1. A Red Bull from the cafeteria to keep me awake through my three-hour Monday evening lecture.

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“I need Fuuuuuuel!”

2. The juiciest red apple from the residence cafeteria because I get hungry during my three-hour Monday evening lecture. 

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“An apple a day sort of keeps the existential agony away.”

3. Saint Laurent oval sunglasses to let me sleep in case the Red Bull stops working mid-lecture.

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“Wow, they’re so mysterious UwU!”

4. The course textbook from the university bookstore because I still have not done any of the readings for this three-hour Monday evening lecture and I am utterly clueless. 

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“At this point, I need a miracle.”

5. Those shiny ashwagandha gummies that would’ve supposedly removed the debilitating feeling of doom that creeps up on me during my three-hour Monday evening lecture.

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“Maybe I should return to Catholicism for some actual guilt relief.”

6. A pack of coloured pens to take notes with during my three-hour Monday evening lecture after my mom advised that I try seeing the world “in colour”. 

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“But no amount of colour can change the barren reality of my GPA…”

7. A Harvard University hoodie from a Salvation Army thrift store so that everyone in my three-hour Monday evening lecture figures I’m still recovering from being rejected three years ago.

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“Awww, hopefully they get in for grad school….”

8. A new journal to write reflections in because this three-hour Monday evening lecture makes me achingly aware of my own mortality.

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“I need to leave my mark on this world before I am taken from it.”

9. A sticker that said “Self-love is the best love” to keep me inspired during my three-hour Monday evening lecture as I try to recover the remnants of my ‘self’ through reflective journaling.

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“How can I love a self I don’t even know? Who even am I?”

10. More Red Bull cans, because I have another three-hour Monday evening lecture after this.

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“What do you say we keep these good vibes going!”