I'm taking a mini vacation during the month of May. Now that I'm done with school, and I won't move into my apartment until June, I'm taking a much needed break. However, during this break, I won't have much Internet access, so I won't be around much. I'll check in every once in a while to see how everybody is doing and tell ya'll if anything interesting happens. See you in a month!

I recently discovered something about my housing staff. Apparently, we're all a bunch of alcoholics who have been drinking in our rooms all year long. Thing is, we all thought we were the only ones. So, last night, we gathered together to celebrate the end of the year by drinking in somebody's room. We knew we could drink together, because we found out on Friday, that we had all gotten drunk secretly on Thursday. Thing is, we still technically work for housing, and we are still (tech...

That's right. Today is the day that I finally graduate from college. After changing majors three times and staying here five years, I am done. I will graduate with a BA in English and a minor in Interdisciplinary Studies. During my time at college, I have traveled to Italy, Canada, Orlando, L.A. and Dayton, Ohio. I've met Gaelic Storm, Neil Gaiman, and that Napoleon Dynamite guy. I've taught a class, I've worked for my school, and I've spent countless hours writing papers. ...

I am now writing the final paper of my undergraduate career. At 11:00 am tomorrow, I will turn in my last paper, and I will be done with college. I will be finished. In honor of this, I feel like breaking into song... And now, the end is near; And so I face the final curtain. My friend, Ill say it clear, Ill state my case, of which I'm certain. Ive lived a life thats full. Ive traveled each and every highway; And more, much more than this, I did it my way. Regrets, Ive had...

I'm so close, I can almost taste it. And yes, surprisingly, graduation tastes like chicken. I have two papers to turn in -- a 10 pager on Harry Potter (see "of wizards and muggles") and five one-page responses and then... I'm finished. I will no longer be a college student, I will be a college alumna. I will also be officially accepted into graduate school. They've accepted me on the condition that I graduate... which I think is reasonable. It's exciting and scary all at the same ti...

I've been at this school for five years now. In exactly one week, I will graduate and will no longer be a student here. I even have an alumni decal to put on my car to prove it. I was feeling a bit nostalgic last night, so I decided to walk around campus to see how things had changed. First big change is the building I'm living in right now. They built it last year and this is the first year for people to live in it. Second big change is the giant health and science building that's go...

So, it's Friday night and I have nothing to do. So, I decided to indulge a bit. I don't want to do work, so I thought I'd have a bit of fun with a few deadly sins. Gluttony is my sin of choice tonight with Sloth coming in a close second. I'm staying in, watching movies (Cary Grant), eating McDonalds with chocolate cupcakes for dessert. I'm having my favorite drink - Rum and Coke, and I'm pretty sure I'm going outside to smoke in a few minutes. None of this is good for me... I realiz...

Yeah, I'm bored. I'm trying to figure out what I can do, where I can go, and who's up for some fun. So far, the answers are nothing, nowhere and no one. But I have hopes. In other news, I finished my paper with 2.5 hours to spare. It only needed to be six pages, and I made it to seven. Woot! I've got six pages of notes for my next paper... and you'll never guess what the topic is. Okay, time's up. The topic is Harry Potter! I'm going to look at how the wizard subculture reflects...

I've had a really good weekend, and I felt the need to share. (I'm also stalling and avoiding my papers... but who cares?) Friday was a lovely day. I had some fun, interesting conversations, classes went by pretty fast, and it was a Friday --'nough said. That night, I went out for Taco Bell, drove around a bit (waste of gas, but rolling down the windows and blaring music was worth the cost) and just enjoyed the night air. I came back to my room and bought The Dresden Files Season 1 fro...

Back in high school, I was in a production of "Oklahoma!". I played Ado Annie. (Somehow, I'm always typecast as the slut... I don't know why that happens. But I digress) The week before the show, I began to rehearse in my sleep. I would go through the entire show in my dreams, often waking myself up singing. I knew everyone's lines, blocking, songs and entrances. I often had to remind "Will" which side of the stage to enter on. This meant that I could dream the entire show. Since t...

My friend is having her Senior Recital tonight and I'm not going. I told her I would go, but truth is, I never really intended to. I lied, basically. I hate that kind of music -- opera, classical -- especially when sung by a high soprano. She has a beautiful voice, but the high loud notes hurt my ears. (Literally. I have some damage to my inner ears, and they can't handle loud or high pitches) They don't know I'm not coming yet. I really don't know what I'm going to tell them when t...

That's right. I am (or was) covered in blood, bruises and root beer. I have a black eye, cuts and bumps on my scalp, three bruised nails, plastic burns on my wrists, elbows, knees and ankles. I was also covered in root beer, water, pickle juice, sprite, dirt, sweat and dirt. And my stomach hurts from laughing so much. You see, we had an "Honors Field Day" sponsored by our hall council. They rented a giant inflatable slide, a giant inflatable obstacle course, an inflatable water slide,...

Most people call it "skipping class." I call it a "mental health day." Am I BSing to make skipping sound better? You bet. Does that make it any less true? Nope. Not at all. After being my class' "punching bag" (my professor's words, not mine) on Tuesday, I decided not to go to class today. It's not that I'm avoiding confrontation... I would love to say a few more choice words to those brats... but I really don't need that much anger and stress today. I needed time to sit, be quiet,...

I went for some blood tests today to see what's wrong with me. (Yes, I know. There isn't a test or a cure for being a geek) The last time I had this done, the nurse who drew my blood poked me three times, wiggled the needle around and hurt me so bad I thought I was going to throw up, pass out or both. I ended up with a three inch bruise going down one side of my elbow and a four inch bruise going up the other side. It was big, scary, and it worried people. However, I had to go and get...

I don't feel like myself lately. I'm tired all of the time, can't seem to get myself going. However, when I try to sleep, I rarely get more than an hour without waking up. I'm extremely irritable and my temper is on its shortest leash ever. My body aches, and I can't get my mind to focus. The random "mystery" bruises are my biggest worry. They're getting worse and more frequent. I'm afraid I'm going to have to start taking sleeping pills just to get some rest. I know it sounds ...