Monday, May 14, 2007
カイザーウェイブ
Hey everybody! I just got back from that trip to China I told you about. Did you miss me while I was gone?
Sorry, I'm kidding. I have no viable excuse for ignoring my blog for nearly an entire month. I wish I could say I was extra-busy with class work as the semester came to an end but the truth is I had plenty of time to go to the movies, play video games, and watch hours of Star Trek on my DVR. I could get into more detail, I suppose, but leisure activities like these have dominated my free time as of late. Since being hired to teach in Japan (no, no word yet on where I'm going) the significance of schoolwork reached an all-time low. I didn't shirk anything but I found myself caring a lot less about how my assignments were received.
Anyway, today I took the first of only three final exams (hence the Japanese title) and I was completely un-nervous. I knew I could answer the questions and that's that. In a way, the loss of grade-anxiety has given a wonderful boost to my confidence. It's almost a shame that senioritis only surfaces when school is coming to an end. If I felt this good about school in the first place I wouldn't have spent so much time panicking over grades for all these years. All in all, knowing that "school" in my life will soon be over forever is a fantastic feeling. And don't asking me about grad school. It's not happening. Ever.
Oh, one last thing: it's a close friend's 30th birthday today! I'll be seeing you real soon buddy. Congrats.
Sorry, I'm kidding. I have no viable excuse for ignoring my blog for nearly an entire month. I wish I could say I was extra-busy with class work as the semester came to an end but the truth is I had plenty of time to go to the movies, play video games, and watch hours of Star Trek on my DVR. I could get into more detail, I suppose, but leisure activities like these have dominated my free time as of late. Since being hired to teach in Japan (no, no word yet on where I'm going) the significance of schoolwork reached an all-time low. I didn't shirk anything but I found myself caring a lot less about how my assignments were received.
Anyway, today I took the first of only three final exams (hence the Japanese title) and I was completely un-nervous. I knew I could answer the questions and that's that. In a way, the loss of grade-anxiety has given a wonderful boost to my confidence. It's almost a shame that senioritis only surfaces when school is coming to an end. If I felt this good about school in the first place I wouldn't have spent so much time panicking over grades for all these years. All in all, knowing that "school" in my life will soon be over forever is a fantastic feeling. And don't asking me about grad school. It's not happening. Ever.
Oh, one last thing: it's a close friend's 30th birthday today! I'll be seeing you real soon buddy. Congrats.
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You've been gone so long, I wouldn't have been surprised if you DID go to China! Anyway, in my life, when I blog less, it usually means that things are going well, so...
:)
Happy end of the semster!
love,
h
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Happy end of the semster!
love,
h
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