So I have this friend. He's one of the janitors in my res hall and he's the nicest guy I've ever met. I see him every morning when I leave for class and he always offers a warm hello and a unique compliment (my favorite so far is "well aren't you just bright-eyed and bushy-tailed this morning!"). Today I saw him when I was coming back between classes in the morning and he stopped me in the hallway and gave me a little motivational speech. He told me that I need to conquer the day, just as he has to conquer the building. He didn't say it in so little words though, and I think I heard the phrase "conquer the day" about 6 times in his 2 minute speech. This immediately put a smile on my face (I was having kind of a crappy day so far) and temporarily gave me confidence to conquer the world.
Moral of the story - Find the time to tell somebody that they're awesome and that they can do anything and not to lose sight of their dreams. It's a nice thing to do and it can really brighten somebody's day.
On another note, as I was flipping through effyeahnerdfighters, I found one of those 30 day challenge things for tublr/blogs/whatever and I kind of want to do it, just to help get started. So I'm going to do just that.
Day 01 — Your favorite Hank song
Day 02 — Which of John’s books you’d most like to see turned into a movie & why?
Day 03 — Your favorite book
Day 04 — Your favorite book to add “in-your-pants” to
Day 05 — Your favorite quote
Day 06 — Your favorite (or one of your favorite) Vlogbros videos
Day 07 — A photo that makes you do your happy dance
Day 08 — A photo that makes you do your sad dance
Day 09 — A photo of you and Hank/John/a fellow Nerdfighter
Day 10 — Your top 5 ultimate concerns (things/people/ideals you’d trade your life for)
Day 11 — Your favorite quote from one of John’s books
Day 12 — How did you see your first Vlogbros video?
Day 13 — A fictional book you love
Day 14 — A non-fictional book you love
Day 15 — A fanfic
Day 16 — Top 10 characteristics in your ideal nerd-guy/nerd-girl
Day 17 — An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 — Your favorite B2.0 challenge
Day 19 — Your favorite B2.0 punishment
Day 20 — A (nerdy) hobby of yours
Day 21 — A recipe (must involve blending)
Day 22 — A website
Day 23 — A YouTube video
Day 24 — Share your YouTube channel/a YouTube video you’ve been in
Day 25 — What Hogwarts House you’d be in
Day 26 — Your favorite non-John-Green Young Adult novel
Day 27 — You have a chance to meet Hank and John one-on-one and can say one thing to them. What is it?
Day 28 — Favorite Web Vlog (not featuring the Vlogbros)
Day 29 — Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
Day 30 — Whatever nerdy thing tickles your fancy
So I'm going to be doing this starting tomorrow :)
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