August

Well, move-in weekend is nearly over and we have another day left until classes start and as far as I can tell, most everyone is pretty excited about the start of a new year. This is why I love August the most. It is my favorite of favorite months. August is a time of hope and excitement and new beginnings. I realize that once I enter the real world, the joys of August will no longer apply as much, but it will still be a good month-in my top twelve, at least.

But August is great. I love August. The month of August hold a little bit of summer still, but then there is the fun of starting a new year-a new chance to prove that you are awesome. Everything you did last year is to an extent reset. Sure, your GPA follows you, but rarely will that English project about Hamlet haunt you as you navigate through your Biology textbook. August is a month where you haven't screwed anything up for the current semester and you still have the opportunities that you'll wish you had taken three months from now. Just think- in four months or so, a lot of students will be wishing to come back to this very day so they could do it over again. THIS exact day. Well, a few might wish for tomorrow, but today is the DAY.

On Mythbusters, they had an episode where they tested the theory of "hit the ground running" and they proved that if one were to hit the ground running, they would in fact be faster than if they just ran once they hit the ground. Okay, the difference was fractions of a second, but hey! Faster is faster, yes? So, hit the ground running is what I plan on doing...just as soon as I figure out why I'm falling.

Have a great start of the semester everyone!