Final Post

As I write my final post, I want to sum up the best lessons that I have learned while in college. The first is that YOU are the only one you can rely on. Sure you have friends that have been with you through tough situations, but at the end of the day it's just you. You have to make your own decisions and depend on yourself. It's your life, so live it how you want. Second, partying with friends is a lot of fun, but you have to know how to balance your social life and school. Why pay to go to classes if you never go or you don't learn anything? Partying is fun now, but what are you going to do a few years down the road? Your friends are going to have their careers started and will be gone. You don't want to be stuck without an education and thousands of dollars in debt. So find a happy medium and think a little about your future.

The final, and most important lesson to me, is to always guard your heart. I believe everyone will get burned by someone they care about at least once in their life. It's inevitable, but not the end of the world. You need to take risks, meet new people, and learn from your experiences when you do get hurt. Everyone gets hurt, disappointed, and let down in their life. How you handle these downers will form who you are as a person. "What doesn't kill you will make you stronger". It doesn't get any truer than that.

Beer Before Liquor, You've Never Been Sicker

I'm sure you've all heard that familiar saying, "Beer before liquor, you've never been sicker. Liquor before beer and you're in the clear." Take this saying, and LISTEN TO IT! I can tell you from personal experience that if you start off drinking beer, and switch to shots or mixed drinks, you are NOT going to be feeling the greatest in the morning. Now does this mean you will ALWAYS get sick? NO. Does this mean that you can drink all the liquor you want and then switch to beer without any consequences? Absolutely not. It still comes down to moderation, but you have a much better chance of a hangover if you start with beer and switch to liquor. This previous Wednesday was a perfect example for me. I started the night out with a few Bud Light Limes, and then started slamming shots of 99 Berries, Malibu, and Tequila. Sure I was feeling good, but the morning after was not so great. I felt like I got hit by a bus, my head weighed a hundred pounds, and I puked up everything I ate or drank. It SUCKED. Now was this just because I had TOO much to drink? That was defiantly a factor. However, I've had nights where I've drank more liquor than that, and drank beer at the end of the night rather than the beginning, and I felt perfectly fine the next day. So it seems to me that this old wise tale is actually true. It may not be scientifically proven, but my experiences lead me to believe it is. I'll take my knowledge from my experiences over science any day.

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LCD Where You Cannot See

So we've all heard about the "date rape drug", right? I'm sure you're parents, teachers, and maybe even friends have warned you about it while at parties. But you think to yourself; it won't happen to me. That's the kind of thing that happens to "other" people. Well, if that's what you think, it's time to wise up. There are predators EVERYWHERE out there, just WAITING to slip a roofie into your drink. I used to think it'd never happen to me, or anyone I know, until this past December. Fortunately for me, I wasn't drugged, but my friend on the other hand was not so lucky. A group of friends and I went back to our home town for a party during Christmas Break. We are from a really small town, with a population of 888 people, so we didn't think anything bad could happen. After all, that only happens in big cities right? The night went pretty well, but a friend and I (who weren't drinking) didn't feel like staying so we went home for the night.

We found out the day after that one of the girls that went with us to the party went to the hospital that morning. We got a hold of her and asked her what was up and she told us that she woke up in her car, not knowing what happened the night before, and feeling really sick. We were thinking, ok whatever, you just drank too much. Typical night; no biggy. What she told us next shocked us: she went to the doctors and told them what happened, so they gave her a drug test. When the results came back they were positive for LSD; of which she has never in her life taken. She was shocked, appalled, and in disbelief. She wanted to know what happened that night so we talked to a few of the people who saw her that night. We found out that she had taken off all her clothes, and some guys were dragging her around the house, laughing the entire time. She had absolutely no recollection of it. Everyone that we talked to said she just "disappeared" and know one knew where she was for the remainder of the night. She still doesn't know what exactly happened to her that night, but she now knows to never, EVER, let her drink out of her site. I myself know that I've set my drink down on something and walked away for a little bit and came back and drank it. I won't ever do that again, this I know for sure, but it's just too bad something like this had to happen to open up our eyes. So don't be dumb and think it can't happen to you because it can. Would you rather chance it, or just hold your drink? Think about it.