I may not collapse and die, but I'm pretty sure I will fail some of them. But it is all my fault, really, for failing a previous one and also deciding to retake a class this year, to improve my grade so that I can be a student assistant in it next fall and earn some much needed money. And the limited amount of studying I have done this semester could also be blamed, I guess. The fall semester is way too short :/ I guess I'm glad that we finish with all exams before Christmas, but it also kind of sucks that it is so much shorter than the spring semester.
And yes, making your own advent calendar (or a chocolate one, I guess) is definitely not the same! First of all, I couldn't afford it, but even if I could, it wouldn't be as exciting and fun and Christmassy. Part of the fun of an advent calendar is thinking back to when I was a kid and the advent time was all about being excited for Christmas, making ugly homemade gifts and baking and all that stuff, instead of worrying about exams. And it wouldn't be as fun if I knew what was in all the packages, and it's nice to get a little surprise every day, ranging from a box of mints to more expensive things. I am trying to figure out a way to hang it in my dorm room, but it's proving to be difficult. She didn't send the actual calendar-thing, because it is broken, so now I have to find a way to hang 20 gifts on the wall, in a room where I'm not allowed to make holes in the walls. Hm.