Nine Days
Eeep. I have nine more days in Urbana. I've lived here for four and a half years (minus summers and one teeny-tiny semester in 2000 <.g>). It's a-gonna be strange not to be back here come January. But think about it. It've spent about 1/5 of my life here!
Had my Research Methods final today. So that's two classes down, three more to go. Two exams Monday, one Wednesday, and graduation next Sunday. It doesn't feel like a huge thing. Is it a huge thing, to graduate college? People are very "Oh, CONGRATULATIONS! That's EXCELLENT!" and I'm all "Yeah? Well, it had to end eventually... now's as good a time as any." Ya know? I don't say that. I smile and say "Thanks. I'm excited." Whatever. I dunno. I know I've stressed out over school and there have been times when I've worked my tail off, but really, it hasn't been that hard. I've kind of sailed through, I feel, and I almost wish I'd had to put more effort into it. I'm not saying I'm this genius who never has to study or anything, because goodness knows I'm not, but I just don't feel like I've put enough blood sweat and tears into it to be really, truly giddy over getting my degree.
Maybe it comes from not being overly giddy about my job. I kind of feel like "Eh, it's a job. I'll get good experience and move on to what I really want to do." I think Disney kind of tainted it for me, because I feel like I'd have been a lot more excited if I hadn't had to make this awful decision. And now I'm missing out on this internship, which makes me so, so sad. But I will get good experience, and I will make money, which I can save, and I will move on to my dream job in a few year's time. I will.
But right now, I have to go to a review session for Perception. Woohoo. Watch me get a parking ticket my last week here, because the school lots are available to park in starting at 5, and my review session starts at 5, so I'm going to park there about five minutes early. Would be just my luck. Ah well. Maybe i'll sell back a book and get a couple dollars so that I can go out with Amy and Dustin and Meghan and Amy's friend tomorrow night. Yes, that would be good.