I start most of my mornings off like any college student. Knowing full well that I have a class at 10:20 AM, I set my alarm for 9:00 AM and when it eventually wakes me out of a dead sleep, I proceed to hit the snooze button until roughly 9:20 AM. This past week was particularly rough because I had two exams, one huge project, multiple study abroad meetings and (of course) countless assignments and club meetings to attend to. But, no matter how exhausted I was every morning, I still found a way to stumble out of bed and get my day started. However, none of this would have been possible without the videos of one, Mr. Stephen Colbert, so I decided to describe my weekly activities with a bit of help from my favorite political talk show host.
1. Sliding out of bed.
Behold; actual footage of me flopping out of my cozy fortress of solitude and stuffed animals into the dark and cold world of exams and stress. It is not an easy daily task, but I alone can accomplish it (given that I have to be somewhere in 20 minutes).
2. Making myself look decent.
Though it's actually nowhere near as flawless as Stephen makes it out to be. I wish my hair looked that good on a regular basis!
3. Preparing to leave the apartment.
4. Making the trek to campus.
Allow me to clarify, when the weather is nice, I actually enjoy the walk from my apartment to campus. When the weather decides to be gloomy and rain on my parade and smack me in the face with wind chills, however, I jam my earbuds in my ears and hope that I don't collapse from the weight of my backpack. I also usually take this time to pray that I don't get hit by a car whilst crossing the street.5. Arriving to class.
And frantically trying to remember what the homework was. I'm sure that I did it, if only I could find it...6. Being assigned a group project.
Of course my professor has already assigned groups, so I awkwardly make an attempt at introducing myself to my new group members. (One point I will vouch for though, so far in all of my classes I've been able to count on all of my group project members so that's a potentially stressful situation off my mind.)
7. Heading to my work study.
Even though it's still work, I truly believe that I have one of the best work study jobs at my school in University Relations. When there are no errands to be run, files to be organized, or interviews to be transcribed, I have some time to finish up some homework (or write Odyssey articles...).
8. Stopping by the apartment for a bit.
I have just enough time to grab something to eat and watch a few episodes of "Yu-Gi-Oh!"9. Recharging with a bit of caffeine.
10. Heading back up to campus.
Sometimes I'll steal a ride from a friend, but most days I'm reminded how blessed I must be to have not been hit by a car after two years at this school (and there have been some close calls!)11. Attending club meetings.
Seeing as this is the only non-class social interaction I've had all day, I typically enjoy getting to spend some time with other club members.12. Finally retreating back to the apartment for the night.
This might not be until around 9 or 10 PM, but the important thing is I made it back in one piece (more or less).13. Getting some last-minute studying done.
(Sorry for the profanity, but I wanted to keep this as truthful as possible.)14. Preparing for a much-needed night of sleep.
