Testing...Testing....

You know how really simple things can boost your appreciation for humanity and all those who are a part of it?  That happened to me today.  I realized today how epic we all are as I was showering.  At almost any given moment, there's probably someone on the earth showering, right?  And there are probably enough people doing it at the same time anywhere around the world, that it's probably safe to say that among all 7 billion of us, every major part of the human body is being washed by somebody.  This means that at all times, there is someone out there rubbing a bar of soap on the bottom of their feet.  How cool is that??  That's probably one of the most brave things we do on a regular basis.  Think about it.  Once you've washed the bottom of your feet, showering becomes a whole lot more dangerous.  It takes a lot of faith for a human to make the bottoms of their feet so slippery they can't stand up safely anymore!  Think of all the faith being shown at every moment in time, just due to that little action!  We are so cool.

I'm really excited, because I just done been told by Madison that Owl City just tweeted he's having a music video contest for his hit song, "Gold."  The entries are due by March 11.  The winning video will become the OFFICIAL music video for the song, and the maker will win $5,000.  No-brainer, right?  I'm totally making one.  It's going to be so awesome.  Near the beginning of March, however, I'm going to need a whole bunch of people willing to bring a fairly heavy-duty squirt gun and fill it with gold paint so we can film the most epic paint war in history.  Think about it.  Because I need you.

So....I'm mostly writing this blog post to stall the necessary task of reading this economics textbook.  I have a quiz tomorrow that I really need to get a good grade on, but I reeeeally don't care to read this book.  But I can't go on like this.  Too many of us ragged college students put off studying until the very last minute, then we cram, do fairly well, and then forget everything we learned!  So I've been brainstorming some ways to make studying a little more enjoyable; maybe it will help me get off the darn internet and prepare for tests a little sooner:

• Print out all the stuff you need to know on little pieces of paper, and tape them all over your house.  Don't allow yourself to pass a note on the wall without reading it.  If anyone ever asks you anything that you might be asked on your test, you have to find the paper containing the answer, wherever it is, as fast as possible.
• Write songs.  They don't even have to be good ones!  Just find a song you like (or maybe one you don't like, so if you ruin it, it doesn't matter) and find some key sentences you need to know, and put them to the tune of the song.  You'll have that stuff down in no time (just try to sing as quietly as possible when you're taking the test).
• Go buy a food marker.  Write vocabulary words on potato chips or granola bars or something.  It is not until after you have correctly and independently defined the word that you are allowed to eat that snack.
• Find the phone number of someone who bothers you...text them "Did you know..." and then a statement from your textbook that seems important.  Keep texting them all the key facts you find.  They will be so knowledgeable and annoyed when you are finished!
• Hire someone to read your book to you.  Find someone who will work for like $4 an hour or something, and have them read all the material you need to know out loud three or four times.  This way, you can still browse facebook, flip burgers, and do your yoga...and learn at the same time!
• In the spirit of Mulan, write all the answers as small as you can down your arm.  Cover the whole underside of your arm with the answers.  You should probably take a shower (remember to wash your feet!) before the test so you don't cheat...but you'll still feel cool when you graffiti your arm (and actually retain a lot more by writing it all down).
• Get a study group together.  Turn your vocabulary words into a game of Catch Phrase!

You know, I'm actually kind of excited now.  I think I'm going to get under my covers and bring my textbook and a flashlight with me.  All night, I can keep whispering "Lumos Maxima!"  I'll keep studying just because I feel so cool and rebellious!

Well, until next time, ciao ciao, ciao ciao ciao ciao.  Wish me luck!