Random Thought #18: You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby

“Hogwarts” seems quite lonely. Just about everyone went home and the campus seems so desolate. I’m always surprised whenever I see people over the weekend. I don’t mind because it makes me feel as if I’m Harry Potter staying over at Hogwarts during winter break. I like my school for giving me that feeling of attending a real life Hogwarts. The university itself is split into six colleges and that might as well represent the four houses in the Harry Potter books. They’re both similar in terms of the large bodies of water, forests and “Hogsmeade” nearby. And to top it all off, I’ve had professors who might as well been the illegitimate children of Professor Severus Snape. Maybe that’s why I choose my school…or maybe I’m coming up with these comparisons because I’m really bored.

Otherwise, I have a lot of homework to catch-up on and absorb. I’m still not done with my midterms and I’m so tired already. I spent the entire day working on chemistry problems. It’s not too bad but I just find it very easy to botch my calculations. Oh chemical equilibrium, how I love thee.

Because of that, I sometimes wonder if my science major is for me. I enjoy science and all but I can’t help pondering how I would have fared in film studies or literature. It sounds fun but my final verdict is that I would get burnt out. I do not know how I would be able to extend the lifetime of my creative energy in an “arty” major. I am always impressed by persons who pursue non-science majors because essay writing and art making is quite intense. I would explode having to use so much creative energy. Take for example, two quarters of college writing left me crying bloody murder. Not fun.

So you’re probably wondering…“so what do are you going to do with your science diploma?”

Probably use it to make a paper crane because it basically is a piece of paper. I’m slaving away in college for a sheet of paper that says B.S.!

No, just kidding. I find it pointless going through so much suffering for a diploma in order to transform it into a paper crane at the end. Quite masochistic and daft in my mind. I really don’t know what I want to do because life doesn’t have agreeable guarantees and refund policies that appeases everyone.

However, it would be phenomenal if I got accepted into medical school! I would stop, drop…..hammertime! Hug random people and be uber hyper because I have come a long way to get into medical school. I want that dream to become reality someday.

 But for now, I think I’m just going to enjoy my stay at Hogwarts and work towards realizing my dream. Usually “the Great Hall” is open until 1 a.m. but since it is a Holiday weekend, they closed early. Now if only I could conjure a sweet….

Anyway….“American Boy” by Estelle ft. Kanye West is the song of this post (trying to keep up with tradition) because I’ve listened to it so many times that it’s not even funny. This music genre is out of my element but it’s just so catchy and optimistic. Yes, my blog title should have denoted a Fatboy Slim song but I like them all.