Beat Back the College Blues

Having both completed their first year, Iris and Samantha have discovered what truly beats back those I'm-gonna-fail-college blues.  There is always the food frenzy route which involves Chinese left overs, pizza, ice cream, giant gummy bears, skittles, charleston chews, red vines, oreos, and the questionable left-overs in the swan shaped aluminium foil.  However, if you don't want to resemble a mix between Ms. Cleo and a hippo, I would not suggest this particular route.  (Unless you are one of those people who never gains an ounce, in which case we despise you and suggest that you stop reading our blog as it will never apply to your life.)

What we do suggest is the "Return to Childhood" route, or the "Go back to Another Era Where Life Didn't Suck" route.

Instructions on Returning to Childhood-land-thing.

Go find a VCR.  And some VHS.  (If you don't know what those are, get out.  Now.)
VHS titles we suggest: Cinderella, Little Mermaid, Lion King, Thumbelina, Rugrats Movie, Good Burger Movie, etc.
In front of the television, you will need a number of chairs, tables, etc.  And some really ginormous blankets.
Build blanketfort.
Stock said blanketfort with the tools needed: coloring books, 64 pack of crayons (with the sharpener in the back), Lunchables, Juicie-Juice Box, Fruit by the Foot/Gushers/Fruit Roll-ups, etc.
Proceed to watch movies, color, and eat the food we used to think tasted good.

Go Back to Another Era:
(Note: traveling back in eras may cause rash, shrunken limbs, or thumb sucking.  This process is not FDA approved.  May also cause horrendous fashion calls and temper tantrums.  --Iris)
This one is a little more difficult since we don't know how far back you want to go.  Do you want to go to the 80s and dig the leg warmers and neon colors?  Do you want to party it up with Audrey Hepburn, Frank Sinatra, Humphrey Bogart, or Marlon Brando before he started offering non-refusable offers? Perhaps finding rich husbands/wives with dowries and attending balls is more your style? Well here are a few for each of those tastes.

80's-Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, Breakfast Club, Flashdance, etc.  Bring your scrunchies and legwarmers for protection.
Kickin' it old school Hollywood-Sabrina, Roman Holiday, Casablanca, Ziegfeld Girls,Guys and Dolls, A Streetcar Named Desire, Breakfast at Tiffanies (for the eclectics), and anything else starring the lovely Audrey or Katherine Hepburn, and Mr. Bogart.
Everything and anything older than that-Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility, The Tudors, and everything else involving corsets, kings, husband/wife hunting, and extremely proper English.
Choose food that matches appropriately.  And dainty napkins.  Just because they make everything better.  As do puppies.  But don't mix puppies and movies.  Or is it don't put puppies in the movie player....? Whatever.

Hope this helps kick those melancholy college feelings, and have a lovely day. :D

--Iris&Sam