This Thing Knows Me Better Than I Know Me
TOP 10 REASONS THAT UNIVERSITY IS LIKE PRESCHOOL
10. You cry for your mother.
9. You cross the street without looking for cars.
8. Snack time is a necessity.
7. You bundle up for the outdoors without caring what you look like
(because everyone else looks as stupid as you do).
6. You stay at home and play games with your friends.
5. You wear your backpack on both shoulders.
4. You wear big mittens.
3. Playing in the snow is a legitimate activity.
2. You take naps.
1. You look forward to grilled cheese sandwiches.
YOU KNOW YOU'VE BEEN IN UNIVERSITY TOO LONG WHEN...
*You actually like doing laundry at home.
*Two miles is not too far to walk for a party.
*You'd rather clean than study.
*"Oh shit how did it get so late!" comes out of your mouth at least once a night.
*Mom's Meatloaf and potatoes become something you desire, not avoid.
*Half the time you don't wake up in your own bed and it seems normal.
*You schedule your classes around sleep habits and soap operas.
*You know the pizza boy by name.
*You go to sleep when it's light and get up when it's dark.
*You live for getting mail.
*Looking out the window is a form of entertainment.
*Prank phone calls become funny again.
*You start thinking and sounding like your roommate.
*Blacklights and highlighters are the coolest things on earth.
*Rearranging your room is your favorite pastime.
*Wal-mart is the coolest store.
*The weekend lasts from Thursday to Sunday.
BEFORE I CAME TO UNIVERSITY, I WISH I HAD KNOWN...
*That it didn't matter how late I scheduled my first class, I'd still sleep through it.
*That I could change so much and barely realize it.
*That you can love a lot of people in a lot of different ways.
*No matter how 'cool' you were in highschool, no one here cares.
*That if you wear polyester everyone will ask why you are so dressed up.
*That every clock on campus shows a different time.
*That if you were smart in high school, so what? It doesn't matter here.
*That I would go to a party the night before a final.
*That Chem Labs/Architecture studios take up more time than all my other classes put together. *That you can know everything and fail a test.
*That you can know nothing and ace a test.
*That I could get used to almost anything found out about my roommate.
*That most of my education would be obtained outside of class.
*That friendship is more than getting drunk together.
*That I would be one of those people that my parents warned me about.
*That Sunday is a figment of the world's imagination.
*That Psychology is really Biology.
*That Biology is really Chemistry, that Chemistry is really Physics and that Physics is really Math.
*That my parents would become so much smarter in the last few years.
*That it's possible to be alone even when you are surrounded by friends.
*That friends are what makes this place worthwhile!
*Don't be dismayed at good-byes, a farewell is necessary before we can meet again, and meeting again, after moments or a lifetime, is certain for those who are friends.
10. You cry for your mother.
9. You cross the street without looking for cars.
8. Snack time is a necessity.
7. You bundle up for the outdoors without caring what you look like
(because everyone else looks as stupid as you do).
6. You stay at home and play games with your friends.
5. You wear your backpack on both shoulders.
4. You wear big mittens.
3. Playing in the snow is a legitimate activity.
2. You take naps.
1. You look forward to grilled cheese sandwiches.
YOU KNOW YOU'VE BEEN IN UNIVERSITY TOO LONG WHEN...
*You actually like doing laundry at home.
*Two miles is not too far to walk for a party.
*You'd rather clean than study.
*"Oh shit how did it get so late!" comes out of your mouth at least once a night.
*Mom's Meatloaf and potatoes become something you desire, not avoid.
*Half the time you don't wake up in your own bed and it seems normal.
*You schedule your classes around sleep habits and soap operas.
*You know the pizza boy by name.
*You go to sleep when it's light and get up when it's dark.
*You live for getting mail.
*Looking out the window is a form of entertainment.
*Prank phone calls become funny again.
*You start thinking and sounding like your roommate.
*Blacklights and highlighters are the coolest things on earth.
*Rearranging your room is your favorite pastime.
*Wal-mart is the coolest store.
*The weekend lasts from Thursday to Sunday.
BEFORE I CAME TO UNIVERSITY, I WISH I HAD KNOWN...
*That it didn't matter how late I scheduled my first class, I'd still sleep through it.
*That I could change so much and barely realize it.
*That you can love a lot of people in a lot of different ways.
*No matter how 'cool' you were in highschool, no one here cares.
*That if you wear polyester everyone will ask why you are so dressed up.
*That every clock on campus shows a different time.
*That if you were smart in high school, so what? It doesn't matter here.
*That I would go to a party the night before a final.
*That Chem Labs/Architecture studios take up more time than all my other classes put together. *That you can know everything and fail a test.
*That you can know nothing and ace a test.
*That I could get used to almost anything found out about my roommate.
*That most of my education would be obtained outside of class.
*That friendship is more than getting drunk together.
*That I would be one of those people that my parents warned me about.
*That Sunday is a figment of the world's imagination.
*That Psychology is really Biology.
*That Biology is really Chemistry, that Chemistry is really Physics and that Physics is really Math.
*That my parents would become so much smarter in the last few years.
*That it's possible to be alone even when you are surrounded by friends.
*That friends are what makes this place worthwhile!
*Don't be dismayed at good-byes, a farewell is necessary before we can meet again, and meeting again, after moments or a lifetime, is certain for those who are friends.