005. O Sancta Simplicitas!

I think Aristotle was right when he taught that the world functions in an equilibrium. There are no extremes in the perfect life; just one, big, happy medium. I've never been able to apply a philosophical theory to my life more than I have in the past three weeks...

Week 001. MIDTERMS WEEK:

I was a study robot the entire week. I spent every spare moment in the library, and I skipped out on every non-crucial commitment I'd made. I wrote three papers (for a total of 14 pages) in the space of two days; I studied for and took six midterms before Thursday; I ate only if/when my computer crashed and I had to restart it. I worked so hard that, for the first time, I actually lost myself in my studies. And even though I pretty much wasted my whole life in the library that week, I was so happy! I enjoyed getting everything done and being able to check things off of my To Do List. It was an amazing sensation. And when Friday finally came, I knew I'd earned the right to enjoy myself over the weekend. And a three-day weekend, too! What a great reward for my hard work ^_^

Week 002. WORST. WEEK. EVER.

After a week of studying and taking tests non-stop, I thought I'd be a little more diligent when it came to school. But no. All I did over the course of the week was sleep. Other than Tuesday, there wasn't a day that I woke up before noon. I know that it was probably necessary to catch up on sleep after working so hard, but seriously... over the course of the three day weekend, I'd gotten over 30 hours of sleep. It was NOT necessary for me to skip all of my classes. Neither was it imperative that I stay cooped up in my apartment on Facebook until I had to go to work everyday. I felt like a lazy, non-contributing zero that whole week. Even the weekend was an uneventful disappointment.

Week 003. THE HAPPY MEDIUM.

This week has been among the most amazing weeks in my adult life. And it's not even over yet! I think I've discovered the appropriate balance between hard work and play time. I've gotten all of my homework done; I'm planning ahead for papers that are due in a week or so; I didn't even fall asleep in Astronomy today! Work has been great, too; Riley (the evil Student Manager) has seemed a little less Nazi-ish the past few days, and my co-workers have been pleasantly chipper all this week. I don't know exactly what triggered the change, but I'm so glad that it did.

My life is so beautiful right now.







oh&btw...

Highlight of my week: LOVE YOU LONG TIME
These guys put on the greatest freakin' show. I got to see them in concert on Tuesday. Probably the best show I've ever been to, NO JOKE. I loved it so much. I'll definitely jump at any opportunity to see them again. Maybe MC Oz will freestyle

about me next time... ^_^