{"id":9935,"date":"2014-12-11T12:13:09","date_gmt":"2014-12-11T18:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.lib.luc.edu\/locl\/?p=9935"},"modified":"2026-01-12T15:36:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:36:44","slug":"staff-picks-abbys-elf-gifs-for-every-occasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libblogs.luc.edu\/noteworthy\/2014\/12\/11\/staff-picks-abbys-elf-gifs-for-every-occasion\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff Picks &#8211; Abby&#8217;s Elf GIFs for every occasion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s a lot of emotions to feel at the end of the year &#8211; excitement, stress, confusion, anticipation, etc. To help express these, consider the following from one of my favorite wintertime movies,\u00a0<em>Elf <\/em>(2003)<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For when you know your finals study guide does not prepare you for the exam the way you thought it would:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reactiongifs.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/throne_of_lies_elf.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trying to sneak in meals between study sessions during finals:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.gurl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/elf-eating.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"244\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Leaving your last exam:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/media.tumblr.com\/tumblr_lvkp9tvZSY1qapbk3.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"236\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Your reaction when you see Sister Jean on the shuttle:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/38.media.tumblr.com\/tumblr_mdei84emlp1qlpzj2o2_250.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"196\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Realizing you read your finals schedule wrong, and your exam starts in 20 minutes.\u00a0 At Water Tower Campus:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reactiongifs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/son-of-a.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"251\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Apologizing to your roommates for your bizarre behavior due to lack of sleep:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/24.media.tumblr.com\/ab244a6af9ee838014abd517bd44273d\/tumblr_mxeeikqYrq1qcm0m3o1_500.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Your reaction to the person that breaks the curve every time:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/38.media.tumblr.com\/tumblr_lveht72oOW1qadi39o1_r3_500.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Realizing you should have taken a cab, not the blue line, to O\u2019Hare if you wanted to make your flight on time:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/38.media.tumblr.com\/tumblr_lwnxd4ikp71r20idto1_500.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"253\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Your reaction when your roommate tells you their parents will be there in an hour to pick them up:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/pJJvCtM1vawXS\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"271\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Remembering you left your phone charger in your dorm\/apartment before heading home for break:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/inthemix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/elf-will-ferrell-quotes-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Good luck on finals. 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