The Cold, Hard Numbers

I thought this was a great synopsis of an essay-writing weekend in grad school. Lucky for me I finished 2 weeks ago and the Latin Americanists just went through it. Courtesy of Matt (my flat-mate), for your reading pleasure....

Wow, second set done, and into the home stretch. Part of me wonders whether or not 'grad student' should be its own high-risk insurance group, on account of the induced stress levels.

Anyways, here, for your reading pleasure are the cold, hard numbers for last weekend:

• Number of girls arguing on Sunday over whether 'Seattle' or 'the Seahawks' won the coin toss - 2
• Pages printed to hand in essays - 86
• Time to print (in minutes) - 20
• Weight, in lbs., of library books on my floor - 35
• Cans of Red Bull consumed - 6
• With beer - 1
• Cups of melted chocolate consumed in attempt to combine the effects of CAFFEINE and SUGAR - 1
• Hours of sleep , fri-mon - 14
• Cost (in pounds) of 'essay supplies' - 17.46% of essay supplies devoted to Pringles - 18
• Times I questioned my current profession - 4
• Times seriously - 4
• Number of runs through Regents Park - 0

- Matt