4 down, 1 to go!

[Jack Daw]

Good luck, Beloitpiper!

So, what did you play on your pipes?

[beloitpiper]

Good luck, Beloitpiper!

So, what did you play on your pipes?

Ah, just a few 6/8. Atholl Highlanders, Cock o' the North, Garry Owen, Bonnie Dundee, etc. Just something fast...with all the caffeine pumping though my system, I would've played Flowers of the Forest as a quick jig!

[Southern Breeze]

More relief. Good luck!


Twas the Nite Before Finals


T'was the night before finals,
And all through the college,
The students were praying
For last minute knowledge.

Most were quite sleepy,
But none touched their beds,
While visions of essays
Danced in their heads.

Out in the taverns,
A few were still drinking,
And hoping that liquor
Would get their brains thinking.

In my own apartment,
I had been pacing,
Dreading all those exams
I soon would be facing.

My roommate was speechless,
His nose in his books,
And my comments to him
Drew unfriendly looks.

I drained all the coffee,
And brewed a new pot,
No longer caring
That my nerves were shot.

I stared at my notes,
But my thoughts were all muddy,
My eyes went a'blur,
I just couldn't study.

"Some pizza might help,"
I said with a shiver,
But each place I called
Refused to deliver.

I'd pretty much concluded
Life is unfair and cruel,
Since our futures all depend
On grades made in school.

When all of a sudden,
Our door opened wide,
And Patron Saint Put-It-Off
Ambled inside.

Her spirit was careless,
Her manner was mellow,
She looked at the mess
And started to bellow:

"Why should us students
Make such a fuss,
About what those teachers
Toss out to us?"

"On Cliff Notes! On Crib Notes!
On Last Year's Exams!
On Wingit and Slingit,
And Last Minute Crams!"

Her message delivered,
She vanished from sight,
But we heard her laughing
Outside in the night.

"Your teachers won't flunk you,
So just do your best.
Happy Finals to All,
And to All, a good test."

[Tetley]

I would except that many people round here think I am a brainless idiot.

Mark

[SFCRick]

I would except that many people round here think I am a brainless idiot.

Mark

Ah, better to let them think it, than do something that will remove all doubt!

[Carolinascot]

Hang in there...it'll pay off

[BroosterB1]

Believe it or not, some time in the future you will look back at these times as the Good Old Days, really you will. You have a long and wonderious future ahead, the things you are going through right now will seem at best mundane. This is not to diminish what you are going through right now, rather to assure you that life can be relished, what ever place you are at.

I have been many things in my life; student, worker, cook, bartender, waiter, husband, father, son, land owner, farmer, salesman, teacher, mentor, and hopefully friend. It's not what you do, but who you are. It's not the future, and its not the past, its the right now that counts. Make the very most of today, tomorrow is sure to follow. Enjoy your now, it will never come again.

My advice to students at this time of year, forget the all nighters, and the crash studying. Review your notes, hit the highlights, and trust yourself. Go get some sleep, know in your heart that you will do your best; guess what? You will.

[Coemgen]

Good luck!