exactly about the stopping drinking at 9, and it's obvious from your post that you didn't have a job while in college. Honestly the real world is a breeze, working 40 hours a week plus some overtime is so much easier than working 25-30 hours a week plus going to 15 or so hours of class. I have so much more free time now than I did when I was in school because nights and weekends would be consumed with studio and other homework if i wasn't at work.
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