Summer is getting so close that we can almost feel the sunburn on our cheeks and the sand in our swimsuit bottoms – don’t act like that doesn’t happen to everyone! Sadly, for us students here at Florida State University, there are still two more weeks of regular classes before exam week. This also means that all of the wannabe early birds that wrongfully decided to take an 8 a.m. class this semester, myself included, only have to make it through two more weeks of dragging themselves out of bed 20 minutes before class, after falling asleep way too late the night before. It’s a vicious cycle, but I think my favorite show, The Office, portrays what we all feel at this brutally early time.
1. When your first alarm goes off at 6:45 a.m. as if you’d ever actually sacrifice extra sleep for looking cute for class:
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We all know that beauty sleep will always take precedence over a trendy outfit or a lengthy morning makeup routine. Sunglasses and leggings for the win!
2. After your second, third, fourth and fifth alarms have gone off and now you’re just in an endless cycle of pressing snooze for all of the overlapping snooze alarms that have been set:
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You’re still not quite ready to get out of bed and your eyes are practically glued shut. Press snooze one more time and try again later.
3. The moment when you finally awaken from your comatose state and look into the mirror:
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If you smile, it helps you look not so dead inside. Just kidding, there’s really nothing you can do to fix your face except to wear those eye bags like they’re Gucci.
4. When you realize you’re running late and only have eleven minutes to make a 15-minute drive to campus:
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This is what Mario Kart has been training you for all these years.
5. When you’ve finally made your way to campus:
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Plot twist: you actually find a parking spot in a reasonable amount of time and with time to spare. This is the only perk of an 8 a.m. class. I repeat: The. Only. Perk.
6. That feeling when you proudly strut into the classroom and everyone looks at you because you’re the last to arrive at 7:59 a.m.:
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Honestly, they should just be happy you graced them with your presence at all at this ungodly hour. A queen is never late, everyone else is just early. Am I right or am I right?
7. When class has officially started and your professor begins lecturing:
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It’s okay to just rest your eyes, right? If you put sunglasses on, your professor won’t even notice. . .
8. When your stomach starts growling because, surprise, you haven’t eaten anything yet!
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You’re definitely regretting sleeping in now and you can’t stop internally scolding yourself for not having established a morning routine by now. Oh well, only two more weeks to go.
9. When class finally ends, but your professor assigns homework:
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So, the professor not only needs you to show up on time, but you also need to do homework on the lecture she knows you just dozed through?
10. When you’ve finally been set free, so you and your fellow early risers dance out of the classroom knowing the semester is almost over and you’ll only have to suffer through this same scenario about a handful of more times:
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Nothing can stop you now. Go get some breakfast, be productive or maybe just go back home and take a nap!