When I click on the tab or app to check my schedule for the day, I turn around to face the gasps of horror behind me. When onlookers glance at my Google Calendar, I often hear, “What is that schedule?!” I cry, “Don’t look!” as I conceal the colorful, crowded schedule.
It’s not like I care if people see how busy I am or not. I just don’t want them to know what I’m doing all the time because I have to stay cool, nonchalant, and swaggy.
I would consider my Google Calendar to be a necessity in my daily life, or I would lose track of everything that I am doing. We all know that college is a stressful time, plus that I am a person who unfortunately needs to be busy all the time. I have back-to-back time blocks for every day and everything that I do. I would say that if someone got ahold of my calendar or hacked my account, I would be doomed. A stalker or a murderer could easily pinpoint where and when I am because I put everything on there — from basic chores, job shifts, and classes to even my eating times!
It is a double-edged sword for me because I am not able to take my time and smell the flowers. When I am always on the go from one place to another, I barely have any time to myself. Yes, I understand I did this to myself, but can you blame me? Everyone our age seems so ahead, so I feel like I have to get my life together and catch up. I have to make the most of my college years, or they will pass by and disappear in the blink of an eye. I am already 20 years old (two decades) and almost a junior in college, but I still feel like a freshman.
Google Calendar is my savior, yet I am bound to it — my ball and chain. I literally don’t know where I’ll be without it these days. I even use it when I don’t have school.
Yes, I like the grind, but will I have to grind till the end of time? Will I have to use Google Calendar till my hair turns grey and my skin starts to wrinkle? Am I bound by this program that dictates my everyday life, blocking off time so it seems like I have control? Will I ever escape the Google Calendar grind mindset, or am I stuck with it forever?
But the pretty colors you get to choose are nice, right?
Lydia Luo
Media Producer
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