As a junior, I feel like I’ve pretty much figured out the way things work around here, slowly but surely.  There is one huge lesson here at Messiah that for some odd reason, has taken me a while to learn.  The art of procrasination is a skill that I’ve strengthened and sharpened after years of practice.  In 6th grade, after staying up past midnight studying for a test that I had put off.  Then, Jr. year, I pulled an all nighter while working to finish a big project.  Both times and many instances in between, I would vow…”NEVER AGAIN!!” to my mom as she feared for my academic survival. It was a historical moment, when I had my 1st “college all nighter” I felt so collegiate as I lined up 3 energy drinks in front of my computer, looking at the dragon that I was about to slay.   The next morning, just as I was printing out my 1st college essay, I couldn’t help but equate the 3 empty energy drink cans to trophies of my hard work.  Since then, I’ve had less and less “NEVER AGAIN moments,” as I’ve learned the proper ways to plan ahead and work on things in advance.  As lessons have been learned over my last 3 years here, I’ve replaced my empty energy drink cans with “A” papers on my apartment fridge and real achievements on my resume.  My mother is so proud :)