This is that time of the spring semester where we have considered selling our bodies as opposed to finishing school. It's that time where teachers have conspired together to ruin our lives with papers, tests, and visits to good ol' Himes Hall, atop the looming fear of a plus/minus grading system in our near future.
It's that time of the year that summer's only a few rainy days away from us yet so far away since we've barely scratched the surface of the dreaded month of April. At some point, you've probably had to give up a visit to Tigerland and opted to turn up at Middleton Library, or rather Club Mid. There's nothing quite like late nights at Middleton, whether it's the frenzied tears of last minute crammers or the general stench of Vyvanse in the air that makes it an LSU experience of its own.
1. It's only 9:00 at night. You'll have that paper done by 11:30 at the latest. Maybe afterwards, you can even hit up Wine Night - no, who are you kidding? You're not getting out of here until you crawl out tomorrow morning.
2. Alright, you managed to type out your name and your teacher's name on your paper – you deserve a little 5 minute Facebook break…NO! You need to stay strong!
3. After about an hour of staring at the blank document, you realize maybe it's best to take a quick bathroom break. Studies show that it's not healthy to stare at a computer for so long anyway.
4. As you're walking back, you see a cute guy in the cubicle beside your's. He's going to be so impressed by how studious you are, and he'll feel compelled to talk to you. This is exactly how college rom coms pan out. John Hughes would want it this way.
5. Just kidding, his girlfriend just sat with him and now they're sharing a cubicle. God, two people squeezing in a tiny cubicle? That doesn't even look remotely comfortable. You begin to hate everything, especially when people actually go on study dates.
6. You begin to overhear some freshmen complaining about their Music Appreciation test tomorrow, and you're just like...
7. And they're actually talking about how stressed out they are from school.
8. After finally pushing yourself to write something, you look back proud. That is, until you realize you've only typed out half a paragraph for your five-page paper due in less than twelve hours.
9. After managing two more pages, you email your friend in your class to proof read your paper. Their response:
10. You finally look at the time. Somehow, it's 1:00 AM, and it's beginning to show on you.
11. You watch people pack up, and jealous that they get to roam back home free, you're ready to scream.
12. It's almost 2:00 AM, and your roommate texts you to check on what time you're coming home. You tell her probably not until way later, but as a disclaimer:
13. After reading your paper back for the tenth time, you realize that you didn't even answer the question at all.
14. When you actually read the question again, all of the information slowly slips out of your brain, and all hope is lost forever.
15. Maybe listening to inspirational show tunes will help inspire you to finish this paper.
16. Maybe praying to a higher power will be even more helpful.
17. You begin to write words. Just every word you know without even checking to make sure it forms a normal-sounding sentence. It doesn't matter. It's 2:30 AM, and you could cry for Taco Bell and your bed right about now.
18. It's finally done. You've barely made it to five pages, and you don't even care about how your paper looks like. It's doesn't even matter anymore because it's time for celebratory Taco Bell.
19. In your head, you're cursing out your professor for making you go through all of this late night pain.
20. It's 4 in the morning, and you've finally made it to Taco Bell. Only to find out that they are out of crunch wraps, and you sit in your car as life hits you hard. Time to go home and cry because you're only going to get about two and a half hours of sleep before you have to get up for your 7:30 a.m class.
