You wake up from a dream that you’ve been having a lot lately (no, not that one!!). You’ve been dreaming about:

Marching on Washington with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Finding a way to alleviate the world’s hunger problem Your five-year plan Discovering a new element for the periodic table and having it named after you Your Broadway debut

You need to buy your books and decide that winning the New York State lottery would certainly help with that rather large purchase (and, Yolanda Vega is just too much!). You eagerly watch the news that night, and you win $100,000!!!! What will you do with the money?

Go on a world tour of some of the world’s most fabulous places—Cairo, Rio de Janeiro, Singapore, Tasmania, Oslo, Honolulu, and anywhere else you can think of. And buy your books Donate most of the money to a worthy cause and buy your books Pay for the rest of your undergraduate tuition, your future graduate school tuition, make some investments, and buy your books Go on eBay and purchase an “Evening of Conversation” dinner with Stephen Hawking, Bill Clinton, Cornel West, and Maya Angelou. Oh, and buy your books. A lifetime membership the Louvre, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim-Bilbao, and lifetime season tickets to the Metropolitan Opera. And, you guessed it, buy your books.

One of the Newhouse journalism students wants to interview you for the Daily Orange. When asked about your 15 minutes of fame, you reply:

You served as a resource to Fodor’s Travel Guides in 1995 for the travel book they were doing for kids The story your local news channel did on the after school tutoring program you helped with as part of your high school’s Key Club. Your appearance on “The Apprentice”—you purchased ice cream from one of the teams during an episode that aired as part of the fall 2004 season Winning the “Discovery Kids” challenge in 1999 for your experiment on global warming. The solo you sang in your first grade talent show: “Rubber Ducky” from Sesame Street

You’re at your first floor meeting, playing one of those wicked fun icebreakers. You have to answer the question, “If you could meet anyone famous, living or dead, who would you want to meet, and why?”

Nelson Mandela, for his tireless efforts to end racial injustice. Mother Teresa, for her work in serving the poor. Bill Gates, as he is very successful at what he does, and created so much out of so little. Benjamin Franklin…inventor, philosopher, statesmen. Van Gogh… a creative genius, but why did he cut his ear off, anyway?

You’ve been dating your special someone for a couple of months now, and your mom asks you how you knew it was love. You think back, and reply:

"When we first danced salsa together, and then learned how to dance meringue, and the tango, and swing…” “When we built that house together on a Habitat for Humanity spring break trip. “When we discovered that we could sync our palm pilots while attending a “Thirty-Seven Habits of Highly Effective Students seminar.” “When he disagreed with me about my interpretation of Catcher in the Rye. We argued for hours!” “When she helped me rehearse for Romeo and Juliet…the lines felt real.”

Librarians have been on your trail for weeks. They seem to be following you everywhere…in the dining hall, at the gym, even in your residence hall (who signed them in, anyway?). It’s about time for you to return that copy of:

Sigmund’s Guide to Cultural Literacy Chicken Soup for the College Student’s Soul The Idiot’s Guide to Resumes and Cover Letters War and Peace Thinking with the Right Side of the Brain

Congratulations! You have been selected to participate in Survivor: Fargo, North Dakota! The item you bring from home is:

a travel diary—you never know what might happen in Fargo your trusty pocketknife—in no time at all you’ll whip up a gourmet dinner or shelter using your knife and items from the surrounding environment for you and everyone else your PDA—even Fargo should have internet access by now a book on the history of North Dakota--it might help in having discussions about what to do & where to go your camera, so you can have a photo diary of your trip

During a freak accident you are exposed to gamma rays. They sort of tickled, left you with the ability to leap tall buildings, and you also have the superhuman power of:

Super energy—that’s what you need to help everyone out! Super speed—now you can visit anywhere you want! Super vision—you can see into the future and dodge any pitfalls and plan ahead to ensure your success! Super memory—last night you memorized the internet. Tonight, the entire stock at Barnes & Noble! Super strength—to tote around all of the supplies you need to ensure creativity!