Hooper

Back to the real world, or so it is as I perceive it . . . .

It is that time of the year again when the professors begin to divulge what topics will be covered on the final examinations. Spring break has passed and the weather has broken. I am filling out applications for bar examinations and paying hundreds of dollars to take these exams.

With the breaking of the weather has come beautiful little green buds on the trees and pretty flowers popping up everywhere. It seems that it only took a few days in order for spring to push through the earth and branches that winter had left looking lifeless and barren. That is all the time that it took for the uphill climb toward the end of the semester to turn into a rapid downhill race toward the weeks of finals. A few days makes all the difference in the world.

The world can be a completely renewed and totally altered in just a few days' time. I am sure that the Iraqi people are currently experiencing this reality, too. A few days ago, I had plenty of time to take care of my bar application and plenty of time to relax. Now that is over, time is up, and I must hurry.

I will be entirely finished with school, in what is really just a few days' time. The last few days before any break from school always seem to drag on so slowly, while actually being entirely wasted and pointless. This time is different for me in two ways: 1) I want this time to last, this inkling of freedom from school and "the real world" converging at one time and place. I want to preserve this time of awakening flora and warm, but not hot weather. If the prevalent colors of springtime could stay forever, I would gladly look at them the whole time. 2) I really need to cram all of the learning that I have not done this semester into the next few days. This time will not be wasted and pointless, but educational and every usable moment extracted from it.

The drudgery of homework and monotony of classes, the living for breaks and interrupted living will soon be over. In its place will be a more standardized and set schedule. Recuperating breaks will be replaced by vacations that are both exhausting and exhilerating. Monotonous, yet irreglarly scheduled classes will be replaced by ordered rhythm and the drudgery of busywork will be replaced by important work brought home for completion.

The winter is over, and now the springtime of my life is beginning in full force. I will put down roots in barren earth and, ideally blossom. Thanks to the fertilizer of education, the seed that was planted in kindergarten in the fall of 1982 will finally bloom.

Hooper Writings, Thoughts and Happenings I was born in the late 1970s. I grew up in West Virginia, went to five different schools for undergraduate in three different states, finishing at the University of Pittsburgh. I had obtained degrees in English Literature and Film Studies, and had satisfied or nearly satisfied requirements for a multitude of minors. Then, upon realizing that I would need a day job in order to be able to chase my dreams in these two fields, I chose to go to law school. I am out of law school now. I live in Pennsylvania now. To know the rest you'll have to read on a bit.
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Previous Entry :: Next Entry Mood: Excited Read/Post Comments (0) Share on Facebook		2003-03-27 5:51 PM Almost Over Back to the real world, or so it is as I perceive it . . . . It is that time of the year again when the professors begin to divulge what topics will be covered on the final examinations. Spring break has passed and the weather has broken. I am filling out applications for bar examinations and paying hundreds of dollars to take these exams. With the breaking of the weather has come beautiful little green buds on the trees and pretty flowers popping up everywhere. It seems that it only took a few days in order for spring to push through the earth and branches that winter had left looking lifeless and barren. That is all the time that it took for the uphill climb toward the end of the semester to turn into a rapid downhill race toward the weeks of finals. A few days makes all the difference in the world. The world can be a completely renewed and totally altered in just a few days' time. I am sure that the Iraqi people are currently experiencing this reality, too. A few days ago, I had plenty of time to take care of my bar application and plenty of time to relax. Now that is over, time is up, and I must hurry. I will be entirely finished with school, in what is really just a few days' time. The last few days before any break from school always seem to drag on so slowly, while actually being entirely wasted and pointless. This time is different for me in two ways: 1) I want this time to last, this inkling of freedom from school and "the real world" converging at one time and place. I want to preserve this time of awakening flora and warm, but not hot weather. If the prevalent colors of springtime could stay forever, I would gladly look at them the whole time. 2) I really need to cram all of the learning that I have not done this semester into the next few days. This time will not be wasted and pointless, but educational and every usable moment extracted from it. The drudgery of homework and monotony of classes, the living for breaks and interrupted living will soon be over. In its place will be a more standardized and set schedule. Recuperating breaks will be replaced by vacations that are both exhausting and exhilerating. Monotonous, yet irreglarly scheduled classes will be replaced by ordered rhythm and the drudgery of busywork will be replaced by important work brought home for completion. The winter is over, and now the springtime of my life is beginning in full force. I will put down roots in barren earth and, ideally blossom. Thanks to the fertilizer of education, the seed that was planted in kindergarten in the fall of 1982 will finally bloom. Read/Post Comments (0) Previous Entry :: Next Entry Back to Top