Coffee and Chocolate.

I'm the kind of person who looks forward to school to begin in the fall. Actually, I don't only look forward to it, I get incredibly excited for it. I get caught up in the school supplies shopping, new clothes, and getting my hair done. I also get excited, if you can believe it, for homework. Yes, I'm a geek. But before you judge me as utterly ridiculous, just think of the satisfaction I'm sure you've felt once you had finished a huge assignment, made it beautiful, and handed it in. That stress release gives me an amazing high, so I look forward to it after each school break.

Now, fast forward to a month into school. The assignments are starting to pile up, the procrastination tendencies come to the surface, and that stress peaks its ugly head. (I know I've already said I like this part, but It's really only the after effects I enjoy. In the throes, I'm not exactly the happiest person alive.)

This is the point where coffee and chocolate become essential to my existence. You see, unlike some of my on-the-ball classmates who start assignment as soon as they're handed out, I like to take a few days (or weeks) to contemplate and brainstorm. So, by the time I actually get to writing, I sometimes don't have very long to complete the assignment, hence the stress.

Why do I do this to myself you may ask? Like so many others, I'm a bit addicted to drama. Not that I want to cause it, but the feeling of being completely stressed one day, and being calm the next is invigorating. And besides, as long as there's coffee and chocolate around, who could complain?