November 17: Finishing Finals

I’ll miss this class!

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November 16: Sleep

Sleep is a wonderful gift. It restores our bodies in ways we don’t even realize until we are burnt out. It can help increase our emotional capacity and physical stamina. The final for my current class is due tomorrow at 11:59. I’ve been working on it for the past several days, sleeping intermittently because I’ve…

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November 15: Rockaleta

When I arrived at my desk this morning, already tired and feeling off, a card and Rockaleta lollipop cheerfully greeted me. I proceeded to suck on the Mexican candy throughout the day, working through layers of chili and flavored sugar to the gum in the center. While I couldn’t decipher most of the fruity flavors…

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November 14: Lake Michigan

Today I called my childhood best friend, per weekend tradition, and took a drive. The lake is accessible from where I live, and no matter the time of year, it’s breathtaking. Photos never quite capture it. Lake Michigan was seafoam green. The strip of cornflower blue sky visible on the horizon, beneath the low hanging…

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November 21: Affordable Gas (Makeup Post)

Driving east, I found gas that was $3.13/gallon, and later I passed one just under the three dollar mark! That’s unheard of where I live. It’s $3.59 at the cheapest, if you drive to a suburb, and over four dollars in some parts of the city. This isn’t much of a blog post since it’s…

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