by Laura
Today I finally finished a monster paper that I had been furiously working on for the past several days. Because of this monster, I was unable to take the time to go the campus wide study break last night. Of course, never one to turn down free food, Harold went in my stead. He returned bearing gifts – a bag of trail mix (note: not a good substitute for dinner), tales of delicious free pizza (would have made a much better dinner) and a sheet full of study tips.
The beginning of the end...
First of all, one of the study tips should almost certainly be, “Don’t waste time reading study tips”, or, “If you haven’t figured out basic junk like ‘try not to procrastinate’, you’re done for”. Some of the obstacles to success included other hard-to-identify problems like falling asleep while studying in bed. My favorite was “failure to use short blocks of time constructively”. It was followed by – you guessed it – “failure to use long blocks of time constructively”. Yet, they somehow left “wasted two hours watching MTV’s Jersey Shore” off the list. (Btw, can’t wait to see the drama after Snooki gets punched out next week!)
This finals period has also marked the introduction of “work pants” into my life. Last year, my hilarious friend and career graduate student Christina came to visit, and announced that she was changing into her work pants, which looked to be a comfy pair of pajamas. At that very moment, I made it my goal to make my life just like hers. Tonight, I proudly announced to Christina that I now had my own pair of work pants, which I also sometimes wear to pilates. I’m making progress, people! Getting closer to that PhD everyday.
Plus, on the car ride over to drop off my paper, the Hanukkah station played “Latkes in Herre”, to the tune of “Hot in Herre” by Nelly. So, what I’m trying to say is that at the moment, life ain’t too bad.
Laura
Harold
