deadlines....

Deadlines.... "I got certain goals I wanna reach in life...I wanna do it in a certain amount of time..." With my 21st birthday looming, midterms coming up, and the Study Abroad deadline on the horizon, there are a lot of things I want to do, and there are certain goals I want to reach by Spring Break, but the deadlines aren't my deadlines and they're coming up faster than I would like. I guess, like Phil Ade said, I should want to reach my goals in the shortest amount of time possible; requiring the most effort at max capacity. It may seem tireless and gruesome while striving for my dreams and goals, but the harder I work, the sooner those dreams will be reached. 

We had our first lacrosse scrimmage on Saturday, and I gotta be honest, we looked pretty damn good. It was good to fly around on the field against someone else for the first time; to work out all the kinks against another team but have the final score not count. The team we played, last year they were a top 25 team. They graduated a lot of guys, but they still had a lot of talent. A top 25 team will always have a number of solid players on their team. It's exciting to see that we played as well as we did because now we know where we stand; we know the teams we played against last year and what to expect of them-- if we played the way we played on Saturday (with cleaner play, crisper ball movement, and smarter defensive play) we have a legitimate shot at the conference championship...which would be a dream come true. With only this season and next left, the time is now. The deadline won't extend for me as soon as that final whistle blows.

Back to real life stuff that matters. For all you guys trying to reach your goals and meet your deadlines, music is easily the best way to get yourself pumped up for whatever task is at hand. If you're going to the gym, make a playlist of your favorite songs that get you amped (name the playlist "Beach Bod" or something of that nature...just create a goal for yourself), or throw on Pandora/Spotify (I recommend the Pitbull, Flo Rida, and Avicii Pandora playlists). If you're trying to do homework and relax, I recommend acoustic music. I'm into really sucky music, like Secondhand Serenade, but lately I find myself jamming out to some Bon Iver. If you're in a bad mood (name this playlist "FTW"...), I recommend something like Blink 182 to channel your inner rebel teenager. These artists are people I like, but don't think that they are the only artists that produce music for your mood. Find the tune that best suits you, and pop in your headphones....or blow out your speakers and wake up your neighbors.