In lieu of all our uber religious Catholic friends out there, me and several of my hallmates and classmates are observing Lent with them.

Indeed, practically none of us are affiliated to any religion, so this seems completely new. But one of my fellow athiest hallmates convinced me with the reason he chose to sacriface cussing: Lent seems like a good excuse to practice self-descipline. And I agree that, if you really need to cut down on something, why not do it? Especially with friends also trying to better themselves, cutting down on a bad habit seems more appealing when it doesn't have to be done alone.

Since school began, I've probably gained about 8 pounds from my daily (sometimes bi-daily) side dish of potato salad, bag of candy, and 2 (sometimes 3) desserts every night. So this year, I'm giving up anything from the dessert bar for 40 days and 40 nights. Hopefully, there won't be apple pie a' la mode anytime soon. Oh I'm such a sucker for pies. Maby this is gonna be harder than I thought it would be...