I've got to be honest...

Follower (we just picked up a new one: hey Fred!), 

I have made it through my first semester of college! It was quite a journey, but that's not really what I want to post about. 

I hate to be 'that guy' (not really), but I would be remised if I didn't say something about how  Appalachian goes about Christmas. Now keep in mind, I'm from Charlotte which is like Manhattan compared to Boone, but I was completely baffled at the amount of 'Christmas' in Boone. 

Christmas trees, red ribbons, poinsettias and 'MERRY CHRISTMAS' as far as the eye could see. Now I realize that it is "Christmas time" but I guess I'm just not used to such flagrant 'Christmas-ness.' Charlotte is obviously more culturally diverse than Boone, so I grew up with more festively neutral silver's and whites instead of green's and red's. And perhaps it's just my commie liberal political correctness, but for public institutions to plaster "Merry Christmas" every where almost hits me like an obscenity. 

And I'm sure there are many of you, like my father, getting irritated with what I've just wrote and think "We are a christian nation... blah blah blah GOD, blah blah blah tradition, blah blah blah." I'm not asking anyone to re-write their traditions or beliefs, just be polite and considerate to others (write that in an etiquette book, thank you!)  

But, do what you've got to do, Boone. After all, I'm just a simple city boy... :)

Blog Followers, IT IS COLD!

Hey guys!

I haven't posted in forever, I am sorry. Life has been crazy busy. It is the week before exams and I'm genuinely concerned the my floor is going to break into riot next week as our stress levels continues to rise. 

Procrastination is not your friend.... well, let me rephrase. In life, you are going to meet people that you adopt as "on the surface friends." That means that these people are a good time at parties or in clubs or when other "on the surface" fun activities, but when it comes down to talking to the cops or downplaying the significance of the trouble to your parents, they are a huge nuisance. That's kind of like procrastination (I have another metaphor for it... but it's not really appropriate for this forum :D ) it is a lot of fun when you do it, but then... well, you know. 

So, I implore you (in vain I realize) to nip your procrastination habits in the butt BEFORE you come to college... because you are SOO going to opt out of studying for your final once people come around looking for volunteers to help out vandalizing your neighbors doorway for their birthday! 

Winter Break is right around the corner.... hope any prospective students are getting excited about getting notified in January of whether or not they were accepted to App!