College Essays

I only have two full-size college essays to write, because most of the schools I'm applying to use the Common App.  You'd think it would be easy to finish them, but it seems lately like the less I have left to do, the harder it is to get anything done.  This morning I stared at my essay for Favorite Techie School until my screensaver came on, and so far I've written eight words.  It asks me to talk about my dreams and aspirations, and I've discovered I don't really have any, which worries me a little. 

On the bright side, we're getting our Christmas tree today, and I made marshmallow dormice on Thursday, which turned out really well.  (A girl I know brought them to our Latin party in school back in November, and I was really happy because I hadn't expected there to be any dessert I could eat.  You make them by covering marshmallows in melted chocolate and then coconut, and she drew little mouse faces on hers with frosting, but I didn't have time to give mine faces.  They taste just the same without.)