If you're like me, then procrastination is the air you breathe. You keep on putting things off and putting them off, all the while becoming more and more stressed.This becomes a major problem when Finals Week is fast approaching and the choice between no sleeping and lots of studying or lots of sleeping and lots of eating becomes much harder.

This semester, I was faced with an even more difficult decision when my best friend and I found out that The 1975 was coming to play a show in New Orleans the Sunday that started finals week. Tickets were only $50, and we were desperately trying to escape the chains of responsibility. After we checked each of our exam schedules to determine neither of us had tests on Monday, we ordered our tickets and continued our trek through the semester.

Finally, our tickets came and so did the day of the concert. We put down our books and set our sights on New Orleans for the concert, exams still in the back of our minds. We drove through New Orleans traffic, stood in line for two hours, and ran with a group of hundreds of other teenagers to be some of the closest to the stage in the pit when The 1975 took the stage. It was crowded and sweaty with the smell of illegal substances in the air, and we watched as a girl nearly passed out while Matty had to stop mid-song to make sure someone else who did pass out could be removed from the crowd. Matty danced across the stage, in that wonderful way that he does, to the screams of hundreds of sweaty teens. It was a beautiful experience to share with a friend and a perfect preview for Hangout Fest.

After the concert, we made our way back to Hattiesburg, and I proceeded to take three finals, eat one meal a day, and sleep a total of nine hours in one week. Oh, the joys of finals week.

Going to the concert may have put a little extra stress on the mountain of finals week, but it also provided a much needed escape. Sometimes the best thing to do is also one of the most irresponsible, so for all those out there enduring their own finals weeks, take a break from the all the studying, and do something irresponsible. Then get right back to work. You won't regret it.

Thank you to The 1975 for providing me an opportunity to be young and stupid, and thank you to my best friend, who I can always count on to be young and stupid with me.