I'm Back/My First Impression of College

After an excruciatingly long hiatus, I've decided to revive this thing. After the summer, starting college, and getting used to the city, I've discovered enough time and piece of mind to continue writing my blog.
I guess I'll start by saying my first semester in college has been completed. (What a strange yet completely human voyage it's been so far.) I've made some friends, recorded some music, gone to shows, and all that sort of stuff. The academic side of college was a lot easier than I had expected. However, the social awkwardness of being completely out of one's element in a new sprawling metropolis of endless temptation has certainly caused some innocent distraction. I mean, who in their right mind would give up a Sox game in the dead of autumn in order to feel rested the next day for class? Besides the typical touristy things one would do in Boston, I've found myself doing Bostonian things like flipping off cars that cut me off, J-walking, shoving people out of the way on the T, and I've even enjoyed some chowdah on several occasions.
Although I feel comfortable now in Boston, I see myself leaving here after college. I can't stand being around all of these annoying college kids, sometimes. I guess some kids can't handle complete freedom. I find myself listening to the same old stories in my classes. You know: "Oh dude! Got SO drunk last night!" or "I can't believe you missed that party! X was making out with Y in the bathroom!" Yadaa, yadaa, yadaa. I never found myself particularly entertained by college movies like the National Lampoon's/ American Pie franchise. I found myself being disgusted at the barbaric and completely self-destructive capabilities of an 18 year old with a little bit of booze in their system and an education that's being paid for by mommy and daddy. I want to treat college like an intellectual, emotional, and social experience on which I've embarked in order to make myself knowledgeable in things I've only dreamed of.
My major is interesting enough. Being a Live Sound Engineer is something I've wanted for a long time now. It's hard to say I'd miss a gig because of a hangover or an awesome party. They say the college days are the best years of your life. I'll agree with that statement as long as I don't find out that the dude who started that saying was a BU Frat Guy.
I'm off to observe some more cultural happenings in the college cesspool that is Boston. (And I mean that endearingly.)

- Andrew

GO SOX!