I'm Done With Finals...Now What Do I Do?

The other day I finished everything...papers, projects, exams, those errands I've been meaning to do since October, and I even balanced my checkbook.

And so, once I had finished all those pressing matters that have been constantly bearing down on me, I found myself sitting on my couch, with nothing to do.

I would check my phone every few minutes, nothing. No movies I felt like I've been desiring to watch. No places I could go. Nothing I could really do in that span of time.

It was the strangest feeling, the feeling of being bored. An old acquaintance that came into my living room and settled in, and I wasn't really sure how to start the conversation. The feeling of boredom was the awkward pause when both members of the party's eyes are shifting, trying to find some sort of common ground and aren't quite sure what to do with their hands.

So I went to bed. At 9:30 pm.

A favourite life motto of mine is: When in doubt, sleep it out

It helps with all of life's problems. Except perhaps insomnia in which case I recommend watching Bob Ross or listening to the Bible in Spanish.

Anyways, once I woke up and started to find things to do, here is what I found:

• Pray by Justin Bieber. The song got stuck in my head and I honestly have to say that it's his best yet. I'm impressed Bieber, job well done.
• Make an origami elephant out of a dollar bill. Don't feel bad about leaving waiters crummy tips anymore--just leaving them a beautifully folded pachyderm.
• I just want you guys to know that I just spelled pachyderm correctly the first time without consulting a second source. Definitely one of my greatest accomplishments of 2010

• "I will have nothing to do with a God who cares only occasionally. I need a God who is with us always, everywhere, in the deepest depths as well as the highest heights. It is when things go wrong, when good things do not happen, when our prayers seem to have been lost, that God is most present. We do not need the sheltering wings when things go smoothly. We are closest to God in the darkness, stumbling along blindly."

  Madeline L'Engle: Fascinating lady, brilliant writer. I've been going down to the public library and spending my days reading books. Like actually enjoying reading instead of rushing through a book to write a paper on it. Anyways, I just read A Wrinkle in Time the other day and loved it.
• Calvin and Hobbes. Also picked this up from the library. I hope my offspring end up being that awesome

• The Introvert's Corner: An interesting blog with articles about introversion. Being on the extreme introverted side (I'm an INFP), this was like connecting with folks who finally understand

Enjoy!