my 10 to 1 for freshman year

10 things you hated about this year
10 | taking psychology instead of geography
09 | taking math instead of logic
08 | taking linguistics instead of spanish
07 | 8am classes (fall semester only)
06 | class until 5pm on fridays (spring semester only)
05 | being stuck in mitchell for the first month
04 | kelly transferring to kutztown
03 | the "fruit loop" (a.k.a. the queer-as-folk bitches of gw's class of 2011)
02 | j street
01 | marshak's departure :(

9 things you liked about this year
09 | I GET TO LIVE ON MY OWN!!!
08 | washington, dc: the smithsonian, the mall, the metro...
07 | living in thurston, despite its similarities to a 3rd world country
06 | parties at phi sigma kappa
05 | my random trips to u. maryland and going to their parties
04 | SNOW
03 | meeting locals and other area college students
02 | meeting people from places i'd never dream of meeting people from
01 | meeting my new best friends :)

8 things you can't stop laughing about
08 | yvette and her bou-isms
07 | joanna and amanda's sexual urges
06 | peter's scream, when he get offended
05 | "mad", "obvi", "hella", and of course "hella mad obvi"
04 | my band's name in rock band: c's get degrees!
03 | my anti-gw breakfast special at j street: bacon with a side of bacon
02 | "only 25 more blocks to go!"
01 | i went to adam's hometown, stayed at adam's friend's house, hung out with adam's friends and adam's brother, saw adam's old high school, saw the coffeehouse where adam used to work... all without adam

7 memories that you'll cherish forever
07 | protest against the war in iraq
06 | walk for aids awareness
05 | walking for the juvenile diabetes research foundation
04 | the moment i realized that i am far more independent and capable than many of my classmates
03 | philadelphia
02 | raleigh
01 | how i met patricia chaupis... go on, ask her how we met.

6 regrets you have for the past year
06 | fighting with sarah marshak
05 | not going home fall semester at all
04 | spending so much money eating out at restaurants
03 | letting allied in pride become the bane of my social existence
02 | not moving to thurston sooner
01 | almost transferring (thankfully, i didn't)

5 things you learned this year
05 | NOTHING (in the classroom setting, that is)
04 | how to make awesome coffee/espresso drinks
03 | get involved in campus activities!
02 | gw's not so bad; you've just got to find your niche.
01 | some boys are simply not to be trusted!

4 habits you picked up this year
04 | jumping onto the top bunk of bunkbeds without a ladder
03 | ignoring the sounds of a loud residence hall when i want to go to sleep
02 | sleeping on the floor: pammy's, monica's, yvette's, mine...
01 | walking around in public in my pajamas
(hmm, all of these have to do with bedtime...)

3 of your best friends
03 | pammy (a.k.a. patricia chaupis)
02 | joanna
01 | peter

2 things you'll avoid next year
02 | j street
01 | spending so much money on restaurants (which will be easier now that i'll have a kitchen)

1 thing that makes this year so memorable
01 | "college! no parents!"