This past week has been treacherous. In fact, the past month since January 5, 2012 has been exhausting on so many levels. So I have decided to make a list describing the signs and symptoms of being too involved with school.
1. You spend 10+ hours straight on campus, from when it is dark outside to when it's dark outside again.
2. You live with the people in your classes, instead of living with the people in your apartment.
3. You know all the "good" spots in the library to study in, and when they fill up.
4. The librarian asks in a convincingly sarcastic tone, "You are coming up to get that book again?"
5. $10 has been put on your icard, and used up, because you have printed off hundreds of papers in one single day.
6. You know the exact shifts of every library worker. Without looking at their schedule.
7. You become devastated when your favorite pen/pencil either runs out of ink, or becomes misplaced.
8. You have dinner with your english teacher.
9. The "study music" playlist on your ipod has been played through over ten times.
10. People frequently ask why you look so tired.
11. You reach a point where sarcasm isn't funny anymore.
12. On a Friday night you are one of the only students in the commons because everyone else actually has lives.
13. There are 8 different word documents open on your laptop right this second.
14. When you get a text or a call you simply look at your phone and wish you could throw it out the window into the snow.
15. You become so uncomfortable on your chair that you have been sitting on for hours that the only logical thing to do is run around screaming, "There's a troll in the dungeon!"
16. This expression crosses your face quite frequently when people try to speak to you:
The reality is, you don't get asked out because you are ugly, fat, and stupid. Everyone knows that you are already in a committed relationship...with school.
