Those good old coffee days

I woke up at 3 am this morning in panic, thinking about how much more I needed to study, not realizing that the exams are over. After coming out from the bathroom, however, I saw that the kitchen is somewhat neater and cleaner and the floor had been vacuumed- and I immediately remembered that I did all that yesterday BECAUSE the exams where over. Yes, I know, everyone must be asking- 'You cleaned the house after the exams? Shouldn't you be out partying?' The truth is I wanted to be as normal as I can possibly get. The past two months has been about worrying, studying, stressing, remembering, sleep deprivation and huge quantities of caffeine. My dream of running a marathon seems further now that I haven't been to the gym in nearly a month. The apartment is dirty and I have got books all over my desk. I didn't catch the controversial ad on 8 TV because I haven't been watching TV. I haven't read anything non-CLP except for the occasional newspaper now and then. The essay I wanted to hand in for a competition never came into existence. Kylie had to wait to have her gearbox repaired, and I haven't seen Bobo in such a long time. My skin now looks like it belongs to a reptile.
I don't think I can ever look at any CLP-related book, or drive all the way to Brickfields to have a 14 hour study marathon EVER again. I don't ever want to drive around to look for parking and then hear the endless sighs in the library. I don't want to wake up at 3am on the morning of the exams to look at the same notes over again. I don't want to ever replace coffee for a meal.
Now that the exams are over, I have a reason to SMILE. Not that I am sure that I will pass the exam, mind you, but it's funny how things seem different after traumatic events.(yes, exams are traumatic, to me at least) I got up in the morning, cleaned the house, went out for lunch, bought groceries, brought Kylie to the mechanic (more on that later) went out for a jog, went for dinner and then went shopping. Yes, all very normal, 'domesticated' activities, but yes, I was so HAPPY. Okay, maybe not THAT happy. You see, because I was so used to drinking so much coffee for the past two months, when I didn't have any yesterday (okay, maybe just one cup), I was really sleepy by 7pm, hence I had a typical day of a 70 year old. Now that I have done normal, I think today is the time for a little crazy.
So there you go. Arte trivialle is back! I am really sorry that today's post is really about me ranting about how terrible the exams have been, but to all random people reading this, I will try to write as often as I can, till you all get sick of me!