Broad Horizons and Bleak Landscapes
I appologize for the apparent lie of my earlier post, but low and behold I have found some "inspiration" as of late.
So in case anyone else who is in 4th year of University is going through this, I'm going to relate to what I like to call the "Early Life Crisis".
When you are in your 4th year you encounter the rude awakening that your time at University could be only a matter of months away. All of the people you know and love at the place will soon be going their own separate ways, much like Grade 12 all over again. If you have a significant other, you may wonder where either of you will end up depending on what Post-secondary decisions you make. Making those decisions sucks as well, because you may have been like me and not taken school very seriously until your last year or so...The bare minimum seemed like a good idea at the time. Also at this time, there may be the occasional old high school buddy that ends up getting married along the way. Not only does this make you feel old, but it makes you think of when you want to tie the knot or if you want to at all. Will you have a good career around when the kiddies need all sorts of money? Are you even going to like what you have been working towards for the last 4 years? Uncertainty is the worst of all evils in my opinion.
Notice that all the major decisions you have to make also happen to fall on the busiest days of the school semester. For example, teacher's college applications are due Dec 1st which leaves me about a day or two to get them done at this point. Why didn't I work ahead? Probably because I had 3 4th year classes sucking out my will to live and all the "free" time I used to have. You actually have to do the work now that in a 4th year seminar all sorts of smart people are spouting out smart sounding things for participation marks. If you haven't done the readings, than not only are you dumb in class, but you lose marks as well. What happened to just sitting in the back and hoping the Prof couldnt see you? Or the annoying kids who always put up their hands would answer all the questions? Sadly those days are now long gone.
Who wants to be an adult? Who wants to have all that additional responsibility? You have to pay for EVERYTHING! Taxes? Piss right off! Staying up late? Forget it! Even now I am so tired that I usually dont stay up past 1am. That is if the drunken people with their obnoxiously loud "music" underneath me don't keep me up all night. You see? I'm already sounding like my parents. I dont like it one bit.
Birthdays are starting to get less fun too. Usually I have too much to do to get trashed like I used to. Getting one year older after 21 doesn't make you any more legal either! So what good is it? I can vote, buy pornography, drink legally in pretty much any country I want...The term halfway to 40 should be banned, although I'm going to be halfway to 44 in less than two months.
If you are feeling any/all of these symptoms, then you are like me and suffering from
an Early Life Crisis. I'm pullin for ya, we're all in this together. That show isn't even around anymore :(
Adieu
Ian
So in case anyone else who is in 4th year of University is going through this, I'm going to relate to what I like to call the "Early Life Crisis".
When you are in your 4th year you encounter the rude awakening that your time at University could be only a matter of months away. All of the people you know and love at the place will soon be going their own separate ways, much like Grade 12 all over again. If you have a significant other, you may wonder where either of you will end up depending on what Post-secondary decisions you make. Making those decisions sucks as well, because you may have been like me and not taken school very seriously until your last year or so...The bare minimum seemed like a good idea at the time. Also at this time, there may be the occasional old high school buddy that ends up getting married along the way. Not only does this make you feel old, but it makes you think of when you want to tie the knot or if you want to at all. Will you have a good career around when the kiddies need all sorts of money? Are you even going to like what you have been working towards for the last 4 years? Uncertainty is the worst of all evils in my opinion.
Notice that all the major decisions you have to make also happen to fall on the busiest days of the school semester. For example, teacher's college applications are due Dec 1st which leaves me about a day or two to get them done at this point. Why didn't I work ahead? Probably because I had 3 4th year classes sucking out my will to live and all the "free" time I used to have. You actually have to do the work now that in a 4th year seminar all sorts of smart people are spouting out smart sounding things for participation marks. If you haven't done the readings, than not only are you dumb in class, but you lose marks as well. What happened to just sitting in the back and hoping the Prof couldnt see you? Or the annoying kids who always put up their hands would answer all the questions? Sadly those days are now long gone.
Who wants to be an adult? Who wants to have all that additional responsibility? You have to pay for EVERYTHING! Taxes? Piss right off! Staying up late? Forget it! Even now I am so tired that I usually dont stay up past 1am. That is if the drunken people with their obnoxiously loud "music" underneath me don't keep me up all night. You see? I'm already sounding like my parents. I dont like it one bit.
Birthdays are starting to get less fun too. Usually I have too much to do to get trashed like I used to. Getting one year older after 21 doesn't make you any more legal either! So what good is it? I can vote, buy pornography, drink legally in pretty much any country I want...The term halfway to 40 should be banned, although I'm going to be halfway to 44 in less than two months.
If you are feeling any/all of these symptoms, then you are like me and suffering from
an Early Life Crisis. I'm pullin for ya, we're all in this together. That show isn't even around anymore :(
Adieu
Ian
posted by Ianis Maximus at 1:58 AM
1 Comments:
Great post ian Great post. I may not be in 4th year yet, but you seem to give a good account at whats going to happen next year when they suck the life out of me.
And ya know I was thinking to myself earlier today, self, I wonder if Ian has posted anything insightful on his blog recently. I pull up the bookmark and low and behold im treated with a brand new post.
Christmas is almost here man, 2 weeks of well deserved relaxation headed your way
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