jueves, noviembre 09, 2006

Lifestyles of the rich and famous

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Things You Learn in College
But you don't learn these things in class

Quarters are like gold. (la unica verdad absoluta)

Flip-flops become as important as soap, and shampoo.

Asleep by 2:30 AM is an early night. (si...)

New additions to the food groups: Mountain Dew, Doritos, Ben & Jerry's, Ho-Hos and Oreos. (es triste, pero verdad)

Make sure your alarm clock has back-up batteries. (yo tengo el despertador y el celular con alarma)

Duct tape heals all wounds. (felizmente todavia no he comprobado esto)

Showers become less important. (muy cierto)

Sleep becomes more important. (mucho muy cierto)

10 minutes is more than enough time to get ready for your first class.

Going to the mailbox was never an ego-booster (or ego-breaker) before.

You begin to nap again. (y yo que pense que nunca mas)

The book your professor wrote is always required for his class.

E-mail becomes your second language. (y el chat es el primero)

Ten-page papers used to sound impossible, now they're a Godsend.

You never realized so many people are smarter than you.

You never realized so many people are dumber than you.

Professors are like celebrities: you see them, but they never see you.

Bum rides, money, notes and snacks as much as you can get them. (basico)

Don't burn bridges, especially if he's good in Biology.

Plain pasta never constituted a complete meal before.

The health service attendants are there because they couldn't make it in a real hospital, never ever forget that.

Forget putting the toilet seat down, you just pray that they flush. (amen)

Frisbee becomes a contact sport.

Care packages rank up there with birthdays.

Pop a vitamin and breakfast is covered.

Printers only break down when you desperately need them. (murphy sin duda)

Even though the beds are long, they are also extra narrow.

Things that were a huge deal in high school are now commonplace.

You never thought you would share so much about yourself with people you have known for such a short time.

Computer games go in and out faster than the latest fashions.

Disney movies are more than just classics.

Find one thing you like in the dining hall and go with it. (esto se aplica especialmente a la cafeteria de la residencia de estudiantes)

You will hear more stupid nicknames than you ever thought possible.

Phone calls almost never happen and when they do, you just don't get the messages.

Cereal makes a meal any time of day.

Keep your high school term papers; nowadays, everything is recycled.

ATMs are the devil's advocate.

Beware the boy in the Care Bear toga.

You almost forget how to drive. (estoy seguro que yo ya me olvide... especialmente con el trafico de lima...)

You'll drink anything if it's free.

People still cheat; it's just more technologically advanced.

You get really good with excuses for skipping class.

Ordering food at 1 AM is a common occurrence.

TV becomes a bigger time sucker than ever before. (otra verdad absoluta)

You realize how great your hell summer job was once you have to study.

Keys have never been so important, yet you seem to lose them more than ever before.

You meet the type of people you only thought existed in the movies. (una mas)

You learn to sleep with light, noise, extreme temperatures, and roommates snoring. (yo aprendi eso con las reuniones en mi casa en lima, pero sin los compañeros de cuarto felizmente)

You don't have to cover your textbooks anymore.

You live for chicken finger day at the cafeteria.

People that were geeks in high school seem okay now.

You get good at rationalizing on whether to do homework or not.

Procrastination becomes an art.

Jeans may be worn as many times as the wearer desires. (mandamiento #1)

The only reason you ever dress up is when everything else is dirty. (mandamiento #2)

With all the wealth of knowledge around you, you start to feel like you're on intellectual welfare.

Going to the mini-mart is a major treat.

Classes: the later the better.

Care packages make it all worthwhile.

The longer you're there, the less you talk about home. (todavia no he estado lo suficiente supongo)

Always wear your safety goggles. They're not kidding.

You don't learn last names. (ahora que lo pienso... es verdad!)

Card games never lasted for hours before.

Vacuuming happens every semester, if you get around to it.

Boys will dance in college.

People who never talked to you in high school are now your best friends when you come home.

You are NEVER alone.

It's amazing how late you can stay up doing absolutely nothing, yet falling asleep in class or in the library takes an average of two seconds.

You spend a ridiculous amount of time pondering the mystery of whether the Lucky Charms in the cafeteria are the real thing. (y la verdad, no quieres saberlo)

People magazine is your deep philosophical reading material.

You begin to subdivide your room into sections such as den, library, etc. to make it sound like a house.

All you have to do to make new friends is have mom send some cookies.

You never realized how quiet your house was.

Dishes aren't dirty enough to wash until they have bugs and / or mold in them. (mandamiento #3)

You get along so much better with your family now that you never see any of them.

Your life will never be the same again.

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Espero que les haya entretenido un rato =)

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