1. That moment when you want to watch the 25 Days of Christmas but you know that you have way too much work to do:
“Not now, Arctic Puffin!”
2. Trying to explain to your teacher why you’re late to lab:
“I passed through the seven levels of the Candy Cane forest, through the sea of swirly twirly gumdrops, and then I walked through the Lincoln Tunnel.”
3. Trying to justify your bad eating habits:
“[I] try to stick to the main four groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup!”
4. Leaving your last final to go home for Christmas:
“Santa! Oh my God! Santa’s coming!”
5. When your train ticket says the train will leave at 3 but it’s 3:30 and you still haven’t left:
“You sit on a throne of lies!”
6. When your mom buys you a horrible dress for Christmas but you have to pretend that you actually like it:
“That’s a nice purple dress. Very purpley.”
7. Trying to cheer your friends up as they’re suffering during finals week:
“[Insert name], you have such a pretty face… You should be on a Christmas card!”
8. That amazing moment when the workers at Starbucks finally find the perfect ratio of milk and sugar for your coffee:
“You did it! Congratulations! World’s best cup of coffee!”
9. Trying to cram everything in with your friends while you’re all home:
“I thought maybe we could make ginger bread houses, and eat cookie dough, and go ice skating, and maybe even hold hands!”
10.Walking out of your final realizing you made a huge mistake that messed up your entire test:
“I’m a cotton-headed ninny-muggins!”
11. When you cannot possibly create a thesis for your final research paper:
“What about this: a tribe of asparagus children, but they’re self-conscious about the way their pee smells…”
12. You miss your dog so much that every dog you see makes your day:
“So, good news… I saw a dog today.”
13. Saying goodbye to your roommate for a month:
“I know I sound like a broken record but we are buddies… You’re my best friend… That’s it, you’re my best friend.”
14. Trying to justify spending $50 on an Uber rather than a taxi:
“The yellow ones don’t stop…”
15. Running out of your dorm at 7:57 to make your 8 AM class across campus and stubbing your toe on your desk chair:
“OOOWW! SON OF A NUTCRACKER!”
16. When the cute guy that you sat next to all semester says to have a great break as you’re leaving your final:
“I’m in love, I’m in love, and I don’t care who knows it!”
17. That moment when someone asks the teacher a question during the final but you can’t hear the teacher’s response:
“I like to whisper too!”
18. Buying gifts for your friends and your favorite song comes on:
“I’m in a store AND IM SINGIIIIIING!”
19. Procrastinating has you like:
“I painted a picture of a butterfly!”