As of 2 pm this afternoon, I hadn't left my apartment for 2 whole days. I haven't worn real clothes for over a week, but have become this strange creature who only wears pajamas, sweats, and shirts that are 3 sizes too large. I obviously shower, that's really really gross otherwise, but I immediately put my hair up in a bulky clip because I don't need to look good for my textbooks. I have a pile of soda cans on my desk and my laundry had overflown my hamper and was starting to turn into the "clothes pile of death" before I took matters into my own hands and shuffled down to the laundry room. My eyes hurt from staring at my books all day and I have actually starting thinking partially in French. I have stopped eating real meals, but rather subside on cheetos, packaged sushi from Commons, Nerds candy, pixie sticks, red bull and sandwiches. All twelve years I was in the public school system, I would bring some sort of sandwich, fruit, drink combo for lunch. Doing this for so many years turned me off entirely to sandwiches and I haven't been able to even look at them for two years, but the other day I got a craving for a sandwich with veggie ham, lettuce, cheese, mayo, and mustard and white bread and it was so delicious that I've been eating them pretty much for every meal. Now all I need is 20 cats running around my apartment and I will have become really pathetic. This is not my normal lifestyle however, but once a semester I am forced into this mess for the two weeks of finals. I hate finals. Give me back my life!

I just got back from my first final, French, and I actually think it went pretty well. There were a few parts I struggled with and there were just some vocab words that I flat out didn't remember, but overall I survived and I think i'll walk away with an ok grade in the class. Definitely above a B. And I really have enjoyed french. It's such a nice feeling when things actually click and I feel like i understand something that I looked at at the beginning of term and wasn't able to comprehend a word. My french teacher was so sweet. When i turned in my final she said that she hoped I come to the conversation lab next semester because she would like to see me. Now, two more finals to go and I will be free! Politics and Culture of the 1960s is a little less clear but is easier to BS my way through tricky answers and Art History just takes memorization. Hopefully I'll find new places to study and my parents will come rescue me this weekend and take me to dinner in chinatown so I don't go stir crazy. To all of you stuck in the same boat as me, and I know there are a lot of you out there, I wish you all the best of luck on your finals and I'll see you when life returns to normal.

Also to look forward to this weekend, Amoeba records trip for sure on saturday!! If youre reading this and planning on going and have a car let me know! Otherwise, it's the bus. I have about 5 cds on my list to buy which will take up all my money, but I haven't gone music shopping in 6 months and my collection needs replenishing.