Well... soo... yea... That music video looks kinda like the parties I've been going to for the past 2 months... And thus explains my hiatus... I've lost my license once, debit card twice, acquired things ranging from champagne flutes to chicken nuggets to car keys (mind you I didn't have a car for a while) in my purse on my ratchetty evenings, and had a slew of sit-downs with my friends that have always started out with "ok, so what exactly happened yesterday?" I know its living trife but hey YOLO (You Only Live Once) naaaahhh mean?!?!?!?!?!
I've been partying, oversleeping, working at the "plantation" (yes, that is what I call my job), studying in between, getting calls from everywhere, and making and breaking appointments. Its what I do, its how I live. I'll get over it tomorrow. However, reality started hitting when I was studying for the GREs and leading up to the GREs. It was that tense feeling that built up in my soul of "Damn, I'm really going back to school". I'm kinda excited, kinda not. I'm excited because I took off a year like I stated in December 2010 and now I get to embark on a new journey. This will officially be my second chance at med school. Graduate school will give me the opportunity to delve deeper into the realm of health, let me move up another pay grade, and give me the chance to get the grades I deserve for med school (finally) minus the extra-curricular drama I experienced in undergrad and the added stress of "just trying to get a degree". Fuck it. I have full benefits and a decent salary now. If I decide to back out of grad school I have other avenues I can drive down (**kanye voice** "Who gon stop me haaannnnhhh"). I'm not excited because it officially marks that I'm getting older and I have to slow my life the fuck down. Like by 75%. No more exclusive restaurant openings and invite-only events. No more VIPs on the weekend. No more "lemme take the day off so I can rehab my system because that liquor yesterday had me feeling like I was incepted". Smh. Its bout to be extra boring. The only happy hour imma be experiencing is the hour of sleep I'll get between work and classes. Yea. I said it.
Now what can I say to the rest of ya'll? Well... I just wanna encourage ya'll to take advantage of your 20s. We are in the only time in our life (besides retirement) where we can be selfish. You have money (Don't front), no obligations to anyone else, and at an age where doing something stupid isn't looked down upon. Think about it. You have a drunk night now, people will say "damn you had a good night". You have a drunk night at 40, people are already googling the nearest AA sessions for you as a Christmas present. Don't debate me. I didn't ask for your opinion dear reader. lol.
Ok. Now lets get back to the topic: DO WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY. You like to read all day? Fuck it. Go for it. You fly all over the world. Good. Bring me some shit back for me. You attend church every Sunday. Amazing. Stay devoted. Add me in your prayers (Every ratchet needs a blessing here and there, no?). Whatever the hell it is, I want you to do it to the fullest (that sentence sounded weird but I don't feel like changing it right now). Focus on you. Focus on the amazing memories you can make. Focus on preserving the moment now more than any other time in your life. You need to experience. You need to grow. Just make sure you don't get caught up in some craziness that'll land you in jail or something (well, more like don't end up in jail with a record. Sometimes, you just get arrested for the dumbest things). It'll be worth it. Trust me. And when you get to that point that you are done you're gonna be so happy you took advantage of what life has to offer: from travelling to partying with different people to extreme sports like hang-gliding. As for me, I gotta cut back (Key word cut back, not stop. **waves rolex** "Thought I told you that we don't stop"). I did exactly what I stated I was gonna do for 2011: jump start my career, re-up on bigger and more connected people to add to my contact list, and just go crazy. Going out and all that was apart of the "I've been in undergrad way too long so I deserve this" 2011 package. So next time you go out, have a shot for me. You work hard. You deserve to have a great time :)
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