Summer school: that time of the year where students squish 16 weeks of school into 4 1/2, causing a singularity and destroying half the city, earth, or what have you.
Honestly, as much as I actually enjoy finishing a class and not having to worry about it, doing summer school is rough. I actually prefer it in a way, you don't have as much time to get distracted from the work and mess around. At the same time, you don't have as much time to get distracted from the work and mess around.
As many of you should know, I am a huge fan of getting distracted from my work and doing something else; in fact, if I could do that consistently and not get punished for it, I totally would, but alas that just isn't the case. Playing video games, browsing the internet, and hanging out with friends is great and awesome, but it all becomes meaningless if it isn't distracting you from something. Whether that be stress or more stress, you need something to be distracted from for all activities not related with the stress to be fun and awesome.
I've been reflecting on a lot of things I've done in the past year and remembering what I was ignoring and what I was ignoring it with (hanging participle aside). Strangely, it brings back fond memories of my friends and growing closer to them, not the stress of failing to accomplish what I was ignoring. It doesn't make me want to ignore the big stuff more, actually it's making me realize why the stuff I was ignoring is so important. Aside from being super important for me to be a good person--in addition to a good husband--if all I'm doing is ignoring what needs to be done, ignoring it gets boring and stale, invalidating the very reason why I'm goofing off.
Just something that's been on me for the past... I'll say four hours, that's the time I've been consciously focusing on it.
I wish you well and hope you all remember that I actually exist,
Caleb James Nelson
