Yep, it’s that time again. I really think that December finals are way worse than May finals due to all the holiday/family/travel bullshit that happens simultaneously. Inspired by some fluffy bullshit ‘things to love about December’ list, I present to you:

Things About December That Make Me Want to Skullfyck Santa

– That overcaffeinated, jittery feeling when going to sleep.
– Constantly missing trash/recycling days due to school work.
– The DISASTER that is my house right now.
– Panicking undergrads making their laziness my problem.
– PROCRASTINATION.
– The feeling of extreme guilt every time I break to read for fun or eat food.
– The guilt of eating out/getting takeout almost every night to make more time for work.
– The weight gain of constant takeout/junk food/caffeinated beverages.
– STRESS EATING.
– Trying to pick out holiday gifts while analyzing an opera.
– Keeping the makers of Tylenol in business with stress/computer headaches.
– Trying to do more than just stare at the calendar in terror.
– Making 8 million to-do lists, never really crossing anything off.
– Those little moments of panic where you suddenly feel like screaming/bursting into tears with no specific trigger.
– The pile of beer bottle caps on my desk.
– Spending more time changing the countdown on my to-do list than accomplishing anything.
– The students asking to meet with me because they couldn’t be arsed to come to my super extended office hours for the past two weeks, which I held instead of (and at the same time as) the lab they are normally required to attend.

Okay okay okay okay procrastination over. Back to work. NO REALLY. Happy fycking holidays.

Filed under: Grad Schooling, University of Virginia by Megan