Studying is too mainstream for me.

Yeah. I gave up. I just can't concentrate tonight.

Anyway, I'm feeling kind of stressed and sad and bored for various reasons. I might just go to bed. I mostly just want to go home, though. I want it to be summer so I can see my friends and have my own room. Any of you who have yet to graduate high school and are living at home with your mom's cooking and (possibly) your own room, you should consider yourself lucky and cherish these things while you can. I know you think eating at home is boring and gross now, but TRUST ME, it's much better than eating cafeteria food for every meal. Every day. For months. And you wonder why people gain so much weight their first year of college (or I did, but now I understand).

So, tips for future college freshmen:

--Make sure you meet your roommate before you move in. I'm not saying you have to meet in person, but at least talk and exchange phone numbers or whatever. This way, you'll know how the two of you are going to get along and it won't be so awkward when you're moving in.

--If your school does roommate agreements, definitely take it seriously. Especially if you know that you and your roommate have different personalities and habits. For example, if you like to get up early and your roommate likes to sleep in, talk about that when making your roommate agreement. Otherwise, you could end up in a situation you don't like and have nothing to do about it because you didn't add it in the roommate agreement. (Yes, this is coming from personal experience.)

--It's okay if you're going to the same school as your best friend from high school and y'all want to room together. Everyone always says you shouldn't do this, but, in my opinion, it can make the transition easier to have someone with you at all times that you already know. This doesn't mean you shouldn't branch out and meet new people, because that's important too. It's good to make new friends, but sometimes it helps to not feel like you're all alone. Of course, this really depends on your personality. If you're outgoing, you might not need to worry so much about this, but if you're shy (like me) this might help a little.

--An added bonus to making new friends is that you have someone to help you study for classes! Especially with harder classes, it's good to at least know someone in the class who you can go to if you need help with an assignment or a study partner for a test.

--Bring lots of food back when you go home. Cafeteria food sucks. At least, it does here. I know some schools are better. But, if you're school is like mine and lets you have extra money with your meal plan to go towards on campus restaurants, chances are, the amount they allow you to have as freshmen will be tiny. As in, barely enough to get you through the first half of the semester, let alone the whole year. So, get a job or get some extra money somehow so you can take yourself to the grocery store and buy your own food or, like I did, force your parents to buy you snacks and soup and other easy to make food products whenever you go home.

There's probably more I could say on this subject, but it's past my bedtime. Okay, it's only 9:30-ish, but I'm an old lady (on the inside) and tired and bored of typing, so I'm going to leave it at that.

Goodnight!

--Sir Lancelot the Unicorn.