Syllabus week has come and gone leaving students in a wake (get it?!) of darkness.

After a month of classes, we are thrown back into the dullness of nightly readings and early morning trips to Starbucks. The sparks of excitement of being back on campus have dwindled to a faint glow. As I write this I look around the ZSR and itch to escape the fluorescent rooms and stern faces of classmates avidly preparing for upcoming exams.

BUT, the light at the end of the tunnel is without a doubt Spring Break. Whether you are venturing to a sandy paradise or back home ballin', a week and a half away is vital to restore sanity.

Here are the signs you are ready for Spring Break:

1. Obsessively opening a calendar and counting the days, hours, minutes, and seconds until you are traveling hundreds of miles away from campus dorms.
2. Making lists of things you want to accomplish in those 10 days but actually never “get around to” Whatever, it’s the thought that counts right? Besides it’s called a break for a reason…time to chillax.
   
   
3. Compulsively purchasing apparel that is a must for your trip because you “just can’t” imagine going without it."
4. Looking back through photos from last spring and saying, “woah look how tan I was” and being frightened at your current pasty complexion.
5. Day dreams occupied with visions of lounging and endless sunlight.
   
   
6. Reminding yourself that you will not have to send the text, “Want to eat at Benson or the Pit?”
7. Preparing to actually get a good night sleep, the twin XL just doesn’t suffice. It is comforting to think that if you change positions while asleep, there is a significantly lower chance of rolling off the bed and onto the frigid white tile floors.
8. Being tempted to drag the dusty roller bag out from storage and begin to fill it weeks in advance instead of studying for the two tests and essay due in the following 24 hours.
   
   
9. Gracing the people accompanying you in travels with weekly or daily reminders of the upcoming vacation…"ahhhh we will be at the beach in 20 days!! can't wait! Don't forget to bring those sunglasses I want to borrow."
   
   
10. Warning your parents that you will be exceeding your monthly allowance and possibly need more spending money than they originally intended on granting you.
    
    
11. Planning to a T what you will be wearing, eating, doing, etc. the day you are freed from Wake's grip and rushing to the airport.

Check this out to get you in the vacation mood...https://soundcloud.com/tipsyremixes/breezeblocks?i...