Starting a Blog During Finals Week? A Cinematic Disaster in the Making
It's finals week, and rather than sulking in books like a responsible student, I'm here, writing my inaugural blog post. You might describe it as procrastination. I prefer to consider it a defining moment for the character—something from a movie where the hero, faced with something they simply don't wish to do, decides to do something else completely, literally anything else besides what they're supposed to be doing. Because my brain is already whirring with caffeine and anxiety, I might as well think of this week the only way I can: as a movie. Because if I'm going to die academically, I might as well do it in style. If finals week were a movie, it would be a different type of movie every day. Monday starts out with a motivational sports flick. I create a study schedule, highlight notes like I have my life together, and vow to myself that I will get through this. I am the underdog. The training montage is intense. Tuesday becomes a psychological thriller. The...