the islands

Since I am a goal-oriented person I tend to see life as a series of islands between stretches of water. I am always looking forward to the next island. I have always viewed the weekend this way, but I also view things like breaks from school as islands.

When I am approaching an island I get excited. I look forward to slowing down a bit. When I approach the end of an island I get melancholy, because my down time is coming to an end. I am like this now because spring break is coming to an end.

I mentioned earlier that this would be my busiest semester for classes, and this has been true so far. I start again on Monday for a seven week stretch before breaking for the summer. That's a big island, but it's not a short swim to get there.