It's been a year (and a little more, but let's not split hairs) since I started college. I've learned a few more things.
1. Everything has loopholes. If they say you can't have pets in the apartment and then take the time to specify what they consider to be a pet, anything they don't point out is therefore not considered a pet.
2. The only cooking supplies I like are the ones my mom has. Unfortunately, they don't make them anymore.
3. Do the extra credit. Those little bitty points will mean a whole lot more in the end.
4. There are a lot of people in the world that really do not know how to cook. I'm finding out that a lot of them are women.
5. Washing someone else's dishes is much easier than washing your own.
6. It's okay to be nerdy. Almost everyone is, anyway. Just don't take it to hipster levels.
7. Try new things. Ice blocking is terrifying, but you'll be glad you at least tried it.
8. Friendships are fleeting and usually last only a semester. Solid friends are hard to come by.
9. You don't have to share everything. Still, it's nice to leave cookies for your roommates.
10. There really are some bad teachers out there. Not sure what it is...they're just bad.
11. There's also some amazing teachers that really get you psyched for lecture. They somehow make up for the other teachers' inadequacies.
12. No matter how small your kitchen is, you can always make beautiful things in it.
13. It's okay to let other people help you. Sometimes they can save your bagels.
14. Bacon is delicious and good with maple syrup. It is also sharp.
15. One of the greatest tools you can have in your kitchen is a pastry cutter.
16. It's okay if people don't hire you. It's okay that they don't even tell you they're not going to hire you. Keep looking.
17. Changing your major is okay, too. Those classes for the other major do come in handy.
18. Some classes, like public speaking, aren't required. That doesn't mean they aren't useful.
19. Sometimes the desserts you put the most time, effort, and planning into won't be as fawned over as the mess of peanut butter and marshmallows someone else threw together at the last minute.
20. Of all the people I see in a day, I don't remember what any of them were wearing or how their hair looked. I remember what they smelled like. Focus on what's important.
6 comments:
Wow, some goon insights here. College is doing some good. I definitely agree with number 5. And when did you go ice blocking?? I am glad you are keeping a list.
Goon, mom called you a goon. Ha ha. Don't forget: 21. If you are still in need of a job, remember what your big sister told you. Always. Big sisters are the best.
I personally find #19 to be the truest. Consider "peach treat" as an example. People prefer simple, as much as it pains me to say it. I made gorgeous cupcakes for a baptism once, only to be upstaged by rice krispy treats.
Mom: Ice blocking was in the Spring...sorry.
Em: 21? I only wrote 20... I don't prefer simple. I feel like all the extra work makes it taste better. I think people prefer familiar.
The humble pastry cutter bows down to the MIGHTY WHISK!
Your mighty whisk kills bunnies. What sort of blunt kitchen utensil kills bunnies? It's sinister. You fiend.
The whisk kills KILLER bunnies. Your pastry cutter is a pacifist!
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