Happy Easter. I don't know about your family, but in mine, Easter has been relegated to "dinner holiday" status--we make an effort to avoid the microwave and use the more neglected parts of the kitchen, but that's about it.
More relevant about today is that it's the second-to-last day of my spring break, which means that it's my day to wonder where the time went, remember where the time went, and then hate myself, in that order.
Ever since I have been imprisoned without bail in the public school system, every break has gone almost exactly the same. We don't typically go on vacations, because the Buffalo area in the middle of April is way better than any of that Florida or Bahamas nonsense where the sun is actually visible and people actually go outside. If life were like current-generation video games and kept you participating with unlockable accomplishments/trophies, this is what every break would roughly look like:
Date: The Friday before break begins
Accomplishments I'm Trying For
- Clean room
- Actually catch up on the 15+ games I was so eager to buy but haven't even bothered to touch, half of which are still in shrink wrap
- Do at least part of my homework before the last day of the break
- Lose weight, or at least avoid gaining it (it's a game of expectations...)
Yes, I know, my expectations are high and I'm just setting myself up for disappointment.
Date: The Sunday before break ends
Accomplishments I've Actually Managed
- Go one week without moving a single piece of clutter in room
- Pick up 3 games you haven't played, glance at them, feel guilty for not playing them yet, and then set them back down and go play Scrabble
- Manage not only to avoid doing homework for an entire week, but also forget half of the curriculum of every course taken this year in school
- Gain some weight because half of the meals you ate over break were fried, based on heavy cream, or both, but dismiss it as totally waterweight
- Go to Applebee's twice in two days
- Spend enough money on coffee in a single week to need to take a trip to the ATM to withdraw more money, and stop for coffee right after
Don't be jealous. It isn't easy to live the thrilling life, but with some work and practice, you could be just like me someday.
