As the Christmas season approaches, essay deadlines and growing stacks of books to be read can have a certain effect on us students. In these desperate times, I look to Tom Haverford’s motto:  “treat yo self”. Have an essay that really needs doing but also Netflix exists? Treat yo self. Pav or the library? Treat yo self. College or literally any other responsibility ? Treat. Yo. Self.

After all this much-needed time spent treating myself, I realise the truth of another of Tom’s sayings: “Sometimes you gotta work a little, so you can ball a lot.” I hit the library and take every book off that shelf. I struggle against the pit of despair and can’t help but think of the time Tom said, “This is the hardest I’ve worked on anything since…wow. I’ve never worked hard on anything.”

 I suppose the essay will be finished sometime, so I take a quick break from the library. If this whole education thing doesn’t work out maybe I’ll take another tip from Tom and become an entrepreneur. The potential is endless, as Tom demonstrated with red carpet insoles, a scented phone and a tuxedo line for babies. Who cares about college when you can be Tom Haverford?

 But my plan to become Tom Haverford could take some time, so I should probably pass this year. I begrudgingly return to the essay. A thought then bursts into my mind – maybe “Rent-A-Swag” would work in Trinity?