i have come to the realization that while i hate the fact that college is over and i'm in the 'real world' (whatever that means), i never would have graduated from college today.
now that might seem like a strange thought to those of you that know that i did, in fact, just graduate from undergrad in '09, but hear me out on this one.
i wasted many an hour just a few short years ago 'studying' in the library when in fact i was really on facebook or goofing off with some of my best friends (even if they actually did need to study). i'm the first to admit that i didn't study that much in college as most of my classes required papers instead of tests, but when i did need to study, i put in my time. however, when these situations did arise, i usually locked myself in my room or went off somewhere alone, cell phone turned off, wireless disabled. when i had to rock 'n roll on the books, i did.
however, today i have wasted the majority of my day, despite the fact that i have hours worth of work (in the form of packing) to do. i'm not sure in what delusional world i'm living in where i think i can just waste away the day and everything will be peachy, but apparently i have become a permanent resident of this alternate universe.
so why would i never have survived college if i was still enrolled? well nowadays there are so many tempting distractions that a girl can't just choose one. facebook was enough of a distraction for me in college that hours of my life were wasted that i'll never get back. but now there's twitter. and pinterest (which i just joined today ... hence the procrastination). and everyone and their mom (except my mom) has a smartphone so there's always something new i feel compelled to check.
but just for the record, i'm not complaining about it. i know i do it to myself. no one is forcing me to have a facebook account. and no one sends me directions that include tweeting or pining crafty things that will only add to my procrastination.
but i just want to. so i do. but goodness knows i would have flunked out of college after a semester of the social media trifecta.
