Where Did Everyone Go?

Lately, I've noticed that all of my friends are streesing out about something. Most of them are stressing out about time, and how they don't have enough of it to do what they have to do. It's not like it's just one or two, it's almost all of them. This makes me wonder am I slacking? Do I have enough on my plate? Or do I just have really good time management?

I mean I am taking 18 credits this semester (4 Classes and a 6 credit internship). I go to school Monday nights, and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:30- 12:00, I work on Sundays, and I go to Madison Square Garden for my internship on Mondays, Wedensdays, and Fridays. I personally don't feel like I am slacking, but it seems like whenever I want to chill, my friends can't because they are too busy, whether it is school, work, internships, girlfriends, basketball, track, boxing, football, etc.

It's weird it seems like just yesterday I used to chill with these people all the time, but now it's different. Everyone seems like they are busy. Once, again I honestly feel like Vinny Chase lol. Turtle got Jamie Lynn (his girlfriend) and school, E got his job and his girl, Drama got his TV show, and Ari is always busy running the agency. What happened?! When did everyone get so busy?

This made me think maybe I should go harder. On Friday I met a few full-time employees at the garden who used to be interns just like me! I was talking to them, trying to learn their story, and one common theme was "bust your ass and go all out"! They told me they worked so hard going in 5 days a week and putting in like 40-60 hour weeks. So I told myself "Fuck it"! I'm going all out! So I spoke to my boss and asked him if I can start coming in on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school even if it's for like 4-5 hours, I just want to be here and learn. I get out of school at 12, so I figure I can get to the garden hopefully around 2 and work until whenever. He said "sure", I want to prove to him, to my friends, to colleagues, and to myself that I can do it. Now I am going to be the busy one. I am going to be the one on top of his grind, a non-stop hustle. I want to keep interning here at the garden for my next 3 semesters!

I think, no I know I can. I feel like if I can be successful for these next like 3 months, I can do anything. I mean I am looking at my life, and I see that I don't have to devote my time to anyone other than myself. So why not just do it? I don't gotta hangout with my girl, I am not devoting myself to a sport (at the moment), so I am going to devote myself to my career, and my future. I feel like I am doing more than most of my peers are doing right now. How many other people can honestly say they are in my position now? Thats not to sound cocky, thats just for me to say damn you almost there but don't let up.

Now that I touched up on what I am doing, I hope my friends keep stayin busy with themselves and what they are doing. The more I think about what they have in their life, makes me want to do more and more. Most of them got girls and/or sports, so now my girl/sport is going to be my internship! I am estatic to be where I am now. Even though I may not have what my friends have, they don't have what I have. I'm going in! The grind starts today! Don't get it confused though I am not shutting everyone out of my world. I am simply saying "If you make time for me, I am going to make time for you"!

I am simply working hard now so I can play later. "I'm on my Tony Hawk cus life's a girnd".