April 3, 2012

to be honest it doesn't feel any more different than last year
except maybe I'm less excited
because I did this song and dance last year
and I still have one more year to go.

but I can't help feeling good about it anyway
even though mt profs said sad goodbye speeches
and some of them bought us pizza to say goodbye
and I still have three exams I have to write
two of which are on the same day
(eugh).

being a student as an adult continues to weird me out
because it sucked when I was a teen
and it still sucks now
but not as bad
but I have to wonder how much of that is tied in
to my rising tuition debt
and that I have to justify being there somehow
until I finally have that bloody diploma.

plus now I get to write about stuff like
social contract theory
children's beauty pageants
abandoned buildings in the West End
right-wing columnists who I hate
and Jack Layton
so I guess it's not all that bad

truth be told though
there were a lot of mornings when I got up
hauled my tired ass to my 8:30am classes
and thought

I'd really rather be blogging
in my underwear
on the couch
with my cat

I'll give you three guesses what I'm doing right now.