Episode 32: Skyler Returns (or: Who are you...?)

Well well well, long time no see, eh? I know, I know... this will probably be "too little, too late" for most of you dear fans. Although, I don't really think I've got what qualifies as "dear fans," so...

Where have I been for over a month? Well, many places. None of which were that entertaining.

The end of the semester was an incredible mess. Having been largely apathetic about school and everything else, finals were a disaster that was unavoidable. If any lessons were learned by me this past semester, they were much appreciated. Here are some thing I have learned to avoid or change in my scholastic life:

Sleep - Yeah, I know... I've never been good at sleeping or keeping regular hours. But I rarely was in bed before 3AM most nights. This, of course, meant that waking up was an impossibility.

Eating - I costarted a little group called 10.5 which got together every evening and consumed foodstuffs at 10:30PM every night and, typically, sat down and chatted until 1AM. It is easy to see that this caused problems for my sleeping, but it also gave me quite terrible heartburn that lead to my eventual disphagia which, if you you look it up, is not really that cool a thing to suffer from.

Class Attendance - Go to every class. There is no excuse outside of being too sick or too dead. Otherwise, you're just too stupid.

Study for tests - This is going to sound like old news, but I can't stress enough how stupid you'll feel when you get a test back and, instead of a right answer, you had drawn a stupid little cartoon in hopes of getting a single point because it was funny. The only thing the professor will think is funny is how stupid you are and the face you make when you see your grade.

Friends - Friends are cool; girlfriends are cool. But consarn it there needs to be a limit. I like hanging out as much as the next person, but if you've got some assignment due the next day or a paper to write... Do that first. Guitar Hero 2 or Casino Royale will still be there the next day. The ability to turn in that paper won't.

Video Games - As mentioned before, Guitar Hero 2 or Final Fantasy of Halo or whatever your poison is... These are all great ways to relieve stress or waste time, or have fun. But do it in moderation. 15 minutes of homework should never compensate for 4 hours of Freebird on Expert mode. They always say that video games kill brain cells, and I think now I believe them.

Aside from this and the fear of my GPA and ability to attend school next semester, this summer has been nothing but simple and complicated. My old job wanted me back, so every other day I've driven a half an hour to fill out random paper work all over again (for the fourth time, they make you do it each rehire process you go through) and start actual work on Sunday evening.

I've been to my grandmother's house which was, as per usual, very boring. But I got to meet some old women down at the senior center and... Well, no, that was very boring, too.

My older brother is graduating from med school this weekend which is terrifying and exciting and sad and all that. It's been a long crawl for him, and as proud as I am it'll be hard not really seeing him for four years.

Otherwise, I'm going to get back in the habit of updating this thing on a regular basis. So, I hope to see you on here again fairly soon.

(Also, I'll probably review movies or something this summer, starting with Pirates 3 which is out this weekend and will more than likely be the best movie I've ever seen.)

Have a great summer!
-Skyler