Thanksgiving break was far too short. All too soon I was sent back to school and I must endure papers and exams and assignments for the next three weeks before I'm free again. I can't think of another time where winter break seemed so appealing. Break seemed like it would never come in high school. That feeling increased tenfold in college. There are a myriad of things I need a break from. For example:

1. Papers

Seeing as I want to be an English major, I don't think I'll ever truly be free of papers. But I'm not going to say no to three weeks of not having to analyze some poem or wax scientific on various treatments of mental disorders. And I'd really like to not have to think about APA and MLA formatting for a little while.

2. Waking up early

Never sign up for an 8 am class. I learned that lesson the hard way. You're in college now! You can schedule your classes for whenever you please! No more of that "waking up at 6:30 am" high school crap.

3. Cafeteria food

The cafeteria food at my college is...um...not good, to put it gently. At this point, I'd rather eat grass than ingest another cafeteria culinary disgrace.

4. Theatre

Yes, I know. This is blasphemy coming from the mouth of a thespian. But everyone needs a break from rehearsals every once in a while. I spent twelve weeks of this semester rehearsing for a show. The weekend after the show closed, I attended a thespian conference that at least a couple thousand students attended. I could do without stage right and stage left and jazz hands for a few weeks.

5. Being broke

Currently, I have two dollars and eighteen cents on my debit card. Needless to say, there's not much I can do with that. I keep hoping and praying that within the next three weeks, I won't run out of anything necessary to survival because I won't have any money to restock. When I go home from break, I'll get to spend three weeks having my parents buy everything for me. And that's pretty appealing.