Anticipation

Hey chums,

I really need to start thing blog or I'll eventually forget about it. I think one inspiration for starting this blog came from watching too much "How I Met Your Mother." Ted Mosby tells his kids about the many days of his life, no matter how significant or ordinary they were. What concerns me is that when I have kids of my own, how will I ever remember everything I want to tell them. Because honestly, how many times do you end up forgetting what you did last week. Now think of what you remember from 2003. I don't really remember very much except that I was in 8th grade and joined the soccer team, had a crush on some girl and studied really hard. Boy, do I wish I had a blog back then.

What if something important happened yesterday that I end up forgetting? You might say, "Well Tom, I guess it wasn't important!" Well sir, my answer is that every day is important no matter what happened to you. If you find yourself at age 95 and can only remember 5% of your life that proved unforgettable, then where does the other 95% of your life go? No clue. Well actually...It now goes in this blog!

Anyways, lets get you updated. I've been spending the last two years focusing entirely on academics. This new lifestyle was hard to get used to since I had a very different one in high school. I spent much of my time doing activities such as running, clubs, boy scouts, leadership, etc...I guess my philosophy was that these things looked good to colleges, plus they were fun. More fun than studying. Thus, I had no objection spending lots of my time on them. Man...what was I thinking. I currently have my head on straight and the best thing about it is that I found joy in academics. Its exactly like cross country: work hard and it pays off (except I worked hard in cross country and junior year it didnt pay off, but thats a whole different story). I believe focusing on school is a great idea because rewards are gigantic. As big as that one dude on American Idol 9. Massive.
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Life is extremely chill at the moment. Its mostly "work hard play nothing." Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining. On the contrary, I'm enjoying my time hanging out with awesome DA friends and I even love spending time alone. It's comforting knowing that you don't need to rely on other people to do something you enjoy. But even so, sharing experiences with friends makes everything a billion times better.

Thanks for reading!

Tom