Finals

Dear Stony Finals,

I attended my last final, as per your request. The small army you are creating is quite fascinating but I have to let you go. I'm sorry that I have not been performing to the best of my abilities but I stopped giving a shit.

Please understand it's not you.. it's me. It is my last semester, and quite frankly I don't think we'll be seeing much of each other anymore. So can we just move on? Now I know you want me to show up for out last meetings, so you can grade me. I just want to you to know whether you give me an A or an F. I am the still the shit.

Don't get me wrong, I will miss you. I will miss the good times on campus, but once we got closer to the end things got serious. I just think it's time for us to part and go our seperate ways. I know what me and you have is unique. Yet, I feel that I have to move on.

The truth is I met someone else. His name is Full-time, and he can offer me what you can't- Medical benefits. He also pays for my lifestyle. I know the experience I had from you led to me Full-time. Therefore, I'll never forget what we had.

Take care,

I'm sure you'll meet new people soon.

Krystal

How We Deal With Stress

Everybody has their own way with dealing with stress, some more productive than others. When I deal with stress, I have various methods to choose from. But sometimes it all becomes too overbearing to deal with, and instead of actually taking control of the situation, I break down. This often gets ugly. Last semester, I started having a panic attack. Palms sweaty, difficulty breathing, eyes red from tears. I had no friends on campus or nearby that I could talk to, and thus I called one of my best friends who lived back in New York City. Immediately, the kinds of stress that had been bottled up inside of me spilled out of me in endless supply. This is a worst-case scenario.

Otherwise, like this afternoon, upon losing my mind about the homework that needed to be accomplished, I simply laid down in my bed and hugged my pillow. I didn't say a thing to my roommate, and before long I fell asleep in exhaustion of these thoughts.

After I woke up more energized, I keep myself motivated and my stress levels down by listening to music. Uplifting trance and other electronic music usually elevates my mood. Something about music moves me really deeply, and it's always been my go-to thing when stuff gets rough. College isn't easy, and I don't know what I would do if I didn't have a constant outlet for stress.