Cambiar

It means "to change" in Spanish. This is something I am going to spend the next few months working on. Dealing with change better. I start my new job on Sunday, which will be a completely different environment for me. Also, I am planning on getting my ass off the couch more. I realized tonight how lazy I've been. It is time for this guy to work on improving himself, and I mean the whole package.

• Mind: It's time for me to become more mature. This doesn't mean I can't be fun (frankly that's something else I need to improve on)I have spent way too much time sitting around doing nothing or thinking of the same stupid stuff I would have as a 17 year old. I'm 22 I need to act like it. Also, I need to become more self motivating and aware.Keeping myself focused and on task will help. This sitting on my butt stuff needs to stop. which leads me to
• Body: I need to start treating myself better. Way too much junk has entered into my system lately. I need to eat healthier, get active and hopefully shed some pounds. The new look would certainly help my confidence.
• Spirit: I have either been a lazy slacker or a moody ahole lately. My personality needs to improve. I am a generally happy person so hopefully I can find that place again. I think I need to find someone, I have been very happy surrounding myself with friends but it is time for someone special.

Things need to start going my way, and the only way that is going to happen is if I make them. Starting today I am going to

• Eat Healthy
• Excercise
• Stay Busy
• Focus and Remind myself of my goals.
• Be Happy and work on finding what makes me happy.
• Grow up (enough to be mature, without being an old man.)

I know no one reads this blog and that will probably help me. I can use it as my personal record then decide to reveal my master plan after it works. I'm going to need help, I'm tired of disappointing people, especially myself.

A Guy Can Dream Right?

So tonight I got a message from my buddy Specs, who's in Pittsburgh working and generally making Massachusetts slightly less awesome without him, and he gave me some of the best advice I've recieved since my buddy MC Kegstand told me to "leave it on the belly".

finch, your destiny is clear. having read the latest bill simmons article, i am convinced you are going to be the non-sports article writing bill simmons. i don't know what skill of yours manifests into a career for 20-45 somethings like us to read, watch, or listen to, but i guarantee you.

This is my plan. Every Couple days/weeks/ whenever I feel like it, I will be posting something here. Maybe it's a review, a reaction, stupid ramblings, or maybe it's the recipe for destruction(hint: it involves Julia Roberts, Cigars, and minimal self confidence)I hope you enjoy and share this with your friends. So that someday I might be able to be the voice of a bored generation.

The Path

It's been 176 Days since I walked across that stage at graduation. And in that time my life has changed, maybe not as drastically as I had hoped for. I'm still living at home, which isn't too bad since I have my own space, but I could certainly use my own place.I'm working for the Y and my job is an interesting new opportunity, I just wish I was working with a slightly older age group, that would help save my sanity. Thankfully, the best part of my job is working with so many of my friends. The Y is a real supportive environment, and I hope they are willing to help me move up and onward to my next step.

So I am in a weird place now, as the time where most of the Res Life Conferences are popping up. I am watching all my RA and now New RD friends prepare for all these opportunities. It's strange being the outsider now, I'm watching from the sideline and I'm not sure how I feel about it. I am proud of all my friends and advisors who are expanding their experience but I wish I was there, working with a staff as the prepare for a presentation, or leading a staff meeting as we get a building wide program. I miss being at a desk talking with residents and RAs about classes and campus news. I think the only way for me to get over missing reslife is to either get back in the game or to find a new one. I'll keep looking at jobs and hopefully will return to NESAPC next May. I know now to promote myself and talk about how I can help people. Time to put on my coat, throw all these new experiences in my bag and head on down this long trail.

Growth (or lack thereof) -Ed Finch

The wood paneled walls
The orange ping pong balls
The mistakes, the retakes, and birthday cakes
We seen it all in such a short time

Safety rides, smiley fries
Wednesday with shirts and ties
Wiffle Ball at the hill, Frisbee at Boyden
I’d do it all again, it’s where we became men

Racks of stones, chicken wing bones
Same bar every week
We turned 21 and realized
19 was our peak

The people around us have changed
We’ve changed as well
But we can all go back
To when we were cool as hell

Sneaking drinks into the dorms and house parties
We blast Hootie and act like goofs
Is it really such a routine?
When you’re still living the dream?

The pictures are there to remember
Even if we don’t recall the shot
Hold on to the remaining memories
For they are all we’ve got

My Team, Your team,
Out of our league
The girls were the most fun
And the most drama too

Haircuts, beard offs
And a new message too
Nothing can stop us in the real world
Because nothing ever could