The semester ends in 2/3 weeks. It's been my best year academically so far, and I am really proud of myself for saying that. Straight B's are better than 2 B's a C and a D, I am not mad at that at all...
I have 2 research papers that are due days apart and I am currently screaming internally everyday until I get those sons of bitches done. Progress is being made most definitely, but man oh man I CANNOT WAIT UNTIL I SUBMIT THEM BOTH AND STOP WORRYING ABOUT THEM.
I went to my 2nd college basketball game with a few buds this past week also. We played App State, and the only thing that I could think about when they were on the court were Eric, Mel, Walker, and all of the homies down in Boone, N.C. That place stole my heart and wont give it back, man. A trip back to the mountains is way past overdue.
Skinny Dipper Magazine featured me in one of their videos online for the new apparel they are dropping and that is also something I am pretty excited to see. The video drops sometime today and I can't wait.
Winter break will be here before I know it, and that means the onset of 2018. 2017 was a crazy year to say the least in the realm of politics, sports, social trends, the whole 9 yards. I have this saying that I believe with all of my heart, that every year things will be better. In my life, at least, I have noticed a steady uptrend for myself and the things I spend my time on as the years progressively add on to each other. I'm not saying this to brag or to say "Your life sucks and mine doesn't." because that is so shallow for someone to say. Rather, I am saying that I believe that I am doing the things that need to get done in life (go to school, work, kinda save money but also spend it irresponsibly (which makes me feel bad and leads me to save more money) being kind to others, eating well, skating, etc.). I'm not perfect at all and understand there are plenty of things that I can work on with myself and myself in relation to others, and solving those issues might take months or years. But it is all a part of the process that most humans, at least I think, go through as they walk this earth.
It's important to know that through the hardships, great times, work, and other tasks that are bestowed upon us that we stay true to ourselves and live life to the fullest. As cliche as it is, it's the fucking truth.
I also watched this show called "Black Mirror" on Netflix with my buds the other night. It's a show that talks about technology and gives instances where it would be a driving force (bigger than it is today) on how we live. The episode I watched was about how a man got caught booking a hooker online through his phone and "They", a term they used in the episode for the technology that was overseeing them, made him do tasks all over London in hopes that he wouldn't be exposed to the world for having cheated on his wife. He was sent commands through his cell phone the whole episode. He did everything that They asked him too, and They still told his wife that he booked the hooker. T R A G I C!
