if I throw my hands up any more they're going to fly off

First of all... I'M BACK.
And now, I just have to spout some words of wisdom for all of you less-wise people out there. Listen, learn, take it to heart. Here's something my mother told me all growing up:

PLAY THE MOVIE ALL THE WAY THROUGH

Some of you may be scratching your heads, staring at the words and wondering what they mean. Well, I could break it down for you word for word, but I'm going to allow you the benefit of the doubt. It means looking ahead to see all the consequences of your actions. And let me tell you, this is probably the best advice I can give anyone. And let me also tell you that I am extremely good at playing the movie all the way through. In fact, I'm a little too good at it. Ask me about any scenario and I can tell you all the ways it could play out based on the decision you make. Now, some of you may be laughing quietly to yourselves and saying, "well, why didn't you play the movie all the way through when you got the assignment to do those ten essays on the FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL??" And to you I would say, I did play the movie all the way through. I saw the consequence. I saw the future. I saw myself during dead week, cramming two or three essays in each day before the due date. And let me tell you, I shook my head at myself for being so terrible and procrastinating so badly. But I knew it would happen, and I accepted the consequence. Now, for other things, I'm not so willing to accept the consequence, so I change my actions. And that is the moral of the story. Is this a story? I'm not sure.

Ok, what I really want to say is that my mom is always right. Always. And today I did something that she's been trying to tell me to do for years and years. And it felt so good. I practically skipped to the library today to write my final essays. I had a smile on my face. I felt amazing. And it's because of these two words and an emoticon I received in a text message after I finally said what I should have said ages ago... "good answer :)"

Here's to saying what you need to say and playing the movie all the way through. My mom's a genius.

p.s. Why do I think dancing like a super dork is cool? Oh, because I just don't care.