exams change your life

and yes, i mean your life...not mine

it seems that most people i know (law school, undergrad, middle school...err, scratch that last one) like to take on an alter ego during exam prep time...
i hear all these ridiculous stories about people gaining weight, losing weight, doing ridiculous drugs (prescription or otherwise), etc, all in an effort to "learn" stuff for an exam

i guess i just dont get it...i mean sure, your daily routine will change, and you probably will sleep less and/or in different cycles, but why do you need to alter your life so that you practically drop out of normal society? (see: not showering, not leaving the house, forgoing other normal activities condoned and encouraged by society)

is it a game? is it a mission where you are proving something to yourself or others? i dont recall being informed of this rite of passage, but of course i have missed a lot of those "memos" in life...
im not even trying to say my way is better or right, but i just dont feel the need to change that much...i feel that if there's any time to maintain healthy habits (exercise, hygiene, diet) it would be in stressful times, but who knows...
obviously these crazy systems are working for all you nutjobs, so keep up the bad work
(meanwhile, i am going to go shower and eat a whole meal of food)

LizRau: i hate you, i think your most recent "blog" is addressed to me
LizRau: its not directly about me, but its about people like me
msevier31: yeah and is that SO terrible
LizRau: no, im not actually mad
LizRau: i just do things my way and i think its ok
LizRau: some people study better when they move into the library for a couple of days
msevier31: haha can i add that to the site
LizRau: does it make me sound like a retard
msevier31: no i just think its funny
LizRau: b/c by "some people" i meant me