Bonjour, November!
November is a much better month than October. I have a lot of beef with it as a month in the school year, not so much as a month in the calendar year. I love the way October feels, what with finally experiencing fall weather and the delicious, spicy, squash-filled cooking opportunities, but as far as a month in school, it's pretty much abysmal. October doesn't have any breaks, it doesn't have any reprieve from merciless exams and coursework. I'd venture to say the best thing about October is when it ends... Thanks, Halloween!
I had a BLAST this last weekend. I went to a few parties and slept past noon on Saturday AND Sunday. (Some of you may be wondering what my costume was this year... I wore camo this weekend, Ally went as a low budget pirate - it's free if it comes from your closet!)
Dragging my sorry arse out of bed this morning at 9am was a struggle, but I made it to class. I'm experiencing a (completely non-alcohol-related) Halloween Weekend hangover at the moment. I've changed all my calendars (the bunny suicide calendar looks like this, this month!
I do love the Bunny Suicides!)
I've been dreading this week for a while now - This week I have four exams, on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
Now, Monday's and Wednesday's exams need a bit of clarification, because they're both not REALLY exams, they just look like them in my planner. My French "oral exam" is today, but it's more of a project that I have to turn in this afternoon in class (it involved me working with a classmate, writing a script, and recording ourselves speaking in French, which I did last week.) and Wednesday's exam is a French "Redactiรณn", which is an in-class essay writing exercise. (The other two exams are actually exams in the more traditional sense. French Chapter 5 exam, and a geography exam covering the most recent three chapters.) I may need a few strong drinks at the end of the week, but I've already made myself an hourly study schedule and it feels like I can not only tackle but also conquer the week at this point.
(Changing the subject a little, but not really as it has to do with my upcoming week...) Those of you who know me even a little bit know my tendencies for obsessive behavior... recent examples of this include my obsession with Maroon 5 (um, I may have spent the last 3 months listening to their albums on loop) and the show Psych, which is about a man who pretends to be psychic and aids a police department as a psychic detective. It is hilarious. Not only that, but all four complete seasons are on Netflix, and the first five episodes of the fifth season are on Hulu. So, um, I may have spent the last few weeks catching myself up with all the episodes I've been missing over the last few years. The fifth season resumes on TV next week after a brief break, but they're showing a preview of it at the Union on Wednesday night! I'm super pumped. It'll be a nice break in the middle of the week!
After I went to my History class, I went back to my apartment to do some cleaning (I resolutely ignored EVERYTHING this weekend and laid around in my pajamas all day yesterday) and drink a lot of coffee, so I'm off back to campus to turn in my Oral Exam. If you need me this week, you can find me in the library... It looks like Ally and I will be closing it every night!
I hope everyone had a great thanksgiving! I had a great time with my family - we had a small lunch on Thursday and then a larger shindig on Friday. A 24.5 pound turkey for 14 people and dinner out in the barn was a lot of fun! 
