As the Seattle sky transitions into the gray dampness of fall, I feel mentally prepared. In fact, I feel like my hibernation started early summer this year. I’ve wrapped myself up into an insular ball of energy, preserving myself for opening next April.
Except I can’t do that this year. I’ve applied for admission to UW for winter quarter. I have a trip to plan for New Years. Life continues to move forward, despite the most stubborn heel digging I can muster. For the first time in recent history, I can’t rest on my normal fall routine: curl up on a couchnoshing on popcorn, wrapped up like a cocoon with a book as my closest friend. Confronted with the reality that my lazy, luxurious fall might not happen, I oscillate between excitement and dread. I will miss my late afternoon introspection where I can light candles and prop my feet up on giant pillows and meditate to the pitter-patter of falling rain.
But stagnancy is bad, right? Change is good. Yes, change is good.
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Being stagnant is like eating chocolate. Fun for a little while, but take in too much and you get a tummy ache!
Oh how I feel you! I’m in the same conundrum…classes starting, schools waiting for me, applications to be sent again, exams to study for. But fortunately for the next two weekends I get to spend them by the ocean…one way to extend the summer just a little bit.
OOOh I am so jealous! Come steal me and whisk me away to the Hamptons.
mmmmmmmmmmmm hamptons……
Hmmm the fall here in NM is great, the temperature is damn near sustainable, the chile roasting is in the air, and I turn a year older…wait thats not so great…so perhaps change ISN’T good *shrug*
we all get older my friend! it sucks but what can you do about it?!?! but Fall in NM IS pretty damned amazing!