AWOL no more

My apologies for not updating over the past few weeks, it's that time of year again. You know, that time of the year when university students across the country regress to the mental age of a preschooler. Panic attacks become a common occurrence, naps are a necessity and day dreams of spring and summer make studying Markov Processes and B. F. Skinner close to impossible. Over the past two weeks I think I've learned more about all-inclusive prices to Cuba than I have about the history of psychology. Today marked an exciting step for me though, after I finished my midterm this morning, I realized I only have three things standing between me and graduation. Count them: one, two, three! THREE!!! 

1) 16 page paper on the effectiveness of treatment for bulimia nervosa - due April 7. 

2) 10 page biography on Stanley Milgram - due April 10. 

3) 3-hour finite mathematics final - on April 19, 7-10pm. 

At 10pm on April 19th I will be done with Mount Allison, and done with the town that time forgot (also known as Sackville). 

I've been dreaming of this moment for five years now. I always hoped I'd be off to Europe after graduation, but reality has set in, and the finances aren't there, so now I'm thinking I'm going to organize the stuff I've accumulated over the past 22 years, sell whatever I don't want and get rid of whatever doesn't sell, start a savings account, get a job and maybe, if I'm really daring, start an herb garden. Exciting, I know. 

Honestly though, I'm really looking forward to starting the next chapter of my life. I've enjoyed my time here at Mount A. I've met the most amazing people. I've learned a ton about life and I guess I've learned a thing or two about biology and psychology too. Mind you, I still have no idea what I want to do with my life. That's something they should tell you when you graduate high school: going to university only postpones the "what do you want to be when you grow up" decision. Back in the days when I was young and naive I thought that university held all the answers. Now, five years later, I'm hoping that maybe grad school will have them? 

Well, I'm off for a nap, then it's back to the lib.