My life is pretty sad. Today feels like such a wasted summer day. What's even worse is that once school starts in two weeks, I'll be longing for days like these where I do nothing but stay at home and sit around. I always tell myself at night "something great will happen tomrorow" only to realize it was pretty boring. I always make a goal to do something each day, like write a play or finish reading an epic novel. Instead I just end up looking at stuff on eBay or playing my computer baseball game where I keep losing. Well, there's still time left in today's day. Maybe I'll accomplish something great, like write something in this blog that will change the lives of those who read it.

I've always wondered why people throw a pair of sneakers tied together on the wires of telephone poles. If somebody knows the answer to that one, feel free to let me know.

Two months ago when summer started I said I planned to gain 10-15 pounds. Well my two months are up and I ended up gaining about 7 pounds. Not too shabby considering I really stopped eating as much the last month and a half. I'll probably end up losing those 7 pounds over the next semester.

With August here, many of you are planning for the upcoming school year. Some of you may be entering your first semester of college, and the thought of that may scare you. But luckily for you, I am here to answer some of the questions you may have. Now keep in mind I do not claim to be an expert on the subject as I have only one year of college under my belt. I have yet to experience dorm life myself, so I cannot answer those questions. But I can answer stuff dealing with life in the classroom and on campus from my experience in CCSF. If you disagree with me, I don't really care. So here is a little fact or fiction segment like they do on ESPN:

1. Fact: Sucking up to the teacher will cause students to hate you, and possibly even the professor. Nobody likes a suck up. If you want to volunteer to erase the blackboard after every lecture, go on ahead, but that won't win you points with your fellow peers or professors. Doing deeds like that will only cause you to be the target of many jokes by classmates. Just recall all of the people me and Kenny made fun of in our History class.

2. Fiction: You don't need to study or do homework to get a good grade. Although many would disagree, I come from the school that doing the work does pay off. The term "good grade" is different in everybody's mind. If you're always getting D's and you consider getting a C a good grade, then maybe studying won't make a difference for you. But if you want the A's, then you better do the work. Most classes will say homework is optional, so it's really up to you to decide what you plan to do about it.

3. Fact: You need to show up the first day. I can't tell you how many people I've seen get dropped from the class by not being there the first day, only to show up three days into the semester, raise there hand after roll because they didn't hear there name, then beg the professor to be added back on.

4. Fiction: There are a ton of hot girls in college. Unless you go to the University of Hot Girls (UHG), you might be in for a shock. There are a decent share of hot girls, don't get me wrong, but most people are about as ugly as I am. Imagine a college full of ugly Lemmyboys.

5. Fiction: Learning is fun. Whoever planted that thought into your mind is a liar.

That's about all I have today. Maybe I'll go now and write a play.