4.30.2009

Oh, what a glorious nosebleed.

Before one of my math classes started, I was listening in on a conversation some of the older students were having. They were talking about how people don't really believe that they will ever die. Really, when you're asked the question if you will die eventually, you will say yes, because you know it is inevitable. But if you ask an elderly person if they will die, they say, "Yes, but not tomorrow." And the next day, they will give the same answer, and so on, and so they don't really believe that they will pass on. I just thought that was interesting.

College is becoming less and less lackluster. I miss feeling smart. Actually, that's not quite what I miss. It's more the feeling of being effortlessly smart, when classes were simple and I couldn't understand why people thought the subject was particularly troublesome; that sort of thing. Now I'm the one having a hard time taking everything in myself and it's disorienting. I've got to put more time into understanding the material and it's hard to change your habits sometimes. That's such a lame excuse, though, so much that I wouldn't even consider it one. Like I said, I've fallen victim to catastrophic lethargy.

I've got vacation planned already for the end of May, the day after my last final exam. I'll be visiting my dad again and probably be taking lots of pictures and going shopping. My brother decided to join me, too! It'll be awesome. Perhaps we'll see some X-Men: Wolverine? Hugh Jackman? Yes, please.

PS: Whoever said you can't have your cake and eat it too is a jerk.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I guess we never are in the mindset that we will die, we will be poof, zada. I'm afraid high school has took a toll at classes being effortless and always making A's without breaking a sweat. Now I'm afraid of asking for a tutor, because now things I learn loom over my head and go one ear out the other. I never learned study habits, so I have cram sessions that end well into the wee hours. Sorry for the rant, but I'm excited that the school year is almost over and things can really begin.