College: LIFE 101 is now in session.

Hoo boy. Well, hello friends, it's another post. Another day in the life of Ge-Off.

College is already off to a crazy start. In the first two days I have had to return books, do homework assignments, re-arrange things, the whole shibang. It's been kinda hectic, but it's nice to back into a routine again. It's a good feeling to be going to class and having responisibility again. The one good thing is that it keeps my mind off of things that are making me sad.

Let's see. This semester is getting off to a great start. I am really enjoying all my classes. I am taking Human Growth and Development, Principles of Psychology, Multiculturalism, Men's Glee Club, University Singers, The Cosmos, and Intro to Philosophy. I am most excited to take Human Growth and Development. I am so excited for Psychology in general. I think it's my niche!

This room is so nice too. It has a living room with a coffee table, armchair, and a couch. It's pretty awesome. In the bathroom there is a HUGE space for the vanity area, and then it has two seperate rooms for the toilet and the shower too, so anyone can use the entire bathroom at the same time. And the two bedrooms are bigger than the entire dorm room in Wilson Hall. It's pretty ritzy, haha.

Being back here though, just like I thought it would, makes me miss home. A lot. I miss being readily around my friends. I miss texting them and being like "Hey, let's hang out tonight" and then it just happening. School seems to take so much away from me, but give me so much back. It seems to make them seem so far away, yet they really aren't. This feeling will pass with the school year though, I bet you anything. As much as I am sad to be away from home for the second time, it didn't hit me as hard as it did last time. Last time I was a wreck. I was so emotional, it was almost pathetic. No, not pathetic, it's just me. Nothing about me is pathetic. But anyways. I could only hope that this time it wouldn't be as bad. And, thank God, it wasn't.

I've found that as much as I miss my friends, it doesn't feel like a piece of me is missing like it did last year. This time it just feels like an extended "see ya later!". I really miss them, and have only seen Lisha and Kimmy since I came up here. Others were supposed to come and see me, but haven't. I am hoping said parties come through for me. I just want to see you, man. That's all. But anyways.

College has been strangely comforting for me...it's weird. I feel like I'm home, even though I'm not. The bed here feels more comfortable than the one at home, which makes me feel bad, but good at the same time. New North has been a really welcoming environment. The RA here is incredible, and it makes me feel good to have one that actually cares about what their residents are doing. Since I've been here, I have been telling myself everything is going to be ok, everything is going to work out the way it was meant to.

I think there are pretty big issues I need to work on this year. One of those being my tendency to overthink things and take stuff personally. No one wants to be constantly let down; no one enjoys that. I need to learn to tell myself everything is going to be ok, if it didn't happen today or right away, it will soon. I need to just learn to take things in stride. Another thing. Everyone is entitled to be sad once in a while. It's natural to be down sometimes, and to just sit and think about your life. But, I need to do it when the time is right, not when the littlest things make me upset.

I am going to conciously work on these lessons. A lot. And, I'm sure there are many others that I can work on too, but those will come with time. I am determined to have the people I need be there, and me become the man I want to be. I am determined.

Get ready world,
Ge-Off is about to rock your world, albeit slowly.

I'm sure I will have more posts coming your way soon.

My song of the day is: "Turning Home" by David Nail because I am always thinking of home, but remembering that I have a duty to fulfill here at UNC before I can go home and see my friends. This is me time, and I plan to live it up.

-Ge-Off-