What I Learned This Year

I compiled this list for the most part while sitting in classes toward the end of the semester. It by no means contains everything I learned over the last two semesters, but it comes close. This list does not include anything learned directly from a class.

1. Make sure cable and internet are hooked up on move in day.
2. Lock the door.
3. I can't live without Kazaa.
4. Seating charts are ineffective but are needed to maintain order
5. The Crowbar is a great place to see a concert.
6. Sometimes I can be incredibly stupid.
7. Girls are always late, don't rely on them in time sensitive situations.
8. Big 10 refs are the worst.
9. LJ should have won the Heisman.
10. Keath can beat me in an exam without going to a class.
11. Girls football can be exciting.
12. College is a lot of work.
13. It is not normal to be raised knowing not to leave lights on.
14. Deep frying is highly addictive.
15. It takes Keath two days to achieve any high score.
16. There is not enough time in the day but plenty of time to play your NCAA game when you're up.
17. It takes months of training to remember to turn off the PS2 when you're done with it.
18. You don't need HBO to watch Sopranos, just patience.
19. I'm good at making up nicknames.
20. Why my mom could never understand why I couldn't put things in the dishwasher.
21. I can't do all my work in front of the computer while watching TV.
22. You don't grow out of getting blisters on your thumbs from playing video games. Stupid Monkey Ball.
23. We should have a Division I hockey team.
24. Sometimes I even amaze myself.
25. I'm a huge Michael Moore fan.
26. Hoping to update the web site everyday is a pipe dream.
27. Girls don't shower everyday, not even every week.
28. Jimmy Kimmel Live is the perfect bridge between Letterman and Conan.
29. Don't watch American Idol, you will get sucked in.
30. How to snowboard, sort of.
31. You can get credit for walking.
32. A one credit course can be the most difficult and time consuming class on your schedule.
33. The giant tub of cheese balls at Sam's is the best deal around, but the cheese sticks in your teeth for three days.
34. We are the only people who frequent Mike & Dave's Pizza.
35. No matter what they say, don't believe anyone is going on Spring Break with you until you see them there.
36. They're nothing but trouble.
37. The ceiling in the HUB Parking Deck is not really 7ft high the whole way up.
38. I'm terrible at McDonald's Pull-n-Win games.
39. Elevator inspections are optional.
40. Folding chairs at a concert are a bad sign.
41. Pitt is a good place to go to school. Really, I swear.
42. Futurama and Family Guy is the greatest back-to-back combo in television history.
43. I'm watching SportsCenter is a completely valid excuse to not help someone.
44. How to play Beer Pong and that I'm very good.
45. School should end when the NHL playoffs start.
46. The Blue-White game is the most boring sporting event ever put together. I'll be there next year.
47. When you have the opportunity to talk to a 1st round pick in the NFL draft, take it!
48. I will never see a PSU baseball game.
49. SMS is the coolest, until Keath sends 100 messages to you in five minutes.
50. I'm dyslexic if I don't get enough sleep.
51. Go it alone if you have to.
52. Everything works out in the end.