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50 Things I Would Rather Do Than Study

To my college professors, I apologize for being distracted by animal GIFs and not studying for your classes.

Claire Chan

Sep 26, 2016

Georgia Tech

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Well, no need to procrastinate even more than I already am with an introduction, so here are 50 things I'd rather do than study:

1. Plan my future wedding on Pinterest

2. Binge-watch "Friends" on Netflix

3. Raid the dollar section at Target for fall décor (Oh wait, I already have)

4. Bake cookies (Especially if they are these cookies)

5. Read "Jane Eyre" for the tenth time

6. Learn to rap Chris Brown's "Look At Me Now" featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes (Anyone remember this song?)

7. Look at the lyrics for "Look At Me Now" and realize that I will never learn them (If you don't believe me, check out the lyrics for yourself)

8. Take a nature walk

9. Daydream about going to Vienna, Prague and Budapest

10. Actually go to Vienna, Prague and Budapest

11. Take every Buzzfeed quiz I find

12. Plan a cross-country road trip

13. Visit my best friend who lives an hour away (Shout out to Nadia)

14. Ride "Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey" at Universal Studios

15. Watch a movie at the theaters

16. Go rock-climbing

17. Start shopping for Christmas presents

18. Go to a G-Eazy concert (Because he's my favorite rapper)

19. Chat with my aunt on the phone

20. Try on makeup at Sephora

21. Learn how to surf

22. Carve a pumpkin (It is that time of year...)

23. Have a picnic at the park

24. Buy fresh produce at a farmer's market

25. Ride a ferris wheel

26. Indulge in a BLT and fries at my favorite local burger joint (Shout out to Rhea's)

27. Shop at a thrift store and spend $15 on 50 items

28. Re-watch all of James Corden's Carpool Karaoke videos

29. Learn how to use a sewing machine

30. Go cliff-jumping in Honolulu

31. Have a Disney movie marathon

32. Explore the Amazon rainforest... by way of zip line.

33. Read the newspaper with a cup of coffee by my side

34. Actually clean out my email inbox (110 emails and counting...)

35. Ride a hot air balloon in Turkey

36. Make a fruit smoothie

37. Go coffee-shop-hopping around Atlanta (That's a thing, right?)

38. Become proficient in speaking Japanese

39. Decorate everything I own with washi tape

40. Work on a 1000-piece puzzle

41. Print out all of my photos so I no longer have to view them through a screen

42. Aspire to be like Olivia Pope from "Scandal"

43. Spend half an hour watching 45-second baking videos on Facebook (I really shouldn't be following this food account)

44. Sleep

45. Go on a safari and feed animals

46. Listen to Christmas music three months in advance

47. Go online shopping

48. Watch "The Voice" just to hear Adam Levine and Blake Shelton bicker

49. Go to an NBA game

50. Work on my weekly article for the Odyssey

This list of 50 things is surely not exhaustive, but I should probably return to studying now. *sigh*

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To my college professors, I apologize for being distracted by animal GIFs and not studying for your classes.

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1. The importance of traditions.

2. How to be thankful for family and friends.

3. How to give back.

4. What the word "community" really means.

5. That it isn't about the destination, but the journey.

6. The consequences of making bad choices.

7. To trust people, until you have a reason not to.

8. To be welcoming and accepting of everyone.

9. How to be my own, individual person.

10. How to work for what I want.

11. How to be great at giving directions.

12. How to be humble.

13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

I have never been so thankful to know you.

Dealing with the inevitable realities of college life.

Don't freak out

Email the professor

Attend the first class

Keep attending class

Have a backup plan

Remember that everything works out at the end

It's mandatory to have these conversations.

1. What do you do for a living?

2. What's your favorite color?

3. Do you have any siblings?

4. What's your favorite television show?

5. When is your birthday?

6. What's your biggest goal in life?

7. If you had three wishes granted to you by a genie, what would they be?

8. What's your favorite childhood memory?

9. If you could change one thing about your life, what would it be?

10. Are you a cat or a dog person?

11. Do you believe in a religion or any sort of spiritual power?

12. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be?

13. What is your ideal date night?

14. Who was/is your celebrity crush?

15. What's a good way to cheer you up if you're having a bad day?

16. Do you have any tattoos?

17. Can you describe yourself in three words?

18. What makes you the most nervous in life?

19. What's the best gift you have ever received?

20. What do you do to relax/have fun?

21. What are your priorities at this phase of your life?

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