At a Loss

April 29, 2008

When classes ended last Friday I had two papers to write. One was a 12-15 page paper and one was a 4-5 page paper. Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on how you look at it, the longer one was due today at noon, giving me only three and a half days to research and write the paper. The shorter paper is not due until Monday. My initial thought was to do the first one, take an afternoon off and then begin the second one tomorrow and hopefully finish by Thursday, so as to be done a whole four days early. But, I turned in my first paper this morning and I have to tell you I feel a bit at loose ends. I’m not entirely sure what to do with myself.

Now, don’t get me wrong, there are LOTS of things to be done. We are moving in a month after all; and all of these things sounded very appealing yesterday when I had to write my paper (I mean, who wouldn’t rather run errands, buy rubbermaid storage containers, or clean out their clothes when the alternative is struggling through a paper?). But this afternoon, with a free and clear evening in front of me, none of those things sound the least bit appealing. They all take quite a bit of effort when you really think about it.

Yet, neither do I want to watch TV, which is a very bizarre anomaly that has been worrying about my health and sanity. I watched the episode of House from last night and we finished The Fugitive over lunch and nothing else on the TiVo really grabs my attention. Whereas yesterday, yesterday it all sounded so delightful. This sounds rather whiny, but to be honest, I’m not really complaining, I’m just wondering about this annoying phenomenon. It’s not entirely like the grass is greener on the other side (I definitely do not wish I was still writing a long, boring paper), but it’s kind of close. Maybe the things I can’t have just are so much more appealing for being unattainable …

Anyway, back to my couch sitting.

Posted in random thoughts by Sarah