You know, I think, in some ways, blogging is the new video games. I always do it when I have something more important to do, like study, or rest, or use the bathroom. So again, I could replenish energy in the form of sleeping, so that I can aptly move boxes without falling asleep, or I could replenish energy by blogging, which doesn’t actually replenish energy at all.
This week was exams. I only had 4, but that’s still kind of a lot. It’s much more than 2, for instance. I was pretty well prepared for all of them, but I’ve always kind of hated exams. Some of the dislike comes from the fact that they’re big tests and there’s some pressure in taking them, sure, but another big factor is that they totally ruin pre-break goodbyes. You can say goodbye on the Friday before, but you know you’ll see ‘em at least one other time. But then, during exams, you don’t know when you’ll see them last, so you might get lucky and time it perfect, or you might miss a goodbye altogether, or you might say it early and then every time you see them after that is really awkward, and the more meaningful the goodbye, the more awkward it is. It’s sort of like if you have a dog, and it dies, and you’re very sad. But then it comes back to life, but you know it’s going to die again really soon, so you don’t want to get attached to it again. Because it will die.
Of course, this year I didn’t have to worry about that, because I didn’t say goodbye to anyone, and certainly no one said goodbye to me. After the last exam, I just kind of unceremoniously walked off campus and down the sandy road to home. There was no big hugs or presents, no swapping of e-mails to stay in touch for the whole 2 weeks we won’t see each other, none of that. I just walked away. While walking home, I remembered where I was at this time last year. I cleaned out my locker, put on 3 extra layers of clothing, snow gloves, a Pink Floyd ski cap, and said goodbye to a few friends. There was snow on the ground, and I was probably ecstatic about the fact that I was going home for a whole week, planning to see not only my extended family but my friends as well. This break? Well, we’re moving tomorrow, there sure as heck isn’t any snow, and I have no idea what I will occupy my 3 weeks of idle time with. Half of the people at school are leaving anyways, migrating from the dorms to various West African countries. The other half is staying here, and they usually have relatives, mostly siblings, coming to their house and taking up they’re time.
Although, I'm not friends with either half, so I guess it's a moot point.
-Will
"I get by with a little help from my friends."
P.S. After that last exam, I walked home, arrived, got a call from my teacher, walked back finished the last page (which I had evidently forgotten) and walked back. It was a blast.
P.S. S. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!
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