1. Stop arguing about football: This came about because I spent a lot of my winter break watching football and, consequently, arguing about the outcomes of various games. One thing I’ve learned this NFL season is that that seems to be pointless. Two teams close to my heart and upbringing, the Chicago Bears and Washington Redskins, finally made the playoffs, and I for one never could have predicted that happening. There’s no use in getting riled up over it because you just never know. Hey, even the San Francisco 49ers could return for another turn at the top.
2. Read more outside of classes: This is tough because I’m already an English major, and I have a lot of assigned reading for class. But with all the free time I had in the past month, I polished off some fabulous extracurricular reading. I recommend “A Million Little Pieces” by James Frey.
3. Cook more: Sure, the kitchen is small, and I have to buy my own food, but to be honest, I’m getting a little sick of having Pizza Bagels for dinner every night. I bought some new cookbooks, and now it’s time to branch out!
4. Graduate and get a job: Hopefully the second part of that deal won’t involve serving anyone chicken or wearing a drive-thru headset.
5. Go out more on Thursday nights: I quickly realized last semester that this is the best time all weekend to go out. There are great drink specials and fun people to be found everywhere! I’d much rather go out on Thursday and then make up for whatever I need to do on a Saturday afternoon.
6. Watch more “Daria,” model my life after Quinn and create the Fashion Club: Okay, this one’s a joke, but that was seriously a great television show that everyone should indulge in from time to time.
7. Take more interest in current events: Since I will soon be rudely pushed from the friendly bubble of Washington University, it might behoove me to take a more active interest in the goings-on of the world. You cannot ever know too much about what is happening around you.
8. Do more volunteer work: There are a lot of really great causes right here in the St. Louis area that could use more student attention, and I guess if I can make the time to party on Thursday nights, I should spend some of my free time helping others.
9. Organize my life: Anyone want to clean my room? I would do it, but every time I do, it just gets messy again a few minutes later. Actually, my whole apartment could use a little assistance.
10. Spend as much time as possible with those who have made my college experience great: I only have one semester left when I know for a fact that the closest of my friends will be just an instant message away – where everyone will gather at Blue Hill until 1 a.m. when they will trek down to Pin-Up or where all my upperclassmen friends will live on the “North 40.” A few very important people will be close to me no matter where I am, but this is my last chance to take advantage of the wonderful group of people I’ve come to know and love over the past three and a half years, and I want to enjoy our last few months together.