Do You Really Wanna Know What Weekends Are Like?!

It is a common belief that all college students have crazy, wild weekends all the time. For the most part, this is true. However, there is a small minority of people, like myself, who do not like to go out and get drunk. Personally, I don't see the fun in being so drunk that you have zero control of what you are doing. But, I certainly won't discourage anyone who thinks it's fun from going out and having a good time- after all, they are technically adults and they can do as they please. And believe me, there are MANY people that find such a thing fun. So while they are out and having a "great" time, I am off doing my own thing. Here is a recap of what happened this Friday: After my last class of Friday afternoon, I came back to my room and tried to do some homework for a little while. After a few hours, I gave up because, honestly- I was starting to mentally check out. I worked hard all week and so I decided that Friday nights are my night to just sit and relax. So I hung out, blogged, and watched some TV. While many of the people on my floor were just beginning to get ready for their wild night, I was content with just hanging out. Which, by the way, if you are like me and find drinking not-so glamorous, you will find that there really isn't much to do on campus for those who don't drink. I know it sounds so dull, but all there really is to do is sit in your room, watch TV or some movies, eat dinner, hang out with some friends who aren't drinking (if you can find them!), and then go to bed. So by the time I was tired and ready for bed after my relaxing night, some of the drunks decided to come back to their rooms or just disturb my floor. As soon as my head hit the pillow, it was as if the someone turned up the volume to 100! It was so loud: screaming people, drunks stumbling back and bumping into (or knocking on) doors, and people singing at the top of their lungs! And then there's me: I had to get up early for an 8 am class that day and I was exhausted. There I was in bed by midnight, while it seems that the rest of the college world is going crazy! Tell me who, exactly, can fall asleep when it sounds like there is a three-ring circus outside your door?! Certainly not me! So there I was, praying into my pillowcase for some quiet so I could finally sleep after a long day. Did it work? Not exactly. All I got was more noise... and no sleep. -That University Girl [with no sleep]