snows of discontent

music of the day: "boston" augustana

it snowed today.

I was up all night studying for a molec bio test (which I bombed, just like drugs test hours before). It started out great: a gig at a nice, comfortable bar with lots of free food and music. I resigned myself to staying up all night to study, in addition to doing 2 ochem postlabs. I stumbled clumsily through what little I did; then I decided to take an hour-long nap.

that's when the snow started.

I woke up at 6 and wanted to get a snack, so in the office I go... only to end up vacuuming it in a fit of near rage because it was so #@!%$ up. (I can only imagine what it's like now.) Then another nap, only because I was so exhausted.

the snow started piling up. i step outside.

Woke up almost late to my exam, with not one Planck-sized iota of studying done. Stumbled through this one as well, only to make stuff up as I go, hoping for bonus point for making Wen the TA laugh because of how bad my test is.

some of it melted into slush.

Ochem lecture next: totally lost as usual; some aromatic crap with lots of hexagons. My mantra: almost there, almost to the horizon....

my favorite suede shoes got wet.

Lab finally came. Postlab never quite done, as per the (hopefully) new usual. Same old people, in their irritating ways. TAs trying to be friendly out of pity for me. Cold, steely, mean. Annoying, narcissistic. I'm-so-much-better-than-you.

snow piles on my shoulders. i trudge on, my feet dragging in the snow.

I got lost for the first time: a heavy precipitate was expected (aspirin, actually), but I got less than a gram, which only shrank to a measly quarter of a gram. I had absolutely no idea what to do. Last one to "finish," as usual. Pity help from the TAs. I trudge out, exhausted in so many ways.

covered in snow, I finally drop to the ground and lie in warmth, peace, and quiet.

I tried not to let any of the day show on my demeanor through all this, for it is but a Lenten sacrifice that must be kept hidden from the world. Personally, I could sleep until Easter, for all everyone cares.

and still the snow falls.

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