My roommate and I look over at a guy with his very large assortment of breakfast today. So, I used my lame movie announcer voice and narrated what was on his plate. “FOUR pieces of French toast…TWO hearty flaky biscuits…and ONE GAINT Belgian waffle…ALL TOPPED with strawberry syrup and grrrraaaavyyyy!” We both chuckled at my dorkyness as he started to walk back to his seat. “The breakfast of Champions!” I say. Claire laughs and notices his pajama pants. “Oh no, it’s the breakfast of Jedi!” A great start to any morning.


But this little entry falls under academics too. College so far isn’t as hard and stressful as I imagined and was told it would be. Maybe I’m just that good of a student? I like lecture classes better then small knit groups. It gives me the freedom to sit back and right what I want, when I want down. And I don’t have to answer any questions or have a fear of being called on for an answer that I didn’t know. Listening, writing stuff, and taking exams is more my style. Busy work just drives me crazy. In high school that’s all homework was; busy work. But I think for the most part the reason I actually do all my readings and notes is because I’m taking courses that INTEREST me; taking subjects that I love. That’s what helps college go along the smoothest. I’m dreading math.


Being an art student has got to be the best outta anything though. Sure, I sit in a drawing class for 3 hours twice a week, but that’s what’s enjoyable about it. I just have to draw, scribble, sketch, and I earn my grade and credits. But I have been pushing myself to try new perspectives and subject matter. Our first big assignment was to draw a landscape in charcoal. I’m not a landscape person. Trees and bushes are boring and I don’t want to turn into Bob Ross. I rushed the drawing though and got it done in maybe 5 hours. I wasn’t too proud of it since the amount of time I put on it was so little. I doubted everything and dragged myself to the critique. To my surprise, everyone was impressed by the drawing as a whole. There wasn’t many bad things to say about it. Just some minor improvements here and there. So, I sorta like it now, haha.