Hmm

May 18, 2004 03:17

It certainly has been a while... I doubt I'll ever tire of saying that. Much has happened in the past year, and it's great to come back and find out that there are still those gracious folks who have yet to remove me from their friends list =). We've 14 more school days left, and then finals week; I reckon we shall have at least that many midterms ( Read more... )

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solconeja May 18 2004, 07:59:36 UTC
I realised that I've changed quite a bit in the last year; I imagine others have found change in their habits and beliefs as well.
This is common when you move away from home and into new situations.

I took up smoking again, but only for a while
::shudders:: Eew... I hope that means you've stopped? Tobacco smoke is rather nasty stuff: it smells bad, many people around you have allergies to it, it'll ruin your lungs, really increase your chance of cancer, make your teeth gross, aaaaaaand it's highly addictive.

It wasn't until my brother called me a month after my 18th birthday that I realised how much I had spent.
Can you check your account balance online? That often helps keep track of expenditures. A good rule of thumb that works for me is to try not to spend (on personal stuff like entertainment---the money's supposed to be used for school stuff like books) more than I earn. It's not feasible to do completely, but it does cut down on spending.

The high school techniques work for a three to five page essay, but stretching the same idea
High school techniques work for high school. College writing tends to require a different set of techniques. Perhaps taking a writing course, or even looking through some college-writing guide from a library would help.

Beer is uber.
Why?

Been taking Chinese and Psychology for three quarters now; they are both very interesting.
You can pursue academic interests without necessarily majoring in them. You could major in one and still take classes in the other. Or you could double major or get a minor in one.

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