Day 46: I'm the best version of myself at 3 a.m.

I'm telling you, I get this weird second wind and all of a sudden I'm more productive and I give better advice and all of my thoughts kind of come together in the best way possible.

If anyone was awake right now, I'm sure we'd have a really awesome conversation.

I'm also probably going to hate my life when my alarm goes off at eight tomorrow morning, but it's fine.

Lesson learned: I'm the best version of myself at 3 a.m.

Day 45: Sometimes I plan too far ahead.

Like, I already know that my room in my apartment next year is going to look like some combination of these two lovely pictures I found on Tumblr...

It's just so easy to be excited about the future sometimes, ya know?

(Especially when you have J2100 homework you should be doing... Yeah.)

Lesson learned: sometimes I plan too far ahead.

Day 44: It's impossible to be in a bad mood when it's nice outside.

Currently 71 and sunny here and Columbia and the overall happiness factor of Mizzou's population seems to have increased by about a million.

Life is good.

Lesson learned: it's impossible to be in a bad mood when it's nice outside.

Day 43: People with good communication skills should be treated like royalty.

I just conducted a phone interview with the lead singer/songwriter of this band that's currently touring the U.S. I've done this quite a few times and it usually goes perfectly fine, but apparently this particular guy decided walking along a busy city street while giving an interview was a good idea. Don't worry, I can totally hear and understand everything you're saying, dude.

Then, as I was trying to recover from that little roadblock, a foreign exchange student asked to interview me for a graduate study on reality TV. I can honestly say I have no idea whether or not I actually answered her questions...

Now that I'm sufficiently flustered by language barriers and a lack of universal, standard communication skills, I'm off to go try to make time for a friend who's here touring campus on her high school spring break, finish the five million things I have to do for homework tonight and attempt to force fun into my weekend plans.

Thank goodness I made time for a nap today or I would be in a far worse mood. Although I've definitely already reached a point where I'm looking at people like this when they talk to me...

Lesson learned: people with good communication skills should be treated like royalty.

Day 42: A bad grade isn't the end of the world.

To all of you who are just as crazy as I am and care way too much: a grade does not define you.

That is all.

Lesson learned: a bad grade isn't the end of the world.

Day 41: Caffeine after 6 p.m. is never a good idea.

Or maybe it's a great idea, if you're determined to be working on homework/doing productive things until four in the morning...

But honestly, whenever I drink my chai any time after six, I always end up getting only four hours of sleep and waking up like this:

Oops.

Lesson learned: caffeine after 6 p.m. is never a good idea.