We have never had pets in my family. Okay, technically that's not true. We've had fish, pretty much THE most boring pets anyone could ever have. I mean, all they ever do is swim around. You can't show them affection or anything. And to make my pet story already sadder than it is, we weren't even good at keeping fish. My brother won a goldfish at a carnival and it didn't even make it a week...
Then, one year we actually got a fish tank and some real fish. We went to PetCo and everything. Which, by the way, is a sad trip when you get to see all the dogs and cats but you walk out with some boring fish instead. Anyway, I chose a little fish that was technically classified as a shark. Now, hearing the word shark invokes two separate reactions: one is of horror from my parents who thought a shark would be a terrible thing to put with other fish, and the other is of excitement from me of the thought of owning a fish. The guy at the store said that the shark would be fine with the other fish, so reluctantly my parents let us get it. Now, if that guy was misinformed or what but my shark certainly did not like sharing the space with the other fish. As in, it attacked my brother's fish. So, my shark had to go. I was actually so sad to see my shark go down the toilet and I'm still a little miffed.
The moral of the story is that fish are boring. And I didn't think anything could make them cooler. But, that's where I was dead wrong. If you've ever seen Finding Nemo, you know fish are clearly complex creatures with high intelligence and sophisticated societies that resemble human society. Also, I guess my shark never learned the lesson that fish are friends, not food. Without further ado, this week's quote is from Finding Nemo.
This quote hits me really hard this semester, especially this week. I think I wrote last week about how I was doing okay managing everything, but then I remembered what happened during the week before spring break and then I also experienced this week. And when I think about it, I realize this entire semester of having 7 classes has been so overwhelming. I go to sleep stressing about how much work I have to do the next day. Sometimes, I will literally just wake up in the middle of the night from the stress of not working on something at the moment. And if I do sleep soundly, I wake up stressing about how much work I have to accomplish or how quickly I'll fall behind.
I've had to skip out on fun nights with friends or spending time just chatting with people because of the constant assessments and lab reports that flood my way. Sometimes I think I do deserve to take a break and relax a little bit, but then the consequences manifest themselves all too quickly.
It even has caused some stress for my family. I take pride in having always been a straight-A student. But I'm also one of those kids who would freak out over every test and say "it's going to be really hard." And usually, I end up doing well. Now, my parents pretty much just think I'll do well regardless of what I'm saying. So, when they took me out to Pittsburgh for awhile, they didn't think the consequences would be too severe even though I warned of all the stuff I had to do. I didn't get to do any work for pretty much 4 days, which is not the best approach to do well when you have 7 classes. Sot when I had a chemistry test on the next day that I got back, I legitimately didn't do well and my grade dropped a pretty hefty amount. And right after that exam, I had to work on a lab report that was due the next day until 5 am. And it doesn't feel good to do that when you know you didn't do well on an exam you just took. It especially didn't feel good when my laptop restarted itself at 3 am and my last saved version was from a half hour prior. I really hadn't planned on telling my parents about it, but when my mom asked how I was doing she could hear something wrong in my voice. I pretty much cried it all out about the week and the semester, and this, in turn, made my parents feel really, really guilty about taking me to Pittsburgh since it doesn't seem likely I can get all As at this point.
So when I say this quote hit me really hard, I really do mean it. There have been countless times this semester when I have felt like just crying and giving up, but I think of this quote and remember that the semester will end eventually. It's fair to say that my own willpower wouldn't have gotten me through this, but the cheerful voice of Ellen DeGeneres puts some fight back into me. When she bursts into her singing, I really can't help but smile and think that everything will be okay.
This is probably the simplest quote that I've put on this blog. But if I'm going to be honest, it's also probably the one that is most important to me, at least at this point in my life. When I first saw Finding Nemo, I was pretty young. This quote didn't really have that much relevance. Being a kid, I was pretty carefree and there never really were moments where I had to gather all of my inner strength and push forward. It just shouldn't have to happen for a kid. But I know this movie was successful because I still think about it today. It wasn't just a movie for just little me, but a movie that older me would remember and get strength from.
This quote essentially captures the essence of an effective audible quote. It was introduced to me when I was younger and it's message became apparent to me now. I wouldn't get the added effect of nostalgia from reading a book now and I don't have time to reread a book to find a similar theme. I'll have done so much swimming this semester, I'll probably be Michael Phelps by the of it.
But even if life will be okay, I won't ever try to take all of these classes again.
Literary Equivalent:
"But on you will go
though the weather be foul.
On you will go
though your enemies prowl.
On you will go
though the Hakken-Kraks howl.
Onward up many
a frightening creek,
though your arms may get sore
and your sneakers may leak."
I'm feeling pretty nostalgic, so I'm actually quoting Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss. Don't you dare so this isn't literature! This dude has a freaking hoard of creative and inspiring quotes! It's actually very, very impressive and I suggest you look them up. Anyway, this quote pretty much perfectly sums up the Finding Nemo quote, just with a little bit of rhyme scheme and repetition. When I'm financially secure, having children is a part of my plan. And I am sure that I'll be up reading these books to them just like my dad did with me. What's interesting is that I think I'll get more out of the books when I'm reading them. When I was a kid, I can't remember any of the themes of the children's books or applying them to my life. But as an adult, they'll obviously be apparent to me. I wonder if the cycle of reading children's books is really just a cycle of the parent who once had the books read to them finally learning the messages.
At the end of the day, we all just have to keep swimming. We're so close. One month to go. Just keep swimming and we'll get through it together!
Then, one year we actually got a fish tank and some real fish. We went to PetCo and everything. Which, by the way, is a sad trip when you get to see all the dogs and cats but you walk out with some boring fish instead. Anyway, I chose a little fish that was technically classified as a shark. Now, hearing the word shark invokes two separate reactions: one is of horror from my parents who thought a shark would be a terrible thing to put with other fish, and the other is of excitement from me of the thought of owning a fish. The guy at the store said that the shark would be fine with the other fish, so reluctantly my parents let us get it. Now, if that guy was misinformed or what but my shark certainly did not like sharing the space with the other fish. As in, it attacked my brother's fish. So, my shark had to go. I was actually so sad to see my shark go down the toilet and I'm still a little miffed.
The moral of the story is that fish are boring. And I didn't think anything could make them cooler. But, that's where I was dead wrong. If you've ever seen Finding Nemo, you know fish are clearly complex creatures with high intelligence and sophisticated societies that resemble human society. Also, I guess my shark never learned the lesson that fish are friends, not food. Without further ado, this week's quote is from Finding Nemo.
Quote: "Just keep swimming."
This quote hits me really hard this semester, especially this week. I think I wrote last week about how I was doing okay managing everything, but then I remembered what happened during the week before spring break and then I also experienced this week. And when I think about it, I realize this entire semester of having 7 classes has been so overwhelming. I go to sleep stressing about how much work I have to do the next day. Sometimes, I will literally just wake up in the middle of the night from the stress of not working on something at the moment. And if I do sleep soundly, I wake up stressing about how much work I have to accomplish or how quickly I'll fall behind.
I've had to skip out on fun nights with friends or spending time just chatting with people because of the constant assessments and lab reports that flood my way. Sometimes I think I do deserve to take a break and relax a little bit, but then the consequences manifest themselves all too quickly.
It even has caused some stress for my family. I take pride in having always been a straight-A student. But I'm also one of those kids who would freak out over every test and say "it's going to be really hard." And usually, I end up doing well. Now, my parents pretty much just think I'll do well regardless of what I'm saying. So, when they took me out to Pittsburgh for awhile, they didn't think the consequences would be too severe even though I warned of all the stuff I had to do. I didn't get to do any work for pretty much 4 days, which is not the best approach to do well when you have 7 classes. Sot when I had a chemistry test on the next day that I got back, I legitimately didn't do well and my grade dropped a pretty hefty amount. And right after that exam, I had to work on a lab report that was due the next day until 5 am. And it doesn't feel good to do that when you know you didn't do well on an exam you just took. It especially didn't feel good when my laptop restarted itself at 3 am and my last saved version was from a half hour prior. I really hadn't planned on telling my parents about it, but when my mom asked how I was doing she could hear something wrong in my voice. I pretty much cried it all out about the week and the semester, and this, in turn, made my parents feel really, really guilty about taking me to Pittsburgh since it doesn't seem likely I can get all As at this point.
So when I say this quote hit me really hard, I really do mean it. There have been countless times this semester when I have felt like just crying and giving up, but I think of this quote and remember that the semester will end eventually. It's fair to say that my own willpower wouldn't have gotten me through this, but the cheerful voice of Ellen DeGeneres puts some fight back into me. When she bursts into her singing, I really can't help but smile and think that everything will be okay.
This is probably the simplest quote that I've put on this blog. But if I'm going to be honest, it's also probably the one that is most important to me, at least at this point in my life. When I first saw Finding Nemo, I was pretty young. This quote didn't really have that much relevance. Being a kid, I was pretty carefree and there never really were moments where I had to gather all of my inner strength and push forward. It just shouldn't have to happen for a kid. But I know this movie was successful because I still think about it today. It wasn't just a movie for just little me, but a movie that older me would remember and get strength from.
This quote essentially captures the essence of an effective audible quote. It was introduced to me when I was younger and it's message became apparent to me now. I wouldn't get the added effect of nostalgia from reading a book now and I don't have time to reread a book to find a similar theme. I'll have done so much swimming this semester, I'll probably be Michael Phelps by the of it.
But even if life will be okay, I won't ever try to take all of these classes again.
Literary Equivalent:
"But on you will go
though the weather be foul.
On you will go
though your enemies prowl.
On you will go
though the Hakken-Kraks howl.
Onward up many
a frightening creek,
though your arms may get sore
and your sneakers may leak."
I'm feeling pretty nostalgic, so I'm actually quoting Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss. Don't you dare so this isn't literature! This dude has a freaking hoard of creative and inspiring quotes! It's actually very, very impressive and I suggest you look them up. Anyway, this quote pretty much perfectly sums up the Finding Nemo quote, just with a little bit of rhyme scheme and repetition. When I'm financially secure, having children is a part of my plan. And I am sure that I'll be up reading these books to them just like my dad did with me. What's interesting is that I think I'll get more out of the books when I'm reading them. When I was a kid, I can't remember any of the themes of the children's books or applying them to my life. But as an adult, they'll obviously be apparent to me. I wonder if the cycle of reading children's books is really just a cycle of the parent who once had the books read to them finally learning the messages.
At the end of the day, we all just have to keep swimming. We're so close. One month to go. Just keep swimming and we'll get through it together!
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