Misunderstood

LIFE LESSONS by Matt, Volume 1

Actual situation: Johnny dropped his book on Sally's toe.

Situation blown out of proportion: Johnny threw his freakin' huge hardback book on Sally's toe and sliced it in half.

Let us all see things in a logical, reasonable manner and the world would be a better place. So many people these days freak out over small, simple things and after thinking about it for a while after the fact, they realize that it really wasn't anything so huge.

I learned way back in my days at Chester Middle School a great way to determine if a situation is serious by asking myself "Will this matter in 3 days?" That has always been a good question, but most of the time I don't ask myself that until a situation has already occured. That means I'm a hypocrite, that's right! But by writing this blog, I'm sure I am helping myself as well -- this is a means to vent.

QUOTES of the day:
"Don't sweat the small stuff"

"The small things are things we seem to make the most noise over"

"Why toil yourself with small issues when there are bigger issues at hand?"

Finally, the first Friday of Spring 2005

My prediction on the Duke score was exactly right until Lee Melchionni fouled a Miami player with about 2 minutes to go. The Miami guy went to the line and sunk a couple free throws and to end it all, Duke ended up winning by 9 because Miami kept tossing up 3's and they were actually falling.

Well, there was ANOTHER snow storm, but to my disappointment and expectations, classes were not cancelled. I didn't mind that it snowed and it would've been nice to cancel classes just so I wouldn't have to walk up to Mount Wynne on nothing but ice-covered sidewalks. Thanks Longwood -- you'll be getting my doctor's bill if I slip and break my leg or even if I slightly bruise myself by slipping on the icy sidewalks. Who needs lower insurance costs when the university they attend will cover the bill?

To start the first Friday of Spring Semester 2005, I went to my 9AM class (American Revolutionary Era) and fought "sleepy eyes" the whole period and agreed upon an oral presentation topic with my presentation partner. The topic we agreed upon was researching the Continental Navy, headed by John Paul Jones during the Revolutionary Era. Never read much about it, so it's good to choose something I don't know much about -- that way I can do some of what they call "LEARNING."
--------->If only it didnt COST SO MUCH to LEARN!!

Tonight, I think I will get all my reading done for next week. That way I can enjoy any Duke basketball game during the next week that might be on ESPN on Wednesday, January 26, 2005. Besides reading, I'll be up in my room waiting for the lady to dial me up, which is a long, boring wait, but somebody's gotta do it and that somebody is ME. I'd be single if that somebody WASN'T me. (Laughing)

Snow, Off-campus living, Duke

SNOW/Off-Campus Living/ DUKE

SNOW
So yeah, I went to my 9am class and it wasn't snowing. I got back from my 9am class and it wasn't snowing. I came back from my 9am class and sat down to play Madden, but as soon as the game was over, the ground was covered with snow and it was falling down. Talk about Snow from out of NOWHERE.

Who can complain? It IS January and cold weather has always been a characteristic of January -- of course because it IS a WINTER month. Classes COULD be cancelled when it snows, so I say bring the white powder on -- less school work for me to bore myself with.

Off-Campus Living
So Off-Campus living is going to be a harder goal to accomplish than I first expected. To live off-campus you have to have at least 56 credits (according to "page 65 of the Longwood Student Handbook").

To be qualified for the "Senior Privilege" you have to have 89 credits completed by the end of Spring semester in your Junior year. Guess what? I just so happens I have 88, 1 measely credit away from the "Senior Privilege."

Why am I ranting? Because I am going to be placed on the "Junior Exception" list. Why doesn't that make sense to me? Well, let's see here:

I WILL BE A FREAKIN' SENIOR and will complete the requirements for my degree by May 2006, yet I don't have 89 credits, just 88. Where is the sense in this "requirement?"

If Longwood wants to have a "Senior Privilege" they should change the Handbook "Rule" to include:

Anyone who will complete their degree requirements by the Spring semester of their 4th year (Senior Year) OR Anyone with 89 credits or higher should be placed in the "Senior Privilege."

Why base it on Junior Year? Base it on who will complete their degree requirements. I didn't trench through 3 years of college to be a Senior placed on the "Junior Exception" list.

1 credit -----> Kiss my round white butt.


DUKE, on a lighter note
Wednesday, January 19, 2004: (4) Duke @ Miami, 8:30PM, ESPN.

Duke plays Miami, recently joined the ACC, at the Home of the Hurricanes. Miami has faired well against other ACC opponents, beating the N.C. State Wolfpack most recently.

I'm not going into watching the game thinking Duke will BLOW OUT Miami, yet I'm going into it as if it were an NCAA Championship game. Duke must take Miami's guard duo seriously or they will be "UPSET." The reason I think Duke must not take Miami lightly is because Miami has shown it can compete against ACC teams. Another team Duke shouldn't take lightly when they roll around is Florida State, who just "upset" (2)(3)(?) Wake Forest last night.

My prediction: Duke starts off slow as usual, stays within 3-8 points of Miami until halftime, then comes out after halftime to capture yet another ACC win.

Final thought: Duke by 13

Long time, no type / Round 2

So it's been a little over a month..... I've been busy over Christmas Break. Anyway, I'm back for another semester (Round 2) and couldn't be happier with my class selection, with the exception of Spanish 202. All my classes seem like they won't be aimed to kill me, but I'll have to put some work into Spanish 202, which shouldn't be too bad-- I'll study Spanish this time, unlike I did in 201. Enough about my Spanish 202 rant.

Round 2, ding-ding-ding.

It's that time again folks:
-Time to buy textbooks = start gnawing off one of your arms and two of your legs

-Time to start studying = read 50 pages, put that book down, read 50 more pages, put that book down and you get the point

-Time to make good grades = complaining that you were "point three" points away from an A/B/C/D/F

-Time for Campus Food = blowing my 150 Chick Fil A allowance within the first 2 months and then complaining that i have to eat D-Hall for the last 2 months


So as we start yet another semester (I only have 2 after this.... lucky me) let's keep in mind that we're in college for a reason and that reason is to get a degree to get paid $30,000+ to pay off the $40,000 student loan debt along with living expenses, car payments, and bills. It's just a vicious cycle and by the time you pay off your student loans, you'll have to support kids, which is an even bigger project and by the time they go to college you can let out a sigh of relief because then they'll go through it.

With that said...... Let's ENJOY it college while we can.