don't blink.

slope day. one of the most anticipated days of the academic year. it's hard to believe another semester has come and gone, another year done, and one more year closer to being out in the "real world." this past semester has gone by so quickly, yet the beginning felt like so long ago. i remember first moving into my apartment, adjusting to being back at middle-of-nowhere cornell. at least it didn't get really cold until... february. and i just put my boots away today. how momentous. but back to my main point.

a mere four months ago, i was just learning my schedule and getting back into the groove of being in real classes, taking notes, and being responsible. i began new classes: learning about discrimination, torts, contracts, and a plethora of other life lessons in 387, improving my public speaking skills in 365, experimenting and indulging my inner-nerd in 301, understanding the way consumers think in 347, and of course, failing miserably in 321. i reunited with *most* of my hotelies, rekindled freshman year friendships (*ting!*), and even made some new friends! i had the pleasure of being taught by some talented and knowledge professors, while also revisiting some old teachers. as much as i hate paying cornell as much tuition as i do, i must admit that i'm infinitely grateful for the education i have received so far. although i sometimes (or most times), don't think i've really learned much of anything, i know i have. i'm sure if i concentrate really hard, i'd be able to remember how to make a statement of cash flows, what the law of dimishing returns means, the four P's of business writing, what title VII is, maslow's heirarchy of needs, the empirical rule, what causes campylobacter jejuni, the four P's of marketing, and whatever else my $120,000 have bought me (and by my, i mean my parents').

so yes, another semester has gone flying by, but when i think of all that has happened in the past four months, i am at a loss for words. while going through it all, it felt like time crept by... everyday felt so long and summer seemed so far away. but now that i'm here, i look around, and i wonder where the time has gone. if this past year went by so quickly, how much faster will the next? and before you know it, i'll be graduating and moving out.

it has been said that i suffer from separation anxiety. i believe this was mentioned when i was reading an opinion column in the cornell daily sun, and i became saddened at the thought of another senior (one i have never met) leaving my world of cornell and entering a new one. thinking of all those who have come and gone in and out of my life, and i can't help but feel a sense of loss. these people, whether friends, acquaintences, or even enemies, no doubt still impacted and helped shape me into the person i am today. and to think, i may never see them again! how can that not make you sad? well, i suppose life goes on, and the best i can do is keep moving along and enjoy the times as they come. i guess the lesson for me is not to be sad because of the past, but be excited for the future. if i keep living my life through what-ifs, i'll miss out on all the good stuff. the past is past. it's gone. it's time to move along and just keep swimming. have a good day.