Things are going really well in college. I'd be lying if I said I hated it - I'm learning so much, and not just in my classes. Sure, I can now explain to you how to tell if early hominins were capable of bipedal locomotion based on the location of their foramen magnum, and I've learned to analyze world affairs based on liberal and realist perspectives. But I'm learning more than just academic information.
I'm learning how to deal with being lonely, for one thing. I always thought I was such an independent person, and I still believe that. I can spend hours and hours on my own, wandering around campus or walking along the bike trails with my music or sitting in the gardens writing. But some days I feel like I've spent just a few too many minutes on my own and I start to get a little lonely. That's okay - it's important to know how to be by yourself, because at the end of the day you've only got yourself to live with. And I prefer to be by myself most of the time, so that helps. But some days are tougher than others, especially when your friends start pairing themselves off with men, and they start to wonder why you're not with someone. Truth be told, I don't know that I have anyone in my life I want to spend that much time with. Maybe someday.
I'm also learning not to talk to strangers! College kids are extremely friendly, sometimes a little too friendly, and I oftentimes find myself in situations I didn't mean to get into.
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, I'm learning that not everyone likes the music I like. This is a big deal, because I spend roughly 70% of my day listening to music - I listen while I'm getting ready in the morning, I have my earbuds in when I have time between classes, Pandora is always running in the background. But my roommate hates Dave Matthews Band and doesn't know who Bob Dylan is. My friends don't want to hear about my obsessive love with the Avett Brothers. I just ignore them - if they don't want to hear the music, they can put their headphones in :)
Some stuff I'm really loving this week:
1. Tuesday nights!! From 7 to 8:30, I sit down, shut my phone off, and take some time to chill by watching:
Glee!
AND
The New Girl, starring Zooey Deschanel. Adorable!
2. Moleskine notebooks. I use them for writing my NaNoWriMo plot ideas, songs I hear on Pandora that I want to remember, and just about anything that passes through my head that I feel is important enough to be documented.
3. ADELE! Particularly this song, "Right As Rain."
Hope everyone is having a great week! Happy Sunday, and happy fall!
