Another semester is over. There are no more exams or papers to correct. The grades are posted. A silence has settled over the campus.
For a short while I will thoroughly enjoy the pleasure of having too much time on my hands and the luxury of letting my mind wander beyond the usual constraints of academia. All the thoughts that have been repressed by the demands of the moment or collected and stuffed into cells of spreadsheets and then beaten into submission are now free to roam about in my head and terrorize citizens.
There’s no telling what may happen.
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December 18, 2011 at 10:15 pm
Dana
What a beautifully poetic post! Enjoy your freedom– nothing beats a little break from the academy every now and then. 🙂
December 19, 2011 at 1:11 pm
Lunar Euphoria
Thanks Dana! 🙂
December 19, 2011 at 3:34 pm
Tori Nelson
Ahhh that silence. Part of me loves it. The other part panics at the thought of all that time without deadlines and things to do!
December 19, 2011 at 5:00 pm
Lunar Euphoria
Just a few years ago down time made me C-R-A-Z-Y.
I’ve mellowed out a bit since then. These days I’m loving it. Of course in three weeks I’ll likely be more than ready to jump back into the fray.