(Sing in the tune of “O Christmas Tree”) Finals week o' finals week why do you do this to me, finals week o' finals week the stress is nearly killing me.

Well done. Now, even if you fail all your finals, you can become a crappy cabaret singer.

Dead week killed me. Now on to the stress-filled main event that is Finals Week. *DUN DUH DUN* In fact, I believe my stress level is at an all time high. As I write this, I have less than 24 hours before my final, I need to write a final paper entirely in Spanish, and compile a ten-page portfolio of poetry revised to perfection. Being me right now feels like wearing a backpack full of bricks walking into on coming traffic after just being broken up with.

So what motivates me too keep going? Every few hours I take a five* minute break to check social media. I scroll through and to my surprise I find myself laughing out loud in the quiet zone of the library. Who knew you could laugh when you feel like you are being crushed beneath the weight of your responsibilities. Why am I laughing? Well, it is because I saw an entertaining meme. Memes are the newest way our generation wastes time. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, you name it, all are riddled with memes for your personal enjoyment. They are a huge time suck, however, when you need a distraction from the situation right in front of you, like the amount you have to read, write, study for your finals, memes are the solution.

Here are 25 of the greats to help you keep on trucking through your week from hell. Treat yo self to a study break!

*my breaks are way longer than five minutes let’s be real