So it’s that time of year again when our lives are consumed by long papers and presentations that we’d rather do without. Of course with my luck, everything important, you know, the assignments worth like 800% of your grade, were all due within the same two days. In my bio class, my group and I were to present on rocky intertidal habitats. And yes, the topic is as riveting as it sounds! Throughout the semester, my group had become experts on the topic, but given that my brain and body were slowly deteriorating on me, I stumbled through my part of the presentation and had to start over. I’d like to think that the second go round was much more coherent and blew my professor away. After working through four whole days and sleeping a maximum of 5 hours a night, it was more than obvious that I was past due for some serious time off school. Unfortunately, the days till Thanksgiving break seemed never-ending. It’s that time of year when everything starts getting on everyone’s nerves. For example, why can’t my roommates clean the bathroom sink every now and then? Or why do the people only flock to the library when they have papers to write or test to study for? I am here EVERY day and all of a sudden, some underclassman has taken over my permanent “date tables” where I religiously sit down to map out the week’s to-do’s regardless of eminent assignments or lack thereof?
And now, as I have been forced into what I like to refer to as the “unpopular section” of the library, I am cranky because the lighting is terrible and I cannot inspect the incoming traffic nor can I connect my computer in because there is no outlet for the unpopular kids in this corner. Really, it’s that time of year. All I can think about is turkey, mashed potatoes, and days that begin in the afternoon because I’ve slept in till 1 PM. Slowly , but surely, those days are coming.
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