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10 Things I'm Thankful For

It's surprisingly not just sleep.

Renee Dorer

Nov 22, 2016

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Thanksgiving: the one time of year where you eat a lot of food in the good company of your family, friends and other such loved ones. It's also the time of year when you're given the chance to be thankful for the things in your life. As a result, I'll post about the things I'm thankful for in my life:

The Chance To Go to School at WPI

WPI was my dream school this time last year, when I was done applying to schools and was just playing the waiting game. WPI was more or less a reach school for me, so it was a miracle to have been accepted and to have been able to attend. Ever since, I have been thankful to be able to go here and experience the opportunities that I have been able to experience.

My Roommates

My roommates are overall wonderful people and I'm very happy we ended up living together. And that I have roommates who are okay with having a poster of Tom Haverford on our door. And that they put up with my shenanigans.

Pep Band

One of the first organizations I started participating in at WPI, I have found a family away from home. Shout out to the clarinet section, especially for the wonderful uses of memes. Also for making it bearable to get up for 8 am drill practice.

My Friends

Friends from wherever the heck I met you, I am grateful for you. You've probably made my life entertaining and still do. And also thanks for putting up with me asking you guys for random topics to write about when I have writer's block.

Tea

For making nightly physics bearable.

Coffee

For making my imminent 8 ams more bearable. Also for waking me up for physics and multivariable calculus.

Sleep

Need I say more?

Science

Science is an amazing field, and I'm happy to be going into it. Without science, there would be no modern technology, no modern medicine, and no refrigerators.

The Odyssey

I'm glad to be a member of "The Odyssey" at WPI! We're still in the process of becoming an official club and I can't wait to see how it will grow.

My Family

This one's kind of a given. I love my family dearly, and they have been incredibly supportive my entire life. There's more I could say about this one, but they probably already know. Happy Thanksgiving! See you soon!

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All names should be "unisex names."

1. Communicating via email can be awkward.

2. Appointments usually accompany weird looks.

3. Introducing yourself to someone is never without a hitch.

4. You’ve probably thought about changing your name.

5. You’re often asked why you have the name you do.

6. You get excited when you meet someone of your gender with your name.

7. You feel awkward when you meet someone of the opposite gender with your name.

8. You’ve had someone say to you, “I knew a [your name], but they were [your opposite gender].”

9. You’ve heard a bad joke/pick-up line or two about your name before.

10. People are surprised when they see you.

11. You’re extra sensitive to other unique or unisex names.

12. You’ve fought with your parents about it.

13. All things considered, you’re happy your name makes you unique.

You know that all of these things apply to you. You'll just never tell.

I get it... I'm pale.

1. At least I can't lose you in a crowd!

2. Oh my goodness your skin is like glow-in-the-dark.

3. Can't you just get fake tan?

4. Do you tan or just burn?

5. Your kids are going to look like Casper the Friendly Ghost!

6. *holds arm against your arm* Look how much darker I am compared to you!

7. *holds pale arm against another pale arm* Aw, at least you're darker than her!

8. I laid out by the pool almost every day over break!

9. I haven't used sunscreen since I was, like, five.

10. *adjusts selfie lighting to their face* Oops, where'd you go??

11. *after working out* Your face is SO red!

12. *wears white* Look! You're all one color!

13. You need to get some sun.

14. Aren't you excited for summer?

The struggle bus is real.

1. Child prodigies:

2. Hearing other musicians in the practice room next door and accepting that you will never be as talented as them:

3. That anxiety that takes over before every performance:

4. Taking a million 0 credit classes:

5. When there's a paper due the next day, but you have to attend yet another concert in order to pass a 0 credit class:

6. When your friends try to encourage you after a performance, even though you are criticizing everything in your mind:

7. Knowing that there's always that one professor during juries:

8. The oh-so-attractive band/choir uniforms:

9. Realizing that a college campus is maybe not the best atmosphere to finish your latest composition:

10. Hearing "Oh, you sing opera? I LOVE Phantom of the Opera!" for the hundredth time:

11. When people think finals week is a breeze for you.

12. When you're drowning in the stress that comes with 18+ credits (and not to mention all those 0 credit classes) and people ask you how you are:

13. When it all comes down to it, though, you know that at the end of the day, music is your passion:

Because you need it in your life.

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6. holds arm against your arm Look how much darker I am compared to you!

7. holds pale arm against another pale arm Aw, at least you're darker than her!

10. adjusts selfie lighting to their face Oops, where'd you go??

11. after working out Your face is SO red!

12. wears white Look! You're all one color!