July 18 , 2003

Late Nights
It’s currently 4:03 AM, and I am at school in my office. Why? Answer, it is finals week. I’m actually taking a break from my work to write this journal. This entire week I’ve been here in my office until the wee hours of the morning working on my final papers and presentations. My finals week routine involves coming to school at 9:00 AM by car, going to class until 6:00 PM, and going back home by car. From there I hop on my bike and head back to school arriving at about 7:00 PM. I spend the rest of the night and early morning hours working on my various assignments. I usually take a break around 9:30 PM to eat supper at a nearby restaurant. At about 3:00 I lay down for a nap on a bench in my office. I wake up at 5:00 AM, jump on my bike, and head back home. I usually arrive just before 6:00 AM. I eat last night’s supper as my breakfast and then I take a shower and get ready for school. Needless to say the schedule is wearing on me, but luckily it will all be over soon. In the midst of this craziness I’ve still managed to have some memorable moments this week, one of them is described below.

Dedication
You know you are dedicated when you break into school to

do your work. Three nights ago, during one of my all-nighters, I actually had to sneak in to school. Here are the details on my Mission Impossible-esque act.

I left my fourth floor office on foot at approximately 11:00 PM. I was headed for the nearby 7-11 store in search of an energy-boosting snack. After purchasing my snack I headed back to school and arrived at approximately 11:10 PM.