Ok so the semester is almost over, which means the year is almost over. I have successfully made it through all the stuff I was supposed to, and now there’s more stuff, but then it will actually be over, so it’s fine. I have been super stressed, writing essays, studying, and practicing piano for hours. I have finally had time to relax a little bit. I finally have time for three meals a day. I’ve been using a lot of my meal swipes and taking advantage of my pretend Grubhub money.
I have had so much time to watch TV again and it has been so nice to just relax and do something normal like that. I recently watched Pink Floyd’s The Wall, which was such an insane watch; I left a changed person. I just watched Sean Durkin’s The Iron Claw, which featured Zac Efron and Jeremy Allen White with mullets, and everyone watching it was crying or broken by the end. I couldn’t care less about wrestling, but that movie was so well made, and it induced a lot of feelings even if you don’t know anything about wrestling. I also recently watched Beau is Afraid, which still doesn’t make full sense to me, but it was such a good watch. It was confusing, surreal and full of commentary about anxiety and generational trauma. I also rewatched I Saw the TV Glow with some friends, and it was better to watch it again. My Letterboxd review for this movie is probably six pages long. I’ve also been rewatching some classic shows: Adventure Time, Regular Show, and Rick and Morty have been super fun to rewatch. And of course, I have been contributing to the greater good of my friend group by only speaking in phrases from the Minecraft movie.
I only recently discovered that America’s Cup isn’t just coffee. I have been eating so many sandwiches, life is beautiful. I only now at the end of my freshman year am discovering that my only options aren’t Pierce and UCC. No offense to Yella’s or their sauce, but I shouldn’t be eating that every day. I have been enjoying breakfast sandwiches and wraps from America’s Cup and full meals from Pierce Cafe, which I didn’t know existed. I also have like one million snack swipes left, so I have been stockpiling pudding cups from anywhere I can.
I love being at this part of the year because even though I am a Jonas Hall dweller, I can now bum in my upperclassmen friends’ places. I am basically an expert on the towers; I have conquered all the secret entrances and the best hallways to travel efficiently between floors. I’ve gained knowledge I am not supposed to have. I also have a good view of what housing is like for upperclassmen, so this is a good advantage to have. I’ve seen a lot of dorms, apartments, and other housing. I will technically be off campus next year, so I am interested to see how my life at Stevens will change.
I am responsible for a lot now, I am running for some leadership positions, studying hard, and playing a lot of music. What I have only learned now, is that I still NEED to take time to just relax. The longer you go without it, the harder it is to continue the hard work. Enjoy a sandwich and an episode of Scooby-Doo. Abuse your meal swipes on iced coffee and set up a speaker system to listen to loud music. Always remember that taking care of yourself and enjoying small things is never a hindrance to your work, and it is just fuel for your brain so you can keep working.
