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05-07-2013 12:06 PM |
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Originally Posted by tweezers74
(Post 7427662)
When I look back, I liked finals week. That sounds absurd but as a college student, we were allowed to shut off the rest of our lives. Kind of shut ourselves in the library, dorm room, apartment and just study. And it was acceptable to say,"I can't, it's finals week", and people accepted that. All you had to do was focus on studying.
Now, I can't use that excuse. Nobody gives a crap if stuff hits the fan at home. Ok, only if it gets to a certain level. But if my kid gets sick and I am scrambling to get a presentation together, nobody at work is gonna let it slide. They give the obligatory,"oh, I'm sorry" and then, "so, how's that presentation going? Can you get that slide deck to me this afternoon?"
I guess what I am trying to say is enjoy, Sidney. In some ways, real life is awesome and in some ways, not so much. No "FML" because its gonna get bigger. Bigger in good ways and bigger in stressful ways. This goes for you too, Max. That's why all of us old wise ones keep telling you young pups to savor your youth.
Do something fun in those five days. Again , no FML.
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Finals week doesn't really bother me. I've never been one to stress about tests, hell I barely study for most of them... To me its just the end of the course, I regurgitate the appropriate information, and then circular file it all...
The FML is about the intersession class. More of this being stuck by school. I don't feel like I am truly gaining anything, but I need to get this piece of paper that the business world has come to place so much weight on. In the mean time I am trying to work and do what should be a full time job, but since school limits my schedule I can't perform like I need to and it leaves me feeling stuck... So I can't work because of school, and I don't want to go to school because of work. Its an ugly circle to be in. I know its temporary and will be over in Dec, but it leaves me feeling a bit worthless in the meantime.
I'm going to enjoy the 5 days indeed. I have a bit of work tomorrow and then I'm going to unplug for a bit, and weather permitting go do some camping and climbing...
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