My freshmen list
I found a list in my old diary from the summer before I started Kenyon of things I wanted to accomplish. I thought I�d print it here, with comments.
-get a 4.0 in all classes. Ha. Ha ha ha.
-find my true love Well I don�t know about that, but out of the six guys I really liked here, three liked me back and two are good friends. That�s not a bad percentage at all.
-exercise No, but I did walk a lot.
-get up early for above, etc. I am still so bad at getting up in the morning.
-make lots of friends, and be liked by everyone on campus. I have made a few enemies, but I have made many good friends here.
-write regularly in my journal, and for publication That was my sixth diary, and I�m now on my 18th, so I think I can say I kept up writing in my journal. I never even submitted any stories to the literary magazines.
-dazzle professors with my brilliance My, I was a modest little freshman, wasn�t I? Before this year I think I impressed a few professors. It is a nice feeling to talk to a professor and have him say, �Why haven�t you been in any of my classes?� in a way that suggests that he�d love to have you in them.
-become a leader I never knew that was a goal. I�ve been an RA and the president of Newman Club, so that�s covered.
-be a lead in a play I gave that one up quickly. I never even did crew.
-do my knee exercises faithfully I sprained my knee senior year, but I haven�t kept up with the exercises. It�s starting to hurt when I kneel again.
-do my homework with time to spare and early. Ha. Ha ha ha.
-write regularly to friends I do write regularly, just not to Victor people anymore.
-pray regularly I do at least once a day, but I�d like to do more.
-watch four hours of TV or less a week This was never a problem, even though I used to watch so much at home. There�s no TV in the rooms, so I usually forgot it existed.
-read all those books I own that I haven�t yet read See, here�s the thing. I keep intending not to buy any books until I�ve read all the ones I already have, but then I see ones that are so cheap, so I get behind again.
-not get pregnant I am proud to say that I have had 21 years of not being pregnant, which must be a record in my family.
-e-mail I guess I meant learn how to do it, because I never had an e-mail address until I got to Kenyon.
-make my parents proud Aw, I�m sure they�re proud of me. I�m not pregnant, after all.
-make Liam realize the value of a liberal arts education I don�t know if I did. He�s very arrogant about being a math major.
-keep track of �what�s happening� at VCS I did when my brothers were there, but now I don�t know anyone in high school.
-not go crazy Nope, I went crazy a few times.
-be known to everyone at Kenyon It�s a freaking village. Too many people know me.
-always know the right thing to say Ah, if only. I�ve gotten better at knowing when not to say anything, but I wish I did always know what to say.
-don�t procrastinate I�ve become worse. At least I always used to turn in my papers on time, even if I didn�t start them until I was on the bus. Of course, they�ve gotten longer.
-not spend money Another thing I�ve become worse at. It�s being around all these people who have money to burn.
-get my laundry done in a timely manner I always make sure to at least have clean underwear. Of course, I�ve also bought enough so I only have to do laundry every three weeks.
-finish �The Fairy Princess� The Fairy Princess was a serial I was writing for my friend Angela. I used to write serials and stories all the time for my friends. I don�t even know where it is now.
There you have it.
