Yeah, November is almost here

Is that not a scary thought?  Well, perhaps an encouraging one for some people.  I guess it depends on how the semester has gone.  I was already having a tough time realizing that I was a junior when it seems like just yesterday I was a freshman going to my first day of classes.  Yes, I still remember it.  But, before we know it, the semester will be over, and then spring break will be here, and then of course finals and then the year will be over.  All of this seems so far away, considering finals and the end of the year is about six months away, but it will be here before we know it.

I think this is partially because we (as students and maybe as professors, too) wish the weeks away.   I know for a fact I and many other people have had the kind of week where you just have to struggle through it and get to the weekend.  Maybe because you’re sick and you need to sleep in, have an obscene amount of homework or exams, or maybe you get to go home when you haven’t been for a month or two.  All of these factors I think can have an effect on making the time pass very quickly.  Don’t get me wrong, when one of these weeks occurs it is certainly a relief when Friday afternoon comes around and you can relax for the first time in several days. 

Nevertheless, I think that’s what is ironic about it.  We sometimes spend times wishing days away, yet I’m sure almost no one is thrilled to get out of college.  Yes, going out into the proverbial “real world” is a very exciting thought.  I really look forward to getting a job, perhaps going to graduate school or perhaps take some other route, but you have to enjoy college.  It’s not considered the best four years of your life for nothing.  I certainly have enjoyed my time thus far, and when the time comes for me to graduate, I’ll probably remember writing this blog and wonder “where did the past year and a half go?”

Enjoy the moment people, even if the current moment really stinks.