stuff, including 4 crates, 3 drawers, 2 under-bed tubs, 1 box, 1 mattress pad, 3 pillows, a suitcase, laptop case, and several other bags that are easily stored once I get there. The pathetic part is I'm not even taking half my stuff. I've limited my book takings to about 10. I've packed school supplies (which took up 1 crate by themselves!), jeans, hoodies, long-sleeved shirts, winter wear, blankets, and other miscellany. I've yet to pack my tshirts, pajamas, and other everyday wear items in my suitcase. I'm honestly glad that Grammy and Grandad are driving up too, since it would take some sort of magical happening to get all my stuff--along with the five days worth of luggage the rest of my family has to pack--in one vehicle. With two vans....well, we'll see. :)
I have a to-do list that is slightly stressing me out. There are about 13 things that I want/need to get done before I leave, and somehow time has lubricated itself and is slip-slidin' away. There's this Alcohol Education course that Cornell mandates that every incoming freshman complete online. It happens to take 2 hours. It has to be completed before I come to campus, and I haven't done it yet. Thus, the Alcohol Education course has taken to sending me daily email reminders to get it done. These are quite frankly annoying.
Also annoying is Lincoln At Gettysburg, and the essay I'm supposed to write about it. I can't even get through the damn prologue. It is mind-blowingly DULL. And I'm most definitely running short on time here. I want to WANT to read it, but for some reason, I just can't bring myself to do it. Too bad there are no Sparknotes for LAG. Pity, really.
and honestly, I don't have time to be blogging like this on LJ, but I felt guilty for not updating in a while. And I really can't do anything else at 11:00 at night.