Summer is nearly here. So close, that you can almost touch it behind the looming dark clouds of exams. The best part of summer aside from lounging on the beach, or firing up the BBQ is hitting the road with your mates and heading to a festival. Remember to take these along and you will end up having an awesome time and not come back riddled with STI's*.
1. Summer attireWhat else would summer be without the beater, shorts and jandals? Unless it rains and churns the ground you and hundreds of other people are moshing on for hours into mud, but relax, that never happens.
2. BBQHow else are you going to cook your food? Saussies and chips are the staple of any festival diet. Get used to eating meals in sandwich form, it's the only nutritious thing you're gonna end up eating there.
3. TentHandy if you want to make the trip a few days longer and make it a whole summer adventure...

I'm not wise in any sense of the word, let alone intelligent enough to be giving anyone advice on anything, but in the short while that I've inhabited this earth, these are a few of the things that have helped me stay afloat. These may not apply or work for everyone, and keep in mind I've only just entered my twenties so any advice I may give could be considered useless, but I hope they help some of you out there. The world is a scary place and we gotsa stick together, right? Right.
1. Don't beat yourself up over mistakes. Accept it and move on.
2. Knowing what you don't want can be more valuable than knowing what you do want.
3. No one has it all figured out yet. This goes for your parents, your friends, your professors, your boss. No one has it all figured out ever.
4. Don't sleep with someone who makes you feel like shit. You can't and never will change them. A jerk is a jerk and...