So, it’s Wednesday night (I’m aware it’s not anymore, work with me here) and you have two papers and an obnoxiously intense exam the next day. What the hell do you do?
First, find a comfortable study space. Avoid the library at all costs, since all 23 floors of it will be filled with procrastinating college students jacked up on energy drinks, trying to finish about six assignments while texting their boyfriend and Facebooking their friend and thinking about buying glazed donuts at the cafe: priced 2 for 1 after midnight. Desperate times call for desperate measures.
An amazingly comfortable armchair at your professor’s house (who also makes you dinner and tea and then drives you home when you need her to at midnight) is a perfect place to get down to business:
Literary journalism, get in my brain!
When you get home, pack lunch for the next day, read one more thing and pass out. You’re up 5 1/2 hours later. In the morning, fuel yourself appropriately while continuing to study. Pack a thermos of coffee to pound later on.
1/2 cup oats, 1 cup water, 1/2 a nanner, 1/3 cup ff cottage cheese, chocolate chips and nut butter
Go to class # 1. Hand in paper. Pat yourself on the pack. Continue studying. Remember that you left your carefully planned lunch in the fridge. Avoid panic and starvation by going to Earthfoods Cafe, a student-run business on campus determined to deliver delicious and healthified food.
Peanut tofu stir-fry with brown rice & steamed kale
Your friend works there...He offers you a piece of pumpkin bread with raisins and chocolate chips in it. Before leaving, don't forget to ask "Is there crack in this? Because it's delicious." 
Go to class # 2. Take exam. Drop some serious knowledge. Walk out of the room dancing. Proceed to class # 3. Hand in paper. Continue to dance.
Get home and bake dessert because you, your prof and your roommate all just had a week from hell and you’re eating dinner together dammit.
MUFFINS!
Use Michelle’s recipe that you’ve bookmarked a while ago, modifying it to the ingredients you have on hand
Resulting in...Pecan Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Muffins!
Love your prof for making a delicious dinner:
Ginger shrimp with veggies & rice
And with greeeeeeeeens
Obviously, follow with dessert:
But make sure the real taste tester, the prof’s granddaughter, approves:
She had chocolate all over her face after this, so I'd say it was successful
Go see The Reader with your roommate, because even though you’re tired, you can’t remember the last time you went to the movies. Make two observations:
- Hate to be snobby, but the book was better.
- Worth seeing simply because Kate Winslet is naked 95% of the movie. I think I’d also walk around nakie all the time if I looked like that.
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Is it wrong for me to want this?
Now on sale at Target. I'm tempted.
Turn off all alarms because you’re officially on spring break and sleeping in
We’re EVEN now academics…but we shall meet again.
i can’t help it. this is what i thought of when i saw that picture. blame it on my frat boy friends!
Yay for spring break! Have a relaxing time! And your grandma is super cute!
it is 100% NOT wrong for you to want that cupcake maker! I made my husband promise I could have an easy bake oven in our house before I married him
OH MY GOD I WANT ONE TOO!!!
haha, love your blog! nice post on carrots n cake today
The book WAS better! This post was brilliant… and where can I get a professor like that?!
Hahaha you are so cute and creative Olga. I love your close rtsp with your prof. I don’t know many profs like that who aren’t all hoity-toity about working with their graduate students.
Kick ass girl.
I bet you could walk around nekid and make a lot of women and men very happy you gorgeous girl!
All I have to say is:
1.) You have an amazing professor. I can’t imagine any of my profs every doing any of those things, much less driving me home after midnight.
2.) Yes, I NEED the cupcake maker.
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yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy spring break!!
i definitely want that cupcake set from target.
and you’re awesome for surviving this week the way you did. what an amazing prof, too!! i could use one of those …
Hahaah, I just happened upon your blog – this is a great post. As crazy as academia can be, I’m headed back for another round soon. Enjoy spring break and keep it up!
Ok your prof sounds amazing! Also we had similar crazy weeks, so glad its the weekend even though I still have so much work to do!
Haha, I love this post. Yay for spring break!!
Fun post!!! Have an AWESOME spring break
Oh man, there is absolutely nothing wrong with lusting after that cupcake decorator. That thing puts an Easy Bake Oven to shame!
Enjoy your Spring Break!
great post! enjoy your break!!!!
dude, rock’n post and great job getting all your stuff done. stellar!
This is so fun! I love it.
Horray for Spring Break!!!
Haha HELL YES, GIRL!!!! Celebrate like no other
Go on buy it
and show us the delicious cup cakes you can make with it. Great post today, I love how you tell the story.
Love this post … and HOORAY, you’re on BREAK!!!! : )
Creative post and I love it.
Chris just informed me that he wants the Mickey Mouse snow cone maker from Target.
This is why I love you guys.
I’m totally with you on the gourmet cupcake maker;)
Enjoy your break!
Buy it! After all that you deserve some kind of treat
This does sound like a horrible week. I’m so impressed that you got through that day. Props to you! And I am totally jealous of your relationship with your professor. I wish mine would cook me dinner more often…
Congrats on being done. Now you should CELEBRATE!