Summer is finally here for us on the semester system (sorry friends at UCSD!). As someone who's been here a few times before, there's always a few things that we tell ourselves we'll do now that summer is here and the time is ours, but we all know it's not going to happen. Here's a short list of some summer expectations versus realities that we face.

Expectation: "I'm gonna be so productive! I'm going to get ahead for my next semester's classes and finally learn Spanish"
Reality: "I woke up at noon and then accidentally took another nap after I ate breakfast. I can't even remember what day it is anymore. I think I've been wearing these same pajamas for three days now. I never even unpacked and it's been over a month."

Expectation: "I'm finally going to get the summer body i've always wanted!"
Reality: "After a year at college I forgot what good food tastes like. Why is my kitchen at home always so stocked? Has my mom always been this good of a chef? I've also lost my exercise regiment, which was walking to Pimentel from Li Ka Shing in 10 minutes twice a week."

Expectation: "I'm going to read so many books this summer!!!"
Reality: "I don't know how this happens, but every time I get through one page of reading I somehow end up on my phone for an hour. I've been reading this book for two months now"

Expectation: "I'm going to work and save money and I'm going to be so loaded by the end of this summer"
Reality: "I hate this job so much. I thought I would have more free time. I spend all my money getting take out at the end of shifts, which isn't helping my summer bod goal either. The fact that I'm not paying tuition or living on my own now also makes me feel as if I have more money than I do, and I just somehow blew $500 on concert tickets"

Expectation: "Now that the weather is so nice I'm going to spend so much time outside and work on my tan and go to the beach at least once a week!"
Reality: "I woke up at noon so it's obviously too late to do anything today. Might as well watch a whole season of 'Breaking Bad' instead."

Expectation: "I'm going to hang out with all my old friends and it'll be great"
Reality: "The prospect of cancelled plans continues to excite me. I don't think I get along with some of these people anymore. I think I'm just going to spend the rest of summer with my dog and my one best friend from home and Netflix."

Expectation: "My friends and I are going to do so much this summer! Beach trips and road trips and museum treks in LA it's going to be so LIT"
Reality: "I forgot that between all my friends and I we own a collective $23.70. We all hate driving and don't know how to park in LA. Also trying to make plans as a group is harder than passing my calculus class from last semester was."