I would like to give a brief shout out to sophomore me. Sophomore me seemed to realize a lot of important things about life that senior me forgot. Oops.

(I made a list of 50 "life lessons" I had learned throughout the course of 2006. It's too bad I forgot most of them or perhaps things might have ended differently.) (Shrugs shoulders.)

For example,

1. Nobody is who they say they are.

2. If you aren't going to buy Double Stuf Oreos, you shouldn't buy Oreos at all.

3. Some songs will never get old while some songs will never be cool.

4. Loyalty will always be the most important quality someone can have.

5. Be careful who you trust.

6. Don't ever hold onto something just because it's "comfortable."

7. Always trust your instincts. They're never wrong.

8. If you have feelings for someone, tell them!

9. If you don't have feelings for someone, and they're under the impression that you do, tell them.

10. Appreciate everyone, and never take your friends for granted.

11. Sometimes you have to take things into your own hands to see that they get done the right way.

12. Don't be naive. Always forgive, don't ever forget.

13. The only thing fortune cookies are good for is making people too hopeful. They're often too good to be true.

14. No matter how powerful you think you are, there is always somewhere out there who is more powerful than you and they won't waste an opportunity to remind you of that.

15. Believe in karma.

16. Sometimes the battles you know you'll lose are the only battles worth fighting.

17. Don't laugh until you're ready to.

18. The people you choose to surround yourself with have a huge impact on the decisions you make, whether you realize it or not.

19. Promises you don't make are promises you can't break!

20. Always look at the big picture.

21. Leave everything better than you found it.

22. You don't always get a second chance. Do things right the first time around.

23. Show cheerfulness, even when you don't feel it.

24. Some things are better left unsaid. Period.

25. Pain is inevitable. Misery is an option.

26. Don't look back. Don't waste your time on memories because, chances are, things will never go back to the way they used to be.

27. Even when you try to deceive her, your mother will always know where you are and what you're doing.. especially if you're doing something wrong.

28. Sleeping your problems away won't fix anything. The situation will still be there when you wake up.

29. You can only use the element of surprise once. After that, you have to use brains and skill.

30. Don't compare yourself to the best others can do. Compare yourself to the best you can do.

31. It's not what happens to people that's important. It's how they handle it that matters.

32. There are always two sides to every story.

33. Control your attitude or it will control you.

34. Sometimes when you're angry, you have every right to be. But that doesn't give you the right to be cruel.

35. Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to doesn't mean they don't love you.

36. Maturity is something that has more to do with what types of experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.

37. No matter how good a friend someone is to you, he is going to hurt you every once in a while and you just have to forgive him for that.

38. The world doesn't stop for anybody's grief.

39. It's good to be different. :)

40. Just because two people argue doesn't mean they don't love each other. And just because two people don't argue doesn't mean they do.

41. Don't be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life forever.

42. Self-control is often the glue that holds everything together.

43. Think before you speak.

44. Nobody's perfect.

45. The word "love" will lose it's value when overused.

46. Money doesn't buy class. And it sure won't buy you happiness.

47. You'll never really appreciate what you had until it's gone.

48. Ignoring the facts won't change the facts.

49. Revenge isn't ever as satisfying as you want it to be (especially if you've got a conscious like mine!)

50. "Always love, hate will get you every time."

And just for kicks and giggles, I would like to add a couple of things I have recently learned:

51. Actions speak louder than words. (Duh, Jessica!)

52. Forever and ever does not, in fact, mean forever and ever.

53. God doesn't make mistakes.

54. And He's always with me (Hebrews 13:5.)