I know, we all love our computers. If you hadn’t thought about it, you better hug and kiss it now.

So my laptop had been dead for months now, because the power adapter mysteriously stopped working. I bought a new one and in about a week it stopped working too. I was sooo upset. Being broke and all, I didn’t have the money to get yet another power adapter. My laptop was sleeping for a long time, until yesterday, when they new adapter arrived in the mail.

This time I plugged it directly to the power outlet. The last two I had were connected to one of those multiplug outlets, and that to an extension cord, then that to another multiplug outlet, then that yet another multiplug outlet, and then the wall. I guess that kills power adapters.

So I turned it on and I couldn’t believe my eyes. The shiny screen, the welcome screen, my cute wallpaper. It was all there like I left it months ago. I learned to love it and appreciate it, just yesterday.

All this time has been very difficult without it. I had to struggle with my family to use the desktop computer when I had to do work for a class or when I simply wanted to browse blogs and update mine. But not anymore, I hope. Now I can do all my work (and slacking off) directly from my bed or anywhere I want.

I hope this never happens to you. You know, the not having computer part, not the getting back computer thing. We’re so lucky to have them.

I’m so happy. *hugs laptop*

I’m currently being attacked by exams, final exams (not the same!), essays to turn in, books that need to be read, lab reports about lousy experiments and a whole lot of work of all shapes and form.

This process is so stressful and yet so amazing at the same time. On one side, I’m bleeding my brain off trying to get everything done on time. I even cut down my Internet usage for a while, and that is, you know, huge. On the bright side, after each exam or each paper turned in, I feel this immense happiness and sense of achievement that is hard to describe. That is, of course, the part of it that I cling to. During the semester I have to look forward to this moment all the time in order to preserve my sanity.

Last week I had the final for Western Civilization IV, the last one of my required “general education” courses, and as dramatic as it sounds, I walked out of that classroom thinking “This is the last time I walk out of here”. I even thought that I was going to miss my professor. She looked just like Jigglypuff, was obsessed with France and was overall very annoying. Oh, and there was this guy called André in that class that did nothing but talk BS, I’m glad I don’t have to see him anymore!

Similarly, I had a lab final today and the thought of “never going back to that lab” made me feel a little nostalgic… and so relieved at the same time.

I’m taking Genetics this summer, starting June 9th. I can predict that it’ll be rather intense, since there will be a lot of material to cover in a month and a half. Nonetheless, I’m excited for this summer session and for the fall semester. I’m such a nerd :D

So, how do (did) you handle(d) finals? How do you feel after coming out of one? Like me, or a little like dying (I know some people who do XD)?