{"id":17594,"date":"2013-08-02T14:28:38","date_gmt":"2013-08-02T18:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=17594"},"modified":"2013-08-02T15:51:16","modified_gmt":"2013-08-02T19:51:16","slug":"5-reasons-why-august-is-the-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2013\/08\/02\/5-reasons-why-august-is-the-best\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Reasons Why August is the Best"},"content":{"rendered":"And . . . it\u2019s August<\/strong>! How do we feel about the last month of summer? (#startUofT<\/a> Is August good or bad?)\r\n\r\nI like August. A lot! So I compiled a short list of reasons to prove, quite undeniably, why it\u2019s the best. Here we go!\r\n\r\n #1<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 I was born in August! Therefore the last month of the summer is home to my birthday<\/em>. To be honest, I am seated right on the top of the fence when it comes to birthdays (and birthday parties for that matter). There is a pressure these days to go CRAZY, particularly at the age of 19, 20, and 21, and especially at university. As if it\u2019s somehow your last birthday ever.\r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nFact:<\/strong> This year I will turn 23. By the time I am 46 I will have lived my entire life over again!<\/em>\r\n\r\nI think the best birthdays are the ones you can remember. Maybe not all of it, but at least more than half. There\u2019s no need to rush or hurry. I\u2019m graduating this year and grown-ups still call me a kid!\r\n\r\n#2<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 It\u2019s got an awesome name. According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, <\/a>the name August comes from the Latin augustus, meaning \u201cvenerable, majestic, magnificent, noble.\u201d How can you beat that, I mean really?\r\n\r\nDid you know?<\/strong> The first Emperor of Rome was given the title Augustus. Just a little tidbit courtesy of a Classical Civilizations Major. No biggie.\r\n\r\nI think U of T should adopt that title: The Augustus University of Toronto. I think it works. It\u2019s subtle.<\/em><\/strong>\r\n\r\n#3<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 August is the best<\/a><\/em>!\r\n\r\n#4<\/strong> \u2013 It\u2019s a little like a second chance at summer. June zooms by before I ever even notice. I always miss out on June. Then July happens and I go on a trip (Vancouver), and for a while it feels like the summer has started, but then suddenly I\u2019m writing a blog post on July 31st<\/sup> (right now), and it hits me, Where did my summer go!<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThat\u2019s when August steps up to bat and says, \u201cCome on, I want another swing.\u201d August is the opportunity of one more month<\/em> to have fun, enjoy your free time, be creative, be productive, visit old friends or continue the adventure with new ones. August is a reminder that there is always time to do the things you want to do.\r\n\r\n #5<\/strong> \u2013 And finally, August is back-to-school month<\/em>! There is a particular thrill I have experienced throughout the weeks leading up to September ever since I was in grade school. It\u2019s called anticipation. An endless stream of images, thoughts, ideas, and expectations, wondering what will next year be like?<\/strong>\r\n\r\nAnd then I go out and buy pens<\/em>, and the whole experience explodes into reality. Pens!<\/strong> It\u2019s strange because they are so small, but suddenly I need them. I didn\u2019t need them at all before, but now I really need<\/em> them.\r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nAnd I need paper, binders, notebooks, erasers, and a calculator (maybe). But it\u2019s all these tiny items of preparation that begin to transform the dream of a new school year into a living reality.\r\n\r\nI am going back to school. It\u2019s time to get excited<\/em>!\r\n\r\n'Til next time, stay diamond U of T!\r\n\r\n-stephen\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nDried out Pens<\/em> is from toothpastefordinner.com<\/a>.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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