You probably have the day off today. If you don’t, you likely only have one or two classes to go to, so it’s like a day off (especially if you skip). Being that it’s Memorial Day, I got to thinking about things I think there should be memorials for, things that we college students love or can’t live without. Obvious things that won’t be on this list: Final exams, 7:30 a.m. classes and dining hall food.

Maybe with your day of freedom you can go outside and start building a memorial/statue/garden for these awesome things:

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Lately I’ve been eating really bad food. I just graduated, moved to a new city and have zero dollars. My dinners have consisted of SpaghettiOs and macaroni & cheese. My lunch is a turkey sandwich. I thought that once I graduated my eating habits would change and I would no longer be living the college life. Wrong. My meals are almost exactly the same as what I ate in my dorm room.

So whenever I see a friend check in at an amazing restaurant on Foursquare or when my boredom leads me to Pinterest, I start to crave better food than SpaghettiOs and meatballs. Food like this:

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like to think I’m productive most of the time. Most days I take notes in class, and when it comes test time I take a little time to look over those notes. The same with every job I’ve ever had. I was a pretty good worker and finished every thing I needed to get done MOST of the time.

However, I can’t be productive every day. There are some days where I just can’t force myself to study, do homework, or do anything at all. I have to take it easy, and here’s ten times in which that’s okay.

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Every day, I feel like I need to find SOMETHING to look forward to in order to get me through a long class or to motivate me to finish a 10-page paper. While I’m no celeb and can’t look forward to a Grammy after party or a five-course meal by a celebrity chef, I am a college student.

College students have pretty awesome lifestyles, and we have a lot of stuff to look forward to during the day, week or year. If you’re having a bad day and need some motivation, look forward to this:

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In less than a month, I will be a college graduate. It seems like four days ago rather than four years ago that I went to my college’s orientation and had a panic attack about picking my major. Now I have panic attacks every day about my impending graduation/real world life.

There are so many things about graduating that scare me. I feel like there are a lot of adult things that I don’t know about yet that I will automatically need to know about right when I walk across the stage.

Can someone please teach me about this stuff in a month? Pretty please?

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As of last week, we are officially in springtime. No more heavy coats, snowfall or barren trees.  Since I’m from Florida, we don’t get much of a winter, but November-February are still pretty dreary and lifeless, so I welcome spring with open arms.

There are way more than ten things to love about spring, but these are my top favorites. So join me in moving black clothes to the back of the closet and bringing on the coming months!

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By the time you read this, I will be relaxing on the beach drinking margarita after margarita. I’ll be covered in tanning oil (I know, that’s bad for me), and rockin’ my brand new swimsuit. As a senior in college, I’ve experienced three awesome spring breaks so far, and I know how to make sure I have an AMAZING TIME.

Since I’m all about spreading the love, I want all of the CC readers to have an awesome time too. I’m not going to preach about safety because I’m sure you hear it enough and know not to drink and drive, but I am going to tell you how to prepare for spring break so you have the best one ever. So here it is from me, a spring break veteran, to you, a girl looking to have an awesome week away from classes, studying and waking up early.

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While many of you may not have to go to class today, I do have to go to class. Why do I have to go to class on Mr. Washington’s birthday? Because my school obviously hates presidents, duh. But for those of you who have the day off, I have compiled a list of presdential themed things you can do today. You can also do these things if you decide to skip class (in honor of all the presidents, of course).

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I love being alone in my apartment. I love it so much that after two years of living with three roommates, I decided to move into a one bedroom with ZERO roommates (except two cats). Since moving in, I’ve had a lot of time to myself. At first, I didn’t know what to do with that time, and sometimes I would just pace around thinking, “What am I supposed to be doing?” The answer to that question is, “WHATEVER I WANT TO DO!” I live alone! I don’t have to worry about looking foolish or annoying any roomies. I can relax however I want or be as obnoxious as I want to.

I’m sure many of you have roommates, but I bet there are times when you are the only one in your apartment. Take advantage of that time! You don’t need to sit around feeling bored and wondering when your roomie is coming home. You need to do these things instead…

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Take a break, dude. You deserve it!

Part of the reason I write a Weekly Ten is because I’m paying homage to my man David Letterman (seriously, my dad hasn’t ever missed an episode), and partly it’s because I like lists. Particularly lists where I can prattle on about whatever issue I feel is super relevant. Ya know, like how I’m just not that into you or being super fabulously sober.

This week I’ve decided to list the 10 jobs that totally deserve to sleep in past noon on this very special Labor Day. Why is it even called Labor Day? Shouldn’t it be Not-Labor Day? But I digress. Some people deserve a break for all they do/deal with on a daily basis. I don’t have the power to give it to them, but maybe they’ll note my appreciation and hook me up in the future.

So here are the people both on and off campus that totally deserve the holiday and our respect on this last official day of summer.

10. The Pizza Guys
Now, I don’t know if you are on first name basis with your 2 AM pizza man, but I certainly am. Heyyyy, Dimitri! Let me tell you, the guys who work the counter at the hot spot pizza place deserve this day more than anyone. I can’t even fathom the amount of drunk kids that Cappy’s (Northeastern’s pizza joint… only apropos when wasted) deals with. Hopefully they’ll take this day off, enjoy no one vomiting on their counter and maybe indulge in some food that isn’t deep fried.

9. College Janitors
Throwing sawdust and cleaning up vomit? Peeling pizza off dorm hallways? Scrubbing out showers covered in nasty, cheap beer? Please take a beach vaykay. We heart you and all you do for us.

8. Heidi and Spencer
Just take a vacation from the media, for the love of God.

7. The ladies who make the sandwiches in the cafeteria.
Recently, my good friend went to order a sandwich off the menu, but she had a few demands. Here’s how it went down.
Friend: Okay, I see that you have the Hemenway Special Sandwich. Yes, I want that. But can you make it a wrap?
Sandwich Woman Glares
Friend: Thanks… whoa! What are you doing with that mayo? No mayo. No actually, light mayo.
More Glaring
Friend: Can you substitute the ham for low fat turkey?
Sandwich Woman: I MAKE THE SANDWICH!

You totally deserve a Labor-less Day, lady.

6. Any and all taxi drivers
Mostly because my roommate insists that every cabdriver he drunkenly encounters is Ben Bailey and demands that the cabbie: “ASK US A QUESTION! WE’RE IN A CASH CAB!!! WHAT’S YOUR QUESTION? COME OOOOONNNNN BRO!!” I won’t be leaving my bed today, so hopefully they’ll get to enjoy this day off as well.

5. The Health Clinic Nurses
“I totally don’t know how I got these ping pong balls stuck in there…”

4. The Bouncer.
Take this holiday to shave your neckbeard and not listen to Taio Cruz or make calls on “who’s real and who’s not” on their IDs.

3. Campus Security
Take the day to make the types of decisions that you bust students for. Maybe take a trip to the hospital for alcohol poisoning, walk a mile in our shoes. Or, you know, one broken high heel. Hypothetically.

2. The People Who Give Out Parking Tickets.
REALLY?? I was only 60 seconds late to get back to my car. Come on! Screw Labor Day, take a Labor Year.

1. The Dean
Helicopter parents, pompous professors with tenure, students who want A’s (even when they only showed up for a good four days of class) and alumni wondering why oh why the basketball team just can’t quite win the NCAA tournament. Ringleader, take a break from the campus circus and kick back with “The Economist” and a nice glass of wine. Enjoy a Monday without Mommy calling and asking why little Quentin can’t have his very own dorm room with a school-provided humidifier. You most definitely deserve it.

[Yup, this post was originally run in 2009, but these people still deserve a day off. And so do I.]