Thanks to The Frogman

I have always been…what’s the word…lazy…when it comes to school, floating between the 3.0 and 3.5 range mostly off of natural instinct, good test-taking abilities, and pure luck. I know that’s something my parents do not want to hear. Sorry, guys.

That, however, has all changed. Mom and Dad, your daughter is no longer the only 4.0 student in the family. Meghan (you should all read her blog), I know you always liked holding that over my head.

A few disclaimers:

1. This is no guarantee that I’ll keep said GPA over my next three semesters. This one nearly killed me.

2. I have no idea where the Macro grade came from. My final must have gone something like this:

If you know me, you know I’ve been “missing” for a few months. Well, let’s consider this my return. Jesus told Peter, “Upon this rock, I will build my church.” I’m no apostle, but I take my namesake seriously. Peter Tappin Gregory the Great Kane is back. Older, wiser, better looking, and as ready as ever to fix the world’s problems. It’s what I do.

This post was supposed to be a goal list for my 28th year. Instead, it’s a few things I’ve learned along the way. I probably only follow half of these. The rest will just be those towards which I continue to strive.

What I’ve Learned

Drinking makes us say stupid things. The best solution is to stop drinking. The second best solution is to stop talking.

We think we’re good at multitasking. We’re not.

Running is freedom.

If you find yourself between the edge of a cliff and a bear (real or metaphorical), you have two options: jump or attack. Chances are that neither one will work out, but both take more courage than just standing there.

We accumulate stuff. Most of it we don’t need.

If you get to the end of a movie and can’t formulate a sentence to describe it that movie is a part of you. The same goes for books and music.

The best friendships are the ones you can let go for a few years and pick up right where you left off.

Russia wants one thing: warm water ports. Everything else stems from there.

Weddings are reasons to get drunk and dance.

If you don’t like similar music, it’s not going to work out.

If you’re distracted at work, you’re doing the wrong work. If you call it work, you’re doing the wrong work.

When someone asks, “Karaoke?” always say yes.

We need less sleep than we think that we do.

Your mother carried you around for nine months of pain and suffering…then she gave birth. The least you can do is call her more often.

We can change the government in two ways: voting and revolution.

If it feels wrong, it’s wrong. If it feels right, it may not be right.

The answer is, “Yes,” to, “Should I ask her out?”

Don’t fill out a form until you find out exactly what form you are filling out.

The best money you can spend is on travel.

If you have to impress someone for them to like you, then you shouldn’t like them.

Arguing is different for everyone. Knowing what sort of person you’re arguing with makes winning easier.

Getting the story is always worth it.

Meditation is the best form of therapy.

Your best friends are the ones who don’t care when you make an ass of yourself, they just make fun of you for it…to your face.

At some point you’re going to hurt someone and at another point you’re going to get hurt. Accept it and move on.

Girls spend their lives planning their next meal. Remembering this makes everything easier.

Never stop learning.

There’s a difference between standing up for what you believe in and being an ass about it. Know that difference.

The quickest way to weight loss is fixing your diet.

Grow a beard at least once.

Lists like this are never all-inclusive or definitive. Neither is life.

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