I have written “BLOG” on my to-do list every week since the start of my sophomore year, and this is my first post. That should be an indication of how my year is going thus far. Let me quickly catch you up on what’s been going on in my life… I had way too much [...]

It’s 4:15 a.m., and I’m on the 12th floor study lounge of Muldrow Tower. I have eight items on my to do list for the night, and this blog entry is number six. My roommate is on my left, studying for Spanish and playing fratmusic.com playlists to keep us awake. My suitemate is on my [...]

Luckily it started just as my last class ended, but yesterday I suddenly started having the worst abdominal pains of my life. I was desperate enough to make it stop that I called my parents who happened to be on vacation in Orlando. My overprotective mother called the only person she knew in Norman to [...]

Someone told me that your first Christmas break in college is the best, and they may be right. It was a funny feeling walking back into my bedroom at home to unpack. Everything was in the same spot, just dustier. I’m a bit of a pack rat. I can find sentimental value in hotel keys, [...]

We’re all sitting in class waiting for our history professor to start the class. We’re sitting in pretty much the same seats we all sat in on day 1, making small talk with the people around us. I get my laptop out as I see the professor opening the day’s powerpoint presentation. Just another day [...]

I swear I have the easiest schedule in the freshman class, and it allows me to spend my time observing my new home and the people in it. I know my roommate from my high school, and after four weeks we have yet to have a single conflict. My suite mates didn’t even know each [...]