Spring semester. The time when all the college kids make their way back to school after a nice and restful winter break spent with family and friends. After weeks of eating your favorite foods, catching up on your favorite Netflix shows, and showering without shoes on, you can’t wait to be back at school again. But once syllabus week is over and you’re well into the semester, you can barely find time to do anything anymore; no time to eat, sleep, shower, and completely forget finding time for your favorite shows on Netflix. So, speaking of favorite Netflix shows, here are 20 times One Tree Hill explained spring semester a little too well.
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EntertainmentJan 30, 2017
Spring Semester As Told By One Tree Hill
"I don't want to be anything other than what I've been trying to be lately."
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One of my biggest pet peeves is when someone does not try to help their self before asking others. How can someone else be expected to help you if you do not first do that yourself? I'm all about helping those that need it when the time comes, however whenever someone does not even attempt to help him or herself first then that becomes a huge problem. As we all have learned, people tend to take advantage of us in one way or another. I am sure we all read this short story when we were younger and it follows that same principle:
www.flickr.com"If you give a mouse a cookie, he's going to ask for a glass of milk.
When you give him the milk, he'll probably ask you for a straw.
When he's finished, he'll ask you for a napkin.
Then he'll want to look in a mirror to make sure he doesn't have a milk mustache.
When he looks in the mirror, he might notice his hair needs a trim.
So he'll probably ask for a pair of nail scissors.
When he's finished giving himself a trim, he'll want a broom to sweep it up.
He'll start sweeping.
He might get carried away and sweep every room in the house.
He may even end up washing the floors as well!
When he's done, he'll probably want to take a nap.
You'll have to fix up a little box for him with a blanket and a pillow.
He'll crawl in, make himself comfortable and fluff the pillow a few times.
He'll probably ask you to read him a story.
So you'll read to him from one of your books, and he'll ask to see the pictures.
When he looks at the pictures, he'll get so excited he'll want to sign his name with a pen.
Then he'll want to hang his picture on your refrigerator.
Which means he'll need Scotch tape.
He'll hang up his drawing and stand back to look at it.
Looking at the refrigerator will remind him that he's thirsty.
So... he'll ask for a glass of milk.
And chances are if he asks you for a glass of milk, he's going to want a cookie to go with it."
commons.wikimedia.orgWhen we were very young, there was a time when this book entertained and made us laugh; we did not think anything else of it. However, this short story offers a life-long lesson: Do not set yourself on fire to keep others warm.
Looking back on things, there have been so many times where people just wanted to take advantage of me. For instance, as I was going through high school I was fairly smart/nerdy and athletic (which is not a common mixture). If someone needed help with school work they would often come to me. I would help them and most of the time they would not even try to help themselves. I was giving them a cookie and they were just coming back for milk.
commons.wikimedia.orgThis happens to be the case at college during finals week as well. Those people that never come to the library start going and ask anyone and everyone for help. Of course, some people just need help here and there, but when you wait the entire semester to start asking for help its your own fault.
Like I said, I'm all for helping someone, but when it comes to not even helping yourself that's a problem.
To sum things up, if you give somebody an inch, they're going to take a mile; it's human nature.
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1. You love being around people.
2. You are incredibly indecisive.
3. You are always able to see both sides of a story.
4. You do not trust easily.
5. And because of that, once someone breaks that trust you will never trust them again.
6. You are very sentimental.
7. You are great at guessing the character of another.
8. You are often detached from people.
9. You often don't believe in yourself.
10. You love to travel.
11. You are a giant flirt.
12. HUGE PROCRASTINATOR.
13. You keep many thoughts to yourself because you don't want to hurt someone's feelings.
14. You are okay with being alone.
15. You don't like to be controlled.
16. You love to inspire people.
17. You are more aggressive than people think.
18. You will do anything to make others happy.
19. Music is the only thing that soothes you.
20. You are very picky.
21. You talk to yourself a lot.
22. You either talk a ton, or not at all.
23. You will hold a grudge till the day you die.
24. You love to be around kids.
25. You are quick to fall in love.
26. You don't like others knowing how you feel.
27. You want to believe the best in everyone.
28. The happiness of others makes you happy.
29. You love to research and are drawn to strange things.
30. You have only a few close friends.
31. You are nice to everyone you meet.
32. You are independent.
33. People do not want to make you angry.
34. You have a great memory.
35. You are kind of lazy.
36. You are the most sarcastic person you know.
37. You are known to speak up for people who can't stick up for themselves.
38. You are a creative, free-spirit.
39. You are fun, but firm.
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"Getting drunk with your best friends is an experience in and of itself. It takes us on wild and ridiculous adventures with the people we trust with our lives."
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Cloud Front
Getting drunk with your best friends is an experience in and of itself. It takes us on wild and ridiculous adventures with the people we trust with our lives. Each one of you plays a vital role in making sure the night goes (relatively) smoothly.
The Mother Hen
She always has snacks and keeps tabs on everyone's water intake. If you ever lose her, she's probably comforting a crying stranger in line for the bathroom. She makes sure everyone gets home safely and has no problems asking a dude for his address and mother's maiden name before he's allowed to take her friend home in an Uber.
The Instigator
She's the reason everyone is out drinking in the first place. She's usually the one who handles her liquor best (from practice) and she's often found urging everyone to just have one (or four) more drink(s).
The One Who Always Texts Her Ex
Having just gotten out of a relationship, she's still terribly heartbroken, but is putting on a brave face. She's definitely not in the best "going out" state of mind, but keeps it together...until the booze hits. As soon as the liquid courage sets in, she's got her fingers glued to her cell phone sending texts she's sure to regret in the morning.
The Shakira
Giving ABBA's "Dancing Queen" a literal meaning, she somehow manages to find a dance floor even where there isn't a dance floor.
The Philosopher
The Philosopher can usually be seen sipping whiskey and analyzing everyone's choices. Be warned, if The Philosopher ever corners you she will attempt to play therapist and figure out where your issue with authority stems from. Do yourself a favor and run far away.
The Reluctant Homebody
This is SO not her scene, but tired of feeling like a buzzkill, she indulges her friends. She'd much rather be at home watching "The Office" for the 737,081,271th time on Netflix, but alas, here she is. Just don't expect her to be the life of the party. She's giving you as much as she possibly can. Be grateful she left the house.
The MMA Fighter
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She's the firecracker that everyone is hoping doesn't accidentally set off. She will go all "Jersey Shore" smackdown on you if you look at her incorrectly. Keep an eye out for this one.
The "I'm Not Even Drunk!" Girl
Honey, yes you are. That's why you're shouting at us right now.
The Joey Tribbiani
Homegirl is always starving. By her second drink, she's already talking about what kind of pizza she plans to order when everyone is done for the night.
The Horny Toad
She isn't just thirsty, she's full on dehydrated. She will disappear from the group at some point and reemerge with a make out buddy.
The Aspiring Rapper
Under the false impression that alcohol turns her into Nicki Minaj, you can find this one loudly rapping along to every song played. Fully convinced she's nailing it, she'll make sure she gets her performance on Snapchat too...that is until she sees in the next day and hears she's more Iggy than Nicki. Ouch.
She loves everyone. Everyone is her best friend in the whole world and she's just so happy. Strangers aren't strangers, they're just new BFFs. "Can I tell you something? I love you so much" is her anthem. Everyone could use a good dose of The BFF and her joy.
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10 Signs You Work In A Restaurant
There's always chaos in the restaurant business.
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Working in the restaurant industry is possibly the most fundamentally challenging occupation I have ever experienced when it comes to hospitality and customer service. When you go to a five-star restaurant you expect the time of your life, a two hour getaway, a walk through another time period (rustic Italy, France, Spain, etc), or simply a honeymoon undergo. What you don't see are the behind the scenes scut work: carrying trays, polishing glassware and silverware, kitchen chaos, the list is endless. Now, I'm not saying being a host, server, or bartender is the worst thing in the whole wide world, there are definitely worse things. But the fact of the matter is that it isn't always sunshine and rainbows. In the two years that I have spent in restaurant and customer service, I have spoken my share of expletives, yelled at kitchen staff, and dealt with not-so-happy guests. It isn't easy to keep a bright and shiny smile on your face when all you want to do is choke every person who walks near you. Anyone who has spent even two weeks working in a restaurant understands the rigor and stress that comes with it. Restaurant culture is a tiny world in and of itself that operates on its own principles and creates its own society. It even has its own language. The sayings "runner", "corner", and "on a bus" wouldn't make sense to anyone otherwise. My mother and I both work in a restaurant and the best advice I can give someone going out to eat is to treat us like people. Yes...believe it or not we are people, people. Say "please" and "thank you", or stack your cleared plates before a busser gets to the table. Trust me, the gesture goes a lot farther than you may think.
So, if you work in a restaurant, you can relate with the following points. If not, check out how the brain of a restaurant service (or any customer service) worker actually works. See if you can identify any crazy weird habits your friends have a tendency to partake in.
Anytime you turn a corner the words "corner!" without you even realizing.
You just wanted to be very aware of your surroundings when entering the bathroom at your own house...no judgment.
People are amazed at how professional you are when speaking to strangers, or on the phone
The words "absolutely" and "certainly" are the only acceptable words to use, while using "dude" and "you guys" are like committing the unforgivable sin.
When we say "table 17 is on a bus", table 17 isn't LITERALLY on a bus.
Table 17 is on a bus? Where is it going??
You understand the frustration of the functions of another existing restaurant when going out to eat.
Silently criticizing my server's mannerisms, and verbiage is something I often do. Most of the time it is inevitable.
When you repeat the same spiel 40 times you start to sound like a lifeless robot.
Why don't we just stand on a chair and announce it to the entire restaurant instead of saying the same thing a trillion times?
The rush of prime dinner service. The chaos is riveting.
The rush of constantly being on your feet is unbelievable. There is never a dull moment in the restaurant business. You know you work in the restaurant business when you can multitask four tables, their orders, and still find time to go pee.
You have "that guy" at a table that makes you want to pull your hair out.
And you know exactly who I am talking about. The guy who wants everything, and wants it RIGHT NOW. Then proceeds to run their server in circles.
Getting stiffed an entire tip is worse than dealing with a difficult human being.
I gave you immaculate service and you left me how much on your $100 check??
When you're sitting in a restaurant you don't dare interrupt your servers table presentation.
We work really hard to please our guests, please do. not. interrupt my money-making process.
At the end of the night, you take the first opportunity you get to take a seat.
The feeling of your body weight coming off of your feet after an eight hour shift is heavenly. We take that feeling for granted until we can't sit down for eight hours at a time.
If you related to any of these above points, you have probably worked in a restaurant setting at some point in your life. Working in a restaurant can be the best, and worst moments you experience, but you make the most of it. You can complain about the pay, the hours, and the labor quality, but someone has to do it. I have learned quite a bit working in customer service as a hostess, and am thankful for the opportunity to grow as a person functioning in society. Restaurant culture is its own entity, but definitely worth the chaos.
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11 Things I Learned My Freshman Year of College
Not everything you learn in college can be found in a textbook.
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One of the scariest things we will ever face in our life is going to college. Many of us move away to a new town, join new organizations, and make new friends. We are expected to study, have a social life, relationships, maybe work, and be healthy. It seems pretty easy to do, and in high school all we wanted to do was graduate and move on to this next chapter of our lives. If you are in high school, here are some things that you can learn from before you get to college. If you have already been through your freshman year of college, hopefully you can relate to the things I have learned in college.
Your self control and motivation directly correlate to how close the end of the semester is.
You start the beginning of each semester very hopeful and excited for all your new classes, but that excitement lessens each week of the semester. By the end, you are searching for every excuse to not complete your homework or to even leave your dorm room. Because leaving your dorm room means looking presentable, and at this point you do not even have the motivation for that.
Group projects seem to be something created by the devil himself.
Even though you know that there are plenty of people smarter than you, it seems that you always get stuck with the group members that do not measure up to your standards. Your partners never ask you about the project until the last minute, so you complete most of it yourself. Another outcome is that they do not care about the work they are doing, therefore, you end up doing the project yourself. Just like a unicorn, it is rare to get amazing partners for group projects.
Remember when you were young and you knew everything there was to know? Wrong: you knew nothing.
Once we hit high school we thought we knew everything we would ever have to know. We anxiously waited to turn 18 because being an adult couldn't possibly that hard. Turns out, once you become an adult, everything you learned your entire life has no purpose in your life. You have to know how to budget your money, create a killer resume and cover letter, change your flat tire and cook for yourself. None of these skills were taught in high school. Adulting is hard, very hard.
If there is free food offered - go!
When you get to college, you are so excited to have so many food options within a five-minute walk of your dorm room. By the end of the first semester there already seems like there is nothing good on campus because you are already so sick of the same restaurants you've been eating at for six months. Usually, at the beginning and end of each semester there are endless options for free food because everyone is either recruiting or celebrating their club. Write down the meeting times and go eat some free food. You might even find a really awesome organization because of going.
Never believe a professor when they tell you "Don't worry, this won't be on the test."
Professors are notorious for saying that the class does does not need to worry about a certain slide on the PowerPoint, or a certain section of the book, but there is a 99 percent chance that there will be one or more questions about it on the next exam. So, you might as well memorize every slide the professor has and every page of your text book. Or, do some educated guessing, which is probably the more likely alternative. And if you are guessing, just know that "C" is the most common answer on multiple choice tests.
If you want a relationship with someone, it will take effort.
When you get to college you will hear "your future spouse could be in this room right now". If you were annoyed with the couples holding hands and kissing in the hallways in high school, just wait until all your friends are getting engaged. You will meet some really awesome people in college, and you may find someone you want to have a relationship with. This relationship may be just a friendship, or way more than that. Just know, it takes a lot of effort. Class, homework, meetings, activities and friends keep you very busy, so you will need to make time when you can. Dating looks a lot different in college, it is doing homework together, walking to class together, sitting in church together and grabbing a quick lunch together. But, if you are willing to put in the effort, it is so worth it.
Check your email before you trudge all the way to class to find out it is cancelled.
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You just walked all the way to class while the snow was blowing in your face and the temperature is below zero. You get to class and see that class is cancelled. You trudge all the way back to your dorm room to see that you got an email this morning that class was cancelled. Then you get upset with yourself because you could have stayed in bed for an extra three hours and watched Netflix.
You do not need a ton of friends, just a couple of really good ones.
You meet so many people during your first semester that it seems like you have more friends than you can manage, but as time goes on, you find your people and you stick with them. You probably won't be best friends with the girl you met at orientation. You probably won't be best friends with the people you went to high school with, but you will find your group, and they will be there for you no matter
what.
Take the time to do what you love.
You will spend countless hours doing homework, studying for tests and reading textbooks. Make sure you are taking time to do things that you love to do because otherwise you will not enjoy your time in college. Take a break from studying and take a walk with a friend. Spend the weekend exploring new places around your college. Take the time to have some fun and relax because college can be pretty stressful.
Every Saturday you will avoid doing homework like it is the plague. When Sunday rolls around you will complain that you have way too much stuff to do and not enough time to do it.
On Saturday you want to sleep in, hang out with friends, and not look at a single book or even open your email. Most of Sunday you will do the exact same thing and then try to cram all your homework into a few short hours. Then you will whine and complain about how you do not have enough time in your life to do all this homework. But, you will never admit it is because you are a great procrastinator.
Your college experience is what you make of it.
You may not have a clue what you want to do in the future, but that is OK. College has plenty of opportunities for you to figure that out. While you figure it out, make the most out of your experience. You can choose to get involved and have a lot of fun, or you can choose not to. No matter what, just know that you control how great your college experience will be. So go out and try new things, join new clubs and meet new people. College can either be the best four years of your life or the worst.
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