Aaron Gillespie

Motto: Perpetually Having a Lot to Do- the Definition of Life.

 

 > My numbering system has been screwy lately. This is the correct number, though.

 

 > As always, I have a lot of other things I could be doing to make better use of my time. Today’s ingredients include a speech about comprehensive sexual education being more effective than preaching abstinence, writing a paper comparing American History: X to a similar movie from an earlier decade while focusing on the differences in presentation due to era of release and it’s moral allowances. Neither of which I’ve started on with any real gusto. In the near future I’ll have another paper to write, about poetry. This one will serve as my final, and I’ve proved to my teacher that I CAN write worth a damn. That means I have to produce something better than I’ve ever produced before to get an A. I suppose I should look on the bright side, this is my last speech, my last film paper, and my last poetry paper. I might miss them next semester like I miss my classes last semester. That would suck if the rest of my days here followed that pattern. Depressing.

 

 > So, anyway, right now I’m sitting in my room. Alone. Listening to Alkaline Trio and contemplating my course of action for the day. I know that I want to make some progress on at least one of the topics I have to write about. I want to go down and surprise Christine, too. I took her out on a date yesterday. It was really only about the 4^th or 5^th time I’ve been on Mass. St. since I’ve started going to college here. We got a few books from a bookstore. Mine is entitled “The Fantastic Inventions of Nikola Tesla,” after I bought it I realized that it was written by Nikola Tesla and I about peed my pants. Afterwards, we went to Joe College and got our first funny “royal blue t-shirts which are in no way related to the University of Kansas, but only the state of Kansas.” I’m now the proud owner of this t-shirt. It’s probably the most civil and least offensive of any shirt there, so I’m still confused as to why I picked it.

 > I’ve got a room assignment for next year. 727 McCollum. That’s where the party’s at. Not really, but that’s where I’ll be at. Maybe the party, too.

 

 > I’ve eaten 12 Twinkies in the past 36 hours. Freshman 15 my ass- That sentence is meant to be read as “freshman fifteen (will soon be finding itself landing in) my ass.”

 > I stand before you today. Humbled. I had a good day yesterday. A good day the day before. I finally feel like college is college. Not just, a bigger, harder, more complex, less friend-filled version of high-school. In actuality I never really felt that. No offense to Lebo High but the University of Kansas is an experience unlike anything else. Walking to class, seeing the historic buildings, walking by Allen Fieldhouse, having professors who have made serious advancements in their fields, it doesn’t even compare to that building in the middle of Lebo. What I mean when I say this is- I think my mind frame has finally switched up into high-gear. I think I can start finally… having fun.

 

 > You wouldn’t understand.

 

Top 5: Reasons why next semester is going to be awesome. 

5. After next semester I will only have 2 classes left to go towards a film minor, both of which seem like they might be fun. 

4. I get my own room, which I can really make my own- instead of feeling like I just, have a space designated for me to sleep in. 3. I will have a job. I won’t feel like such a little shit. 

2. I will have room to film videos. 

1. I won’t have to drive an hour and a half to see Christine, also I will save money that way as well.

Quotes:

“ I’m hilarious “
         - Me. -

 

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