It's 12/1. Do you know where your mental state is?
1. It's December 1! How do you feel?
a. Only 15 days to go! I can make it!
b. Only 15 days to go?? Eeeeeeeeeeeeep. Better hurry up.
c. Time means nothing to you when you're in HELL!
2. How's that weather?
a. With the leaves gone, the buildings stand out so much better!
b. It's gray and gloomy outside. Bleh.
c. ::Cough cough:: It's virus season is what it is.
3. There are Christmas songs playing! How do you feel?
a. I love Christmas! It gives me hope
b. AAAAAHHHH it's coming too soon and I'm running out of time AAAAH!
c. If I hear one more sleigh bell jingling I'm going to poke my eyes out with those candy canes.
4. Any wishes for this holdiay season?
a. I wish they served eggnog in the dining hall like last year.
b. I wish I had taken classes with less writing.
c. I wish college had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened.
5. Complete the phrase: Whatever doesn't kill me...
a. ...makes me stronger.
b. ...might initially make me stronger, but over the long run gradually and insidiously weakens me until it finally does kill me.
c. ...doesn't make a difference. I might as well be dead.
6. What about those papers and finals?
a. They're tough, but if I put my nose to the grindstone I'll mangage.
b. Alternating between extreme stress and denial. And I seem to have lost my nose in the last grindstone (aka October).
c. ::mooaan::
Answers:
Mostly a: You're in good shape. Despite the challenges, you're optimistic and full of holiday cheer.
Mostly b: You're being realistic. Yeah, it may seem like a downer, but you've got a big job to do and it's just not gonna be cool.
Mostly c: Let me guess...do you go to Yale?
Posted by Trailhobbit
at 11:27 PM EST