Sometimes a little stolen inspiration is just what we need

1. A Red Bull from the cafeteria to tide me over until my three hour class on Monday night.

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“I need Fuuuuuuel!”

2. The juiciest red apple from the residence cafeteria because I’m getting hungry during my three-hour Monday night lecture.

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“An apple a day kind of keeps the existential agony at bay.”

3. Saint Laurent oval sunglasses to let me sleep in case the Red Bull stops working mid-course.

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“Wow, they are so mysterious UwU!”

4. The course manual from the university bookstore because I still haven’t done any of the readings for this three hour Monday night lecture and I have no idea.

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“Right now, I need a miracle.”

5. Those glowing ashwagandha gums that are supposed to take away the debilitating feeling of death creeping up on me during my three hour Monday night lecture.

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“Maybe I should go back to Catholicism for some real guilt relief.”

6. A pack of colored pens to take notes with during my three-hour Monday night lecture after my mother advised me to try to see the world “in color”.

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“But no amount of color can change the sterile reality of my GPA…”

7. A Harvard sweatshirt from a Salvation Army thrift store so that everyone at my three-hour Monday night lecture can understand that I’m still recovering from being rejected three years ago years.

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“Awww, I hope they get into high school…”

8. A new journal to write reflections in, as this three-hour Monday night lecture makes me painfully aware of my own mortality.

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“I must leave my mark on this world before I am taken from it.”

9. A sticker that said “Self-love is the best love” to keep me inspired during my three-hour Monday night lecture as I try to reclaim the remains of “me” through reflective journaling.

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“How can I love a self I don’t even know? Who am I?”

10. More cans of Red Bull, because I have a three hour lecture on Monday night after this.

“How about we keep these good vibes going!”