Hey… little Saturday morning newsletter for ya…
So it’s my final of finals week. My last one is due May 10th and then I’m done with school forever! Maybe not forever, because I don’t know my future but it feels good to say that I’ll be done with school forever on May 10th. But I’ve also been hit with waves of sadness this week. I had my last classes Monday-Wednesday and it really felt like the last days of school that I had in my high school years. Not my final day of high school because that was some random day in March, but more so those last days that came in the years before 2020. It was hot this week so it really felt like summer was getting closer and each class gave the vibes of “today doesn’t matter that much, but you just have to be here for attendance.” One of my classes even had a pizza party! So High School.
On Friday I had my first final assignment due. It was a research proposal for my American Political Parties class and the only reason I’m mentioning it is because I actually felt good about it. Regardless of the grade I get on it, I know I slayed it. I proposed an experimental research project that would gather the opinion of republican female voters in Texas and their stance on abortion. Fun stuff! Genuinely! I enjoyed it. It’s the last true political science paper I’ll write for school. So weird. I’ve written so many. I’m glad this last one isn’t dog shit.
I had an idea last night of a writing project I want to do this summer. It kept me up for an hour thinking about it and then I dreamed I was appointed Secretary of Transportation. The idea has nothing to do with transportation but I wanted to mention it cause I thought it was funny. I’m coming for your job, Buttigieg. I will be talking to my board of advisors before announcing the project here, but I’m mentioning it now because it was exciting for me to have an idea! I don’t know if this project is a career but it’s nice to think about it as just something to do for the summer. It’s anxiety inducing to think long term. Thinking 3 months in the future might be the way to go.
Despite the uncertainty of my future and the millions of assignments I have due (or maybe because of it), I am reading more than I ever have! This has brought me so much joy. In April, I read all 5 Emily Henry books, including her new one, Funny Story. Emily Henry is my favorite romance author and I needed some joy in my life so I reread her 4 books, Beach Read, People We Meet On Vacation, Book Lovers, and Happy Place in anticipation for her new book which came out at the end of the month. Please don’t ask me to rank her books because I genuinely can’t, they’re all so good and I love them all for different reasons. I can tell you though that her new book is an instant classic! The guy in the book, Miles, is so different from the guys in the other books but he’s a Nick Miller-type so I appreciated the change. I also just finished First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston which is sort of like a mystery/spy novel. It was good but the writing style was cheesy. It felt like a PG-13 spy movie at times. Which isn’t the vibe I wanted. But I’m still happy I read it, it was a good reset after reading 5 romance books in a row. In conclusion, I am the fastest and best reader of all time and no one can read like I do.
The end of semester scaries are so real. One second I’m happy as ever, the next I’m sad and curled up in a ball! But I do feel prepared academically to take on the week. Nothing in the next week is too scary that I don’t think I can do it. I’m smart! I know I don’t talk about this a lot because I don’t want y’all to feel inferior but I’m actually very smart. Sorry to my haters, but I am truly that good.
Thank you for reading. I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Miami Grand Prix on Sunday! Go Lewis!!!!!!!
xoxo,
Annie
I’m so excited for you. Everyone has some sadness and excitement about finishing school. I’m sure you will figure it out; you are that good!
Good luck wrapping up your undergrad years! Only advice I have is to enjoy yourself and take it all in. On as side note, I read Tom Lake last month. Curious what you think about it. Go Annie!