June 05, 2004

please stand by

i will be adjusting this blog, so please stand by. comments will come soon.

posted by kerwin ray :: 3:36 PM :: ""

May 31, 2004

okay...

i just lost half of what's on the right side of this blog. dammit. that's why blogger took so long to republish it. it was doing something nasty to my page. dammit. but i can fix this. somehow.

posted by kerwin ray :: 6:24 PM :: ""

landing back to stress

vacation can be stressful. you sit around, wait for your favorite tv show to come up, munch on a few chips, glance at a few pages of the book you're currently reading. at first, this set-up is just what the doctor ordered. your body needs to relax. you need to give it rest. good. your body then gets its much needed rest. sooner or later, however (it took me three weeks, so i guess sooner), the monotony of doing the same actions all over again gets to you. you feel agitated that you have no one to talk to (aside from your brothers, who always try to make fun of you) and nothing to do besides wait for your favorite tv show, munch on a few chips, and glance at a few pages of your book. you start wondering about your vacation.

so you long for work. you long for something to break the monotony. the only solution that comes to mind is to take summer classes, driving lessons, or charm school. but you neither have the finances nor the parental back-up to back you up. you remain in your stagnant, nonproductive self until you find yourself waking up later and later each day. the next time you wake up, it's 7 pm, and star circle quest is in the tube. you're alarmed. this cannot be happening. you start devicing ways to entertain yourself, but everything comes to a screeching halt ten seconds after you begin. you whine, you rant, you complain. the dream vacation has just become a nightmare.

sooner or later, though (it took me two months, so i guess later), the vacation ends. you sigh in relief. you board the first plane back to the university, a bunch of magical mulberry cuttings on one hand and a backpack on the other, prepared to face the challenges ahead. at last! something to do. someone productive to become. unfortunately, the happiness of breaking the monotony comes to a screeching halt 10 seconds after you drop your bags in the dorm. you proceed to pay your dues, to visit the department, to search for subjects you think are worthwhile getting into. you whine, you rant, you complain. the dream end-of-vacation has just become a stressful start-of-classes.

welcome back to school, everyone.

posted by kerwin ray :: 5:58 PM :: ""