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50 Things I Would Rather Do Than Study

To my college professors, I apologize for being distracted by animal GIFs and not studying for your classes.

Claire Chan

Sep 26, 2016

Georgia Tech

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Well, no need to procrastinate even more than I already am with an introduction, so here are 50 things I'd rather do than study:

1. Plan my future wedding on Pinterest

2. Binge-watch "Friends" on Netflix

3. Raid the dollar section at Target for fall décor (Oh wait, I already have)

4. Bake cookies (Especially if they are these cookies)

5. Read "Jane Eyre" for the tenth time

6. Learn to rap Chris Brown's "Look At Me Now" featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes (Anyone remember this song?)

7. Look at the lyrics for "Look At Me Now" and realize that I will never learn them (If you don't believe me, check out the lyrics for yourself)

8. Take a nature walk

9. Daydream about going to Vienna, Prague and Budapest

10. Actually go to Vienna, Prague and Budapest

11. Take every Buzzfeed quiz I find

12. Plan a cross-country road trip

13. Visit my best friend who lives an hour away (Shout out to Nadia)

14. Ride "Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey" at Universal Studios

15. Watch a movie at the theaters

16. Go rock-climbing

17. Start shopping for Christmas presents

18. Go to a G-Eazy concert (Because he's my favorite rapper)

19. Chat with my aunt on the phone

20. Try on makeup at Sephora

21. Learn how to surf

22. Carve a pumpkin (It is that time of year...)

23. Have a picnic at the park

24. Buy fresh produce at a farmer's market

25. Ride a ferris wheel

26. Indulge in a BLT and fries at my favorite local burger joint (Shout out to Rhea's)

27. Shop at a thrift store and spend $15 on 50 items

28. Re-watch all of James Corden's Carpool Karaoke videos

29. Learn how to use a sewing machine

30. Go cliff-jumping in Honolulu

31. Have a Disney movie marathon

32. Explore the Amazon rainforest... by way of zip line.

33. Read the newspaper with a cup of coffee by my side

34. Actually clean out my email inbox (110 emails and counting...)

35. Ride a hot air balloon in Turkey

36. Make a fruit smoothie

37. Go coffee-shop-hopping around Atlanta (That's a thing, right?)

38. Become proficient in speaking Japanese

39. Decorate everything I own with washi tape

40. Work on a 1000-piece puzzle

41. Print out all of my photos so I no longer have to view them through a screen

42. Aspire to be like Olivia Pope from "Scandal"

43. Spend half an hour watching 45-second baking videos on Facebook (I really shouldn't be following this food account)

44. Sleep

45. Go on a safari and feed animals

46. Listen to Christmas music three months in advance

47. Go online shopping

48. Watch "The Voice" just to hear Adam Levine and Blake Shelton bicker

49. Go to an NBA game

50. Work on my weekly article for the Odyssey

This list of 50 things is surely not exhaustive, but I should probably return to studying now. *sigh*

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To my college professors, I apologize for being distracted by animal GIFs and not studying for your classes.

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Because have you ever had to endure grilling your foot on a George Foreman?

1. When he just wanted bacon from his George Foreman grill

2. When he had money (and Jan) issues

3. When he got upstaged at Phyllis' wedding

4. When he unintentionally saved Meredith from rabies

5. When he wore a "bisexual" suit

6. When he had to apologize to Jesus

7. When his GPS drove him into a lake

8. When he had to deal with Ryan as his boss

9. When he couldn't fulfill his most generous empty promise

10. When this happened

11. When he struggled with a X-Mas break up

12. When he had to defend his generosity

13. When he threw a classy Christmas party for Holly but she had a boyfriend

14. When he had to stand up to peer pressure

15. When Toby was "Toby-ish"

This isn't just for the single Pringles out there either, folks

Run Around Clanging Pots and Pans in Everyone's Face

Eat the Last Few Pigs in a Blanket

Pop Twelve White Grapes

Burn Something

Smash Things Against a Wall

Spontaneously Begin an Irish Jig

Call Your Mother

Throw a Coffee Table Out a Window

Sing "Auld Lang Syne" at the Top of Your Lungs

Do Some Squats

Swan Dive into a Nearly Freezing Body of Water

Take a Shot

Time to be merry and bright.

"First Noel" by Leslie Odom, Jr

"A Holly Jolly Christmas" by Burl Ives

"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Kelly Clarkson

"All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey

"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home" by Michael Buble

"Last Christmas" by Taylor Swift

"The Christmas Song" by Josh Groban

"White Christmas" by Idina Menzel

"O Holy Night" by David Archuleta

"Believe" by Josh Groban

"Les cloches du hameau" by Celine Dion

Or at least try to do.

1. I will wake up (sorta) on time for class.

2. I will look decent for class.

3. I will go to the gym more.

4. I will go to the library and study more.

5. I will meet new people.

For those long nights that turn into mornings when the struggle is real.

1. Walk in motivated and ready to rock

2. Disappointed you let it get this bad

3. Distracted: When a 10-Minute Break Becomes an Hour

4. When the Yearning for Sleep Sneaks Up

5. In the words of Lorelai Gilmore "Coffee, Coffee, Coffee"

Oh, so done.

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