Hello all you beautiful people.

Can you believe we’re two weeks away from the end of term? -insert pause as I cry my eyes out and have a mental breakdown- Things are getting crazy for everyone – term papers, “mid”terms, final reports…. I have been fairly out of it myself as well.

In case you guys didn’t know, there’s been this campaign going on around campus, called the Ripple Effect. It’s to raise awareness on the importance of sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint.

The thing is, I’ve never actually had the time to visit any of the Ripple Labs on campus over these two weeks. I’ve heard people talking about the amazing 3D chalk art in the SUB, and I’ve seen the little electrical buggies sending people straight to class. But me being me, having the attention span of a teaspoon and living mostly in my head, I missed all of it. Or should I say, all but one.

I made my way to the back of the MacMillan Building yesterday to get some cow action. I have always been an animal person (they don’t judge you when you say stupid things), and seeing the cows brought me embarrassing amounts of joy and a sense of serenity. It’s also crazy impressive how they pulled out all the stops and brought cows to our campus.

(I also have no pictures because my phone conveniently broke… It’s amazing how so many things can go wrong sometimes.)

Here a picture from the internet instead

Sustainability aside, cow-watching definitely helped my current mental state. I know things are getting a little out of hand for everyone (I never knew I could complete so many essays in one night, shall we say), but be sure to take care of yourself. Think about it this way: no one cares if you get poopy grades in your first year. No one in charge of grad school admissions cares. No fancy corporate guy in a suit cares.

Unless you’re not in first year. I should stop generalizing, we learn that in class…..