January is a time of renewal and a great chance to break your old bad habits. However, January is also a stressful time. It’s cold, it’s rainy and you want UBC to let you graduate. If you're like everyone else and your degree navigator is un-navigable, it’s best swallow your pride and try to re-invent yourself while in line for arts advising.
I am going to be more patient
Being 74th in line to meet with an advisor is hell. The small screen outside arts advising will show you your ever changing position in line to put you in your place. Try not to think about the class you’ll have to skip to meet with an advisor.
I am going to drink less
It’s still the beginning of the year so you probably have a lot of cool parties to go to. If you have a mickey of vodka in your bag, it’s wrong to drink it right?
I am going to use that gym membership
You can’t be in two place at once and you technically have to be here. Just call this your third cheat day in a row and try to inconspicuously do ab exercises under your shirt.
I am going to do all of my readings
This is the perfect place to do your reading! Why aren’t you doing them! You literally have nothing else to do!
I am going to dress better
What’s the point of wearing nice pants if you spend your whole day sitting on a bench, they’ll get wrinkled.
I am not going to insta-stalk my ex
Just one look at their new girlfriend couldn’t hurt. Oh no. She’s so beautiful.
I am going to stop playing dumb iPhone games
Candy Crush is a prison, it’s a mind prison for your mind. But also what else are you going to do? Your readings?
I am going to become more informed
Shit! Did you know there’s a virtual line? You didn’t have to be sitting on this hard wooden bench for the past 2 hours?! Maybe look into that kinda stuff before you sit down.