Random Ramblings

I have recently realized that most everything Mr. Petmecky preached to us in Econ class last year was pretty much true, especially the very definition of economics: "The balance between scare resources and unlimited wants." It's true that this definition can be used to define basically everything in life. For example, yesterday afternoon, I was almost crying due to the boredom I was suffering. But in all actuality, this boredom was completely uncalled for, considering my internet had gotten set up only the day before and I had three different books beside my bed just waiting for me to open up. Not only that, I could have helped with household chores, like sweeping the porch for my mother or helping with some cooking. But did I do any of these things? No I did not, instead I chose to sit around, surfing the web trying to find something to do.

And now I wonder... Why are we this way? Why do we always search for something newer, something better to keep us occupied? What happened to the old fashioned past times, like spending time with the family or just going out into the backyard and laying in the grass? All of a sudden, I don't like where I have ended up in the past couple years. I don't like that the usual Facebook or Gmail chats couldn't keep me occupied. In the end, I don't want to be the type of person who can't enjoy the little things in life, the person who doesn't see the beauty in a day spent under a sunny, cloudless sky.

Something else that has been on my mind lately... college. Yeah, I'm stoked to be going to Georgia Tech next year, but all of a sudden, it just hit me. Next year, things are going to change. And yeah, I should have known this from the start, considering that's just about the only thing every single teacher has been telling us and the only thing anyone can even talk about this year.

"Oh man, college is going to be so awesome! No parents to tell me what to do!"

So, it's silly that this is just hitting me now, but it is. I just realized today, as I was working out in the gym, that next year, I'm not going to be with my friends. Sure, I'll be with some friends, but it's never going to be the same. Ann won't come over to my house at 10 p.m. just because she wanted to talk to someone or couldn't figure out the Econ test corrections. Karen and I won't be walking/driving home to her house after school just to eat almost an entire tub of ice cream (her eating 75% of course) and then crash on her bed with the laptop, some music, and her dog. Impromptu girls nights with Karen, Ann, Whitney, Katelyn, and me won't be possible.

Emily, Courtney, and I won't be randomly going to movies, or to the gym, or to the park in the middle of the night. I won't be eating Hope's amazing from-the-box-but-with-Hope-Magic-added cookies. Sumi and I will never have seventh period Bio in which to aggravate Mr. Kuninsky with our incessant gossip and whining and chatter.

I just realized that my entire life is going to change next year. School is going to be the toughest it has ever been, daily life will take a lot of adjusting to since I've only gone six weeks of my life away from home (GHP last summer), and friend groups are going to be completely redefined. And I don't think I've ever been more scared and excited at the same time. Because in the end, Katelyn, Pranav, Timmy, Dipesh, and all the other guys will still be there if things get too tough. And I could never forget all of my GHP friends, like my brother Joey, and Meha and Kshama.

It really is exactly as my dad says, "The most constant thing about life is that it changes." I think we should all go out there next year, and just live it up. Lets study hard, make lots of new friends, and make sure to keep up with all of our most important old ties. College years are supposed to be our best ones. Lets make them that way. =)