...so little time.

As this is my last semester of college I am constantly reminded of how much time I DON'T have.

Teachers berate me on my work.

Bosses push me to do more.

Friends remind me to take chances.

Family beg me to come home.

Mentors ask me to take all the opportunities available to me.

Advisors push me to go further.

Why can't I just live my last semester the way I always have? Doing what I want to do?
The truth is, what I want to do is relax, but the question remains how? Especially when--
I have grad school applications, a job search to start, schoolwork, work, more work, and the list goes on and on. But this isn't me complaining I legitimately love everything that I am doing and part of the time doing all my work is relaxing for me.

So why is it that people keep telling me to do what they want me to do? Because apparently to them I am suppose to be living the "college life" or their definition of what the "college life" is-- but I what they don't understand is that I decided 3 years ago to live mine...

This is my college, my career, my time, and my work. This is why I inundate myself with work, I love what I am doing, where I am, and where I am going. So, why not be busy, insanely busy?-- it's fun...at least for me.

So I guess my point is-- I don't have a lot of time here, but I plan on living it the way I want to. And in the perspective of the time I have let in college this is only step one.
I have so many left to go.


And in this step I am going to do all those things:

My work.

My homework.

Take chances.

Apply to Grad School.

Find even more Opportunities.

And go home...after I have graduated..maybe.

and-- live the "college life"

I plan on ignoring all the people who on a daily basis tell me you have...so little time.

Just look at all the good things time can bring...

...lost in translation

I realized and remembered the other day that I had this blog. This is something that always happens to me..See I have never been one to love social media-- I find it intrusive and because of that I limit my use of it.

But what does that mean? How can I actually limit my use of social media when I am surrounded by it? I mean I have a Facebook, and Twitter... and I facilitate an organizations' Facebook and Twitter. So, in reality one would say that I do use social media...some could say I use it a lot.

Yet, what is a lot? I think my definition of "a lot" is no where in comparison to most individuals today. This is evident through purely looking through my media pages and seeing the amount of usage. I don't think I have even used my Twitter in almost a year!

My point with this though isn't that I think social media is worthless or unnecessary, because I believe quiet the opposite. I find it extremely important in today's society and in how individuals function daily. I mean the primary reason I have the pages I do is to network and build up the community I know for any future aide or assistance I may need. Thus, I see social media as a catalyst towards my future, whereas others may see it as a diary or day-to-day definition of their life.

It is this diary aspect of media that I cannot understand. I mean why is it that people feel the need to share their feelings about something through a constant stream? Is it because they want to? Or have people been taught to do just that? That is the crux of media and it is something I have been unable to decipher, which is why I have been avoiding the use of blogs or of social media as a whole.

So, I think it would be easy to say that I don't think using a blog is worthwhile and most people wouldn't be shocked if I said that-- but I would be lying if I said that. I actually think that I need to integrate more into the social media world-- because with where society is headed I may need to become more adept in using the resources that most people are so reliant on.

...I need to avoid the possibility of becoming lost in translation in the future otherwise I may be left behind...

...just some photoshop fun