Aug 05 2006
Mental Block
Just a few years ago, it seemed so easy to pull a 1000-word paper out of thin air. These days, I feel like having a spinal tap would be less painful.
I am down to 3 more classes before I finally get my B.S. (That is, Bachelor of Science — although it may have a dual meaning here.) I should be sprinting toward the finish line, but instead I feel like I’m crawling on all fours, suffering from dehydration and heat exhaustion, wondering out loud, “how much farther, Papa Smurf?”
Not far now.
Unfortunately, my brain is shutting down, my Muse has taken flight, and studying takes so much more darned efffort than before that it’s incredible. All I can think about is what my free-time pursuits will be after I finally graduate. (Read books for leisure, do some creative writing, learn to speak Japanese, hone my Photoshop skills, exercise regularly! Oh, the wonderful activities that await!) Senioritis revisited.
I had to call it a night on my paper. Let’s hope my brain is just tired and that after a good night’s sleep that I’ll be refreshed and ready to pump out another 550+ words to meet my minimum content requirement. Talk about putting the B.S. in Bachelor of Science!
A 30-something Christian girl, blissfully wedded to her perfect match (the yang to her yin) of 14 years. Living life in Hawaii, less than 5 miles from her hometown, a slave to her mortgage payment, but seeking balance in her pursuit of family, faith, recreation, and rest.
Oh yes. You’ve got Senioritis all right. Take it from a guy whose seen more than his fair share of it. So that’s the bad news. The good news? I can usually tell which students can pull through it and which will be fatalities, and yours does not look like a terminal case. You’ll make it.
ack. “who’s seen,” not “whose seen.”
hang in there, donna. you can do it! i have every confidence in your abilities.
you can doo eet!! i know you can! i can only say that when it is really close to the finish line, it does get a little harder. this is really important to you, you will finish it with flying colors !! gambatte !
Thanks for the encouragement, folks! I am plugging away. More often than not, I’m trudging along — but always moving forward!
Not far now!