Inky

Yes, that is ink on my hand, but no, I didn't write hard enough for it to explode in my hand. I just happened to write a little without realizing that it had exploded in my bag. Then, because I didn't want to get distracted by leaving this little section of the library, I tried to clean it off with hand sanitizer. Just because this might happen to you, let me just forewarn you that this doesn't work. And ink gets EVERYWHERE! Not only was it all over my hands but there were smears all over my papers, on other pens, and my headphones. Because of the last one I ended up with some ink in my ears. Not to mention the ink smeared on my face. What an adventure, a nice distraction from my paper. I can't help but wonder what the guy at the checkout counter was thinking when I kept coming back for hand sanitizer, each time with a little more ink smeared on my face.

I am getting so close to the end of the semester (only 3 early morning finals, one take home final, and one/two papers left) which means lots of studying and writing. I am not sure if I have ever spent so much time in a library in my whole life. There have been a few days that I leave 28 (my apartment) at 7:30 and don't get back to 28 until midnight. Today (a Saturday!) I left at 8:45 and am not quite sure when I will be getting back, maybe 10 or 11? But honestly I don't mind. It's not like I have had more to do (ok maybe I do), I just found that I get a whole lot more done while I am tucked away in a quiet place in the library.

(countdown til the end of the semester & the end of finals til April)

I decided to start a countdown at work with a ridiculously long title. I guess I should have taken a more recent picture because there are less than 10 days left!