3-Minute Shower Challenge: Day 14

     It's over. It's really over. But I'm left wondering: "What now?" Sometime before this journey began, it never occurred to me that this would be a lifestyle change. I never thought about what it would be like afterward.  But somewhere along the way, as I miserably counted down the days until the torture was over, a thought crept in my mind that I couldn't be doing this for nothing. I couldn't spend two of the most crucial weeks of my college career cutting out something that abnormally meant so much to me. Otherwise, I would have wasted my time and yours.

     So maybe what's next is finding a happy medium. Looking back, I'm appalled by how much water I've wasted over the years. But believe me when I say: it is physically and scientifically  impossible to take 3-minute showers for the rest of your life. Admirable, yes, but there's something morally corrupt about it in the end. So what I really want to do next is find a reasonable shower time. I'll have to do some digging to find a satisfactory answer, but I'm sure I can find someway to keep me happy and still be respectful to the environment. I'll keep you guys posted.

     So I ended this thing off with a bang. One of my favorite Disney movies growing up was Mulan. This movie meant a lot to me for several reasons. It was awesome to see a Disney movie moving beyond the norm and speaking to topics such as Asian culture and male impersonation. Also, it was the first time I realized my love for Asian men. Shang was a cartoon, yes, but that doesn't make him any less of a man. I was putty in his hands when he vowed to make men out of the gentlemen at the camp in the song "I'll Make a Man Out of You." Oh, you know you love it, too.

3-Minute Shower Challenge: Days 6-13

     Well, this is embarrassing. It's been quite some time since I have updated this, but to tell you the truth, I was exhausted and it seemed a bit redundant. So I go about my busy life and then take 3-minute showers at the end of the days. So what? I apologize for that. I guess I'll fill you in now.

     I'm in the middle of finals and so the past week has just been study, study, study. This 3-minute challenge has worked both for and against me. When you study up until 4 in the morning for an 8am final and you're a person who can't help but take long showers, you waste minutes of precious sleep time. In this case, I was in and out. It was almost miraculous to me that I was out of the shower by 4:08.

     The downside to this is that my shower used to be my sanctuary, like a pampering car wash. I'd run there at the most stressful of times and just unwind without a second thought. Now it's more like a quick trip to the gas station when you're in a rush. It's just hit me, though, that I only have to do this for one more day.

     This means that Monday will be a great day for me: I'll take my last final, turn in my last paper, and take a real shower. Sweet victory.

     Meanwhile, one of my songs over this week was Rock Mafia's "The Big Bang" aka the theme song for that "Mob Wives" show. It's actually been out a lot longer, but I just discovered it. Don't judge me, I had no intention of watching this show. But it's actually pretty entertaining. And, save the ties to Disney channel stars like Miley Cyrus, this song is actually pretty damn good.