3 Rules for College Freshmen

Rule #1: Go to the Library
When you have a lot of homework to do or a test or quiz that you need to study on, the library is a really good place to be. It is so much easier to focus on what you are trying to do when you do not have the TV on or other distractions. The library is a good change of scenery that is sometimes necessary in order to do a thorough job on an assignment. Personally, I like the library because there are less distractions and it is usually a lot quieter than working in my room.
Rule #2: Make Friends with the People on Your Floor
Making friends with the people surrounding you is a good idea for many reasons. While you are still taking mostly general classes, there is usually at least one person on your floor that is taking that class too. This helps when you have a question about an assignment or need a study partner. Also, having friends around you means that you usually have somebody to go eat with, work out with, or just hang out with. Not to mention, having a lot of different friends is always a good thing to have.
Rule #3: Stay Healthy
Sharing such close quarters with another person the majority of your time means you share a lot of things, including germs and illnesses. Even though it is easy to eat pizza and cheese burgers in the dining hall every day, I think it is important to try to eat healthy at least once a day. I personally feel better when I eat food that I know is healthy for me. Also, working out at least a few times a week helps me feel better, too. When I work out, I feel more energized afterwards. I tend to be much more productive on the days that I work out than the days I do not work out. And obviously, being productive is very essential in college since there is not anybody constantly making sure you have all of your assignments done for the day.

Grey's Anatomy

I don’t watch very much television, but Grey’s Anatomy is definitely my favorite show. I started watching it every once in a while during its third season in 2007, because my mom started watching it that season. I only caught a few episodes that season because I was always busy at the time it was on television, but I really liked the episodes I did watch. The next season, I decided I was going to start watching it regularly. I would have my mom record the episodes I knew I was going to miss, so I could watch them before the next episode. I like Grey’s Anatomy because it is both a medical show and a drama. Each episode has a fairly even mixture of both details about the character’s personal lives and the events going on in the hospital. It is actually pretty weird that my favorite TV show is a medical show, because I am extremely squeamish at the sight of blood. When I first started watching Grey’s Anatomy, I used to have to cover my eyes multiple times during each show, but now I am more used to it and can remind myself that it’s not real. Also, I used to get really confused about what was going on when they talked about different things about the characters, so I bought seasons 1 and 2. When I started watching the earlier seasons it was interesting to find out what they actually meant by some of the things they talked about later on. Also, I realized some ironic things too. Every Thursday at 8:00, I go into Grey’s Anatomy mode. My roommate and some of the girls on my floor watch it with me sometimes and there is rarely any talking except for during commercials because we never want to miss anything. Sometimes there are a lot of little comments that seem insignificant at the time, but later end up turning into a big deal. This show has pretty much turned into a full blown obsession for me. I have my favorite characters and the characters I have silly celebrity crushes on. After every episode, they show a little preview of the next episode, and I just cannot wait until the next Thursday at 8. Any time something about Grey’s Anatomy comes up in a conversation, I could go on forever!

Advertisements are such a huge part of daily life for everybody, everywhere. I had never really thought about it much until just recently when we started discussing advertisements a little bit in English 101. There are so many different forms of advertisements. The little sheets of paper that are stuck into my mailbox at school, the posters hanging by the elevators in my dorm building, television commercials, ads in magazines and newspapers, and radio ads; they are all different kinds of advertisements trying to persuade you to use a specific product or go to a local event. Lately, the advertisement that sticks out to me most is the CareerBuilders.com commercial from the Super Bowl. Out of all the new commercials during the Super Bowl, I personally thought this one was the funniest. This commercial starts out with a woman in her car getting ready to go to work when a voice asks if you dread going to work. Then the woman screams and the scene goes to an office and the voice asks if you are disrespected in the office. A man walks by and calls his coworker a dummy. The next scene is a woman riding a dolphin in the ocean and the voice asks if you wish you were somewhere else. Then it’s back to the office and there’s a man sitting in a chair in a Speedo with his legs open and laughing, and the voice asks if you sit next to this guy. Then it goes to a koala bear in a tree and the voice asks if you daydream of punching small animals. A man’s arm comes out of the corner and punches the koala bear. The point of the commercial is for you to find out if it’s time for you to get a new job. In my opinion the whole commercial is hilarious, but I just about fell off the chair I was sitting in when the man punches the little koala bear sitting in a tree. I am not exactly positive as to what CareerBuilders.com actually is, and I never did check out the website to find out. I think this commercial isn’t as effective for me as it might be for some, because I am a student and at this point in my life am not looking for a new job.

Super Bowl Sunday

On Sunday afternoon my boyfriend, Alex, called and asked me what I had going on for the evening and if I wanted to watch the Super Bowl with him. I did not really feel like watching it, because I am not much of a football fan, especially not professional football. But, I did not really have anything better to do on Sunday night, so I watched it anyway. Originally, I planned on going over there and not paying much attention to the game but watching all the funny commercials instead. I got over there a little late, so I missed the kick off. I had not eaten dinner yet either, so Alex made me a sandwich and I ate it while we watched the game. Watching it was exactly what I expected. It was a pretty boring game and I giggled at a few goofy commercials. Since I was pretty bored, I was having a little bit of trouble staying awake. When half time came around, I really was not impressed very much by Bruce Springsteen, but as always, I was amazed by all the people rushing down to the field to get as close to the stage as possible. About half way through the half time show, I fell asleep. I was pretty sound asleep until about two or three minutes left in the third quarter. When I woke up, Alex was telling me how boring the game was and how he wished Arizona would kick it up a little so that it could be a closer game. Not too long after that, the Cardinals did kick it up. I was amazed by the comeback they made in the fourth quarter. I was not really rooting for either team until then. By that time, I really wanted the Cardinals to win, because they were the underdogs and the odds were against them. It is pretty funny now that I think of it that all in a matter of about 20 minutes I went from asleep on the couch to on the edge of my seat cheering on a team that I really did not know much about. Although the Cardinals lost, it was a very fun fourth quarter to watch. I am really glad I did end up watching the game so that I actually know what people are talking about when they speak of the Super Bowl.