Spring Broke

If your entire building went skiing on Party Mountain and you stayed back because you said you had to study you are to be commended. If you studied. If, what is more likely, it costs a dime to go around the world you still couldn't go around the block then you are spring broke. Penniless. Flat don't have it, financially speaking.

This condition is serious but not fatal. In fact if you actually resisted something as tempting as round the clock partying because you just couldn't afford it you may be growing up. If partying at all costs is becoming a part of your past you may be subtly subjecting your self to emerging maturity. Eventually it catches up with almost everybody on Planet College much as many resist it. It isn't exciting, it isn't sexy, it isn't even particularly appealing. But growing up happens and you may now be noticing some signs of it in yourself.

Admitting anything is the first step in incorporating it into your awareness. And an expansion of your awareness, organized and otherwise, has been the overall purpose of your Higher Education.
Becoming aware of your skills, talents, likes, dislikes and even your limitations is the basic necessity of your continuing growth during and after college.

So, if your spring broke and you know it give yourself a quiet hooray. Adulthood happens, happy Spring

Screwin' around.

Screwin' around can become one of the favorite pastimes on Planet College. We've all done it. What is your favorite form? Video games instead of the lab report. One more Nine-ball game when you were supposed to be at class ten minutes ago. The list is endless. It can go on and on. It can assume many forms. Yes, even taking unnecessary courses to avoid declaring a major. One of the favored forms of screwin' around is coming up real soon. Spring Break. Authorized and even organized, raucous and loud, sometimes fairly costly. And you know what? It is all necessary. A certain amount of frolicking, procrastination and even outright irresponsibility is built in to our human selves. Most of us just have to goof off some time to some degree. When, however is it too much? Only you know. You know you are doing it. And you know when you are overdoing it. Screwin' around is often a necessary release of tension. A relief from the boring day to day drudgery that life on Planet College often can be. Give your self some slack when you just have to screw around. But. Don't give yourself too much slack. Keep your eye on graduation. With a degree. Get your diploma. Then? Well, then you can screw around as much as you can afford to. Right now? Keep the screwin' around to a minimum. Just graduate, baby.