Aha!

I am including a video in this post - "Aha!" by Pentatonix (Cover). I originally saw it when a friend of mine posted it on facebook, and it is perfect seeing as Halloween is fast approaching. I never really watched the Sing Off so I was not aware that Pentatonix was the winner of the most recent season. I immediately went into a frenzy and watched as many of their videos as I could during my break between classes today, and I am thoroughly impressed. Best part of this video, I would have to say, is from 2:50 to 3:00. Anyway, I have no words of wisdom or an attempt at inspiration for today. Just sit back, relax, and enjoy.

                                               "Aha!" by Pentatonix (Imogen Heap cover)

Reality

One of my most favorite hobbies: Daydreaming.

Sometimes I wonder what life would be like if I could go back in time, let's say ten years, but still have the same knowledge that I have today. That would put me in the third grade, with a college reading level, though the math levels may not be up to par... Wow! I would probably be a super genius, skip five grades, and start college at the age of 13, grad school by at least 17 or 18.

However, I try to make sure I don't think about this too much, because that's when reality starts to set in. And personally, I don't think reality gets along well with daydreaming. They tend to bicker. A lot.

So when I start to realize how horrible life would be as a 13-year-old college freshman, I move on to the next dream.

This time, i'm living in my New York City flat, getting ready to head off to my job at the top publishing agency. After a long days work, I come home and begin to continue writing my fourth bestselling novel. But New York is two thousand miles away. And I still have to finish college. And I haven't even written a book.

I really wish reality would stop arguing with my daydreams.

To Be or Not To Be... Psychology!

 

I have known for the past four years that I want to major in psychology. I wasn't sure what I was going to do as a career, but graduate school after I get my bachelor's degree was a must.

Who was I kidding, I'm not meant to be in the field of psychology. I'm not a people person. I'd rather spend hours on end alone than go to a party. I am not the best at social communication. I'm taking 7 credit hours of psychology, along with my 8 credit hours of GE's. What am I doing here?

Maybe it's the 27 episodes of Grey's Anatomy I've watched in the past four days that's causing me to second guess myself (I know, sad, but it's just a phase). That's probably what's got me looking into majors like Biology, Biophysics, Chemistry, Physics, and Neuroscience. I never liked chemistry, and I didn't even take physics in high school!

Ok, I like psychology. I like learning about how other people function and think. But the entire field is based on perspective, at least that was the lesson in class today. I'm not sure if I want to go into a field where much of the material I am learning now will be out of date by the time I enter the work force. So maybe biology is my true destiny. Or neuroscience. Or biochemistry.

Or maybe I need to cut back on the Grey's Anatomy...

Boiling Point

Everyone gets that feeling at one point or another - the feeling that life just sucks. And it sucks that I am currently at that point.

Now, don't think that this is a pity party. Oh, no. Because I know that you have been at this point at one time, and you can't deny that. So there is no room for judgement here. The only question now is what happens next?

Of course the natural thing to do would be to turn to my friends. But sadly my closest friend is hundreds of miles away - one of the few downsides to college.

Since that is out of the question, family comes next. But alas, they are also hundreds of miles away.

So what is it that can get those of us like me through the day? Because there are many of us.

I'd like to tell myself to suck it up, but sometimes it's just not that easy. So what do I do? I grab a nice book. I write until my heart is content. I study for hours on end. I make good use of my Hulu Plus account. I forget about how much my life sucks because somewhere in the world, someone's life sucks even more then mine. And until my life sucks the most, I have no room to complain. Until then, you just gotta fake it 'til you make it.

And sometimes you do make it.

Roma Capitale

"All roads lead to Rome."

The phrase is common enough - I'm sure you have heard it at one point or another. What most people don't know is that, at one point in time, this was actually true. In the thriving Roman Empire, Rome was the center of the world and, like the phrase says, all roads lead to this city. Everyone knew where they were going and they knew what would be waiting there at the end of the road - Rome.

How convenient.

I wish I could say the same for our world today. In the midst of all the politics, celebrity scandals, and hot new technology, the roads we use to travel on a daily basis no longer seem to lead anywhere in particular. There is no grand destination. Most of us are simply skirting the back streets in an attempt to quickly get from point A to point B, then back again to point A, then to point C... I think you catch my drift.

So this leads me to ask: Where are you really going, and do you know exactly what will be waiting for you at the end of that road?

If you are anything like me, the answers to both of these questions will be an unsurprising "I don't know." And you know what - that's okay. It's understandable to not know where you are going in life. As long as you know where you are right now, you might as well take in the beautiful scenery and simply conclude that today, all roads lead to nowhere.