Today was the last day of Midterms!

I woke up early today and went to Tim Horton's for a coffee and muffin, just couldn't stay in my room anymore!! I realised how important it is to your condition when studying to have someone to talk to and relax abit. Sure there are the dorm mates but its not the same..Its not like, i'll say it, home. A home-y environment. and i had No TV! TV was one of the things i went to when i was tired of studying.

But anyway, that is over, so i don't have to deal with these feelings till, lets see..end of march. Okay, so today's midterm was Civilisation in Medieval and Renaissance Europe, and yes, i'm about to talk more about the attitude towards exams here.

This is the first exam i took where, the professors hand out CHRISTMAS CANDY during the exam. The faculty involved in this course are a fun bunch. I just realised how much Tom Cohen looks like a mad scientist. With his glasses, and his wiry white hair sticking up like he's just been electrocuted. And then, 15 minutes toward the end of the exam, he demanded that everyone dropped their pens and stand up and stretch. and yes, demanded. Like " C'mon, put down those pens, get up! up up UP!" Strange but really nice. I love the attitude towards exams here. The feeling, when you're stressed about writing an exam, and then your professor comes up to you, reaches into a nice big box with a big ribbon on it and stripes, reaches into it, pulls out those striped candy canes "This is for you, Happy Holidays!" and smile the big weird goofy mad scientist smile. Being able to suck on a candy cane while writing an exam essay is the best feeling ever.

More about the weather, okay, i am not enjoying it. The snow's pretty and all, but the wind suuucks. It hurts when it blows! And i would be walking to class and my face would be in pain, that when the building comes into sight, i mentally urge myself to run and my face is of course, searing with pain from the piercing wind, then of course, you can't run that fast and have to watch where you put your feet because there are patches of black ice and you could go sliding. I've seen it, its not fun. Usually i bolt when i come to within 3 feet of a building. Then once you get in the building, its warm. You enjoy it for 5 minutes, defrosting from the cold, and then, you know what, its getting kinda hot in here. You sweat a little, naturally. and oh look at the time! Time to head out into the killer wind and black ice, then you know, sweat, well..just makes it so much colder.

But I would like to point out that, i went through all that, with no scarf and no gloves and no beanie hat. So add those three items, i'm sure it won't be half as bad. I'm thinking of getting one of those masks that covers your entire face and only shows your eyes. Probably'll look really dumb, i guess i'll just walk with my head down, thats what the beanie hat and my hair is for. I don't think my hair has ever been summoned to carry out such important, front line battle duty before. Plus, the dry air makes it all static-y. It makes the texture so weird. I mildly electrocute myself when i touch my hair.

Okay thats the end of half the term for me. So relieved, it feels nice, to know there's no more studying, note taking and reading for a month. Good luck to all of you taking Midterms!

soliloquy88 at 1:18 PM | Comment

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