HE said: These are the times to remember…

Do I hear the fat lady in the distance? Seniors we may have just seven months left, but isn’t it true that we all work better under pressure? At least that’s how I feel, especially during midterms. So put your books down and have some fun. Don’t even bother reading this any further.

Haven’t the last week or two of classes been insane? Well, just think…if you are a freshman, you will have many more weeks of papers, exams and other things you will deem pointless now, and then realize that they will indeed be pointless for as long as you live.

And, by the way, don’t teachers realize that once we finish a paper and hand it in, we instantly forget everything we wrote ?

The point here isn’t freshmen or papers, because those things are meaningless and futile (except Campion 4). The point here is enjoying the experiences at this school which we have invested so much time, money and effort into.

We don’t want to feel the desire to come back here six months after we graduate. We want to look back at the times we had and say: “I was a stupid kid and I loved every second of it.” Because face it, seniors: we only have about “200 Nights” left to be a kid.

So, what does a 200-word crash course in enjoying your senior year look like? How about two words: Have fun.

But here’s the thing: You already know what you think is fun. So keep doing it. If your idea of fun is chillin’ with the G-O-D down at the Chapel, then keep doing it. If you enjoy making your liver bleed and your head spin, then go do it.

Just don’t get the idea in your head that this is the end and you need to do this before you graduate or that before you leave, just because you heard it was the cool thing to do.

What’s cooler than being cool? Fun is important. We want to find a job that is fun to work at once we’re “adults.” We want to end up with a partner who is fun to be around. We want to take our two-week yearly vacations somewhere fun.

Those things don’t exactly seem like fun to me, either. So then you get my point. It’s like that scene from “Old School.”

“Well, um, actually a pretty nice little Saturday, we’re going to go to Home Depot…” Can’t wait, right?

We all have a little “Frank the Tank” in us. Let him out. Enjoy yourself, enjoy your friends and enjoy this freedom that we have. It’s slowly ending, but its not over yet.