Christmas

As the holidays near I notice more and more commercials on tv about toys and other gifts. The ad agencies are funneling more and more money into advertising their holiday products for Christmas. I cant help but wonder if Christmas is becoming more and more materialized. It is all about the things people want and not about the actual holdiay. The commericials are getting fancier and fancier along with the sophisticated products coming out near Christmas. I admit that I see myself as becoming a part of this crowd because I tend to follow the trends, but this year I am going to step away from the crowd and think about something other than things this Christmas. As you read this, just remember what the holidays are about and think about your family and friends which is one of the most important aspects of everyday life.

Deadlines!

As the year comes to an end deadlines seem to approach faster and faster. We as students have known about these deadlines since August, but I personally realized that I was not prepared at all. At the end of the semester I always tend to freak out about grades and things slipping through my fingers. The same thing happened to me in years past, and I thought I would be prepared this year. I was slightly more prepared, but as a warning to others deadlines come fast! I did not realize what college life would be like and the one point of advice I would give to entering freshman would be to watch deadlines carefully. They all come at once when you least expect it.
I was expecting this week to be relatively easy, but I had a rude awakening when I had to read a 400 page book in one day this week. I was ill-prepared for this and I had a wake up call. Never will I procrastinate that much again! This is just a post to warn others so they do not have to go throuhg the rough day I did. Everyone preaches in college about keeping up with work and I did so fairly well, but the last few assignments always get me caught up. I just wanted to get this out there from a students perspective for new incoming freshman about to start college in the fall.