Just in time.

Come on, now. You knew I wouldn't let it go more than a month.

Just finished my last exam as a college freshman. It's been a hell of a ride. I'd say that I'm not the same person I was a year ago, but I am. I'm just a slightly wiser, more mature version of the little bundle of chaos I've always been. I feel like I've learned so much, not only academically, but about surviving college, living independently, interacting with people, and what have you. Oh and sumo. Learned a lot about sumo.

So I was pretty excited this morning to take my final and be done with school for a while. Not ten minutes after the test was over, I felt like, "Damn. Now what do I do?" Even in high school, I would find myself missing school not far into summer, but I didn't think it could happen that quickly. It's an empty feeling, like a void where something always was, but isn't anymore. It seems depressing at first glance, but I think it bodes well for how much I've enjoyed living and learning at Princeton, and how much I'll continue to do so. And lucky for me, it won't last long, since in a couple of weeks I'll hop on a plane to Japan, diving straight back into the brain melting.

But, until then, I get to enjoy "dead week," a time filled with no work and all play. The goal is to jam as much ridiculous fun into twelve days as possible, since it'll be a long summer away from my friends, and the seniors...I don't like to talk about what happens to them. All I can say is that I'm glad I'm only a freshman (or now a rising sophomore...I think), and I have three solid years of awesome left to enjoy.

Rock, rock on.