The Bitter Sweet Pains of College Living

ouch. i feel like a bucket of used bath water. my body is having a coniption right now because of the stunts i've been pulling. all of these late nights and early mornings seem to be wearing me quite thin. i can take it though. mentally i've still got alot left in me though my physical being isn't quite up to par. i'm right now preparing some chamomile and honey tea for my soar throat. as for my congestion, i'll live, however i think i might cave and take some acetaminophen. i hate taking medicine, and i always have. something about taking a pill just doesn't seem right to me. i like having some sort of a challenge when i get sick. anyways, my immune system is strong, so i think i can handle it, but comparitively this is nothing when you look at the illnesses i've had in the past. this must just be a common cold. it has been rather damp and rainy for the past two or three days, and i must admit that saturday night i ran through the sprinklers in the quad with viking at around 4 in the morning. that couldn't have helped my immune system at all, but honestly i wouldn't trade it for the world. i love all the pressure and disease that come in the college package. it is bitter sweet, but it completes the experience. after all, i'm not going to die or anything. as for actual school work, i have one more test before i'm in the clear for fall break. it is a math test though. the dreaded math test. infact i just got back from meeting with my professor for some tutoring. now i plan on working on math for the rest of the day until two o'clock. that's when i have to take the actual test. i think i might have to skip out of spanish again though, just so i can utalize that time for math studying. of course, i'm not struggling in spanish and i am in math. you really have to weigh your decisions here, but again, i like that. this moment right now is great though. i'm sitting here drinking my delicious tea and listening to one of my favorite classical songs, debussy's clair de lune on piano. i absolutely love this song... you know what i could use right now? some texas pete hot sauce. a tea spoon of that would flush my head right out and i would feel fine in a matter of a few hours. maybe i'll pick up an industrial bottle of that when i go home. texas pete is more of a rarity here, not cheerwine rare, but indeed rare. in all honesty though, i just want to go to sleep right now. i would do anything for but a few hours of slumber. i know i would feel better upon awaking, but that, unfortunately, is not an option for me. no, i must get to work on math. i'll let you know how it goes, but until then, peace and love...