 THE SMELL OF PHOTOCOPIES AND COFFEE
A typical Finals Week: whether we're ready or not, we all face similar things. The
consumption of coffee is higher, the time spent sleeping is less, and the degree of
aggressiveness is at the maximum.
I've made a list of the things that a typical student experiences during Finals Week:
Photocopies…well,
thank God for the people who attended classes and took notes. It might be hard to read
some people's handwriting, and you might come to hate the smell of the copies, but if
there's no choice....
You get together with a
friend in order to study, and end up having the most unforgettable conversation and the
most enjoyable time.
You're more likely to
watch TV, especially stupid TV shows that you would normally never watch.
Zombies and sleepless
people are everywhere. Boys forget about shaving; girls don't brush their hair or do their
make up. We all become ugly, that's for sure. But don't worry. People can't see you,
because they haven't had any sleep.
You're more likely to do
whatever you want; you might scream or behave badly. You have a ready excuse: it's Finals
Week.
You definitely drop into
the kitchen more often; it's like you're always hungry. Cooking a meal or taking a break
to eat something is a way to escape. (Mostly you just want to eat--you don't really know
what.)
You're more likely to
meet friends who also have finals.
You may spend more time
in the kitchen and the bathroom reading unnecessary things, like what's written on the
washing machine, the laundry detergent bag, the shampoo bottle or the coffee package.
You spend more time on
MSN and conversations that are rubbish, but enjoyable.
Talking on the
phone…well, isn't it like therapy before you start to study?
The night before the
exam, you still haven't done anything. You lie down to go to sleep and set the alarm for
the middle of the night in order to get up and study. It's the last shot, but you still
might fail.
After Finals Week,
you'll have a lot of plans, but you won't actually want to do anything. There will be a
hole in your life without the exams--nothing seems the same.
P.S. Let
me confess, it's my finals week and I have a lot of things to do, but I wrote this list
instead. Maybe this is a kind of escape--just like reading this column may be an escape
for you.
Gülay Acar (COMD/III)
howtoreachgulay@yahoo.com
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