December 17, 2005

The greatest day ever

Yesterday I had the greatest day ever. First of all, I was worried that I wouldn't be able to get a workout in, because I had a final to cram for and take, and a project to finish after that. But fate worked in my favor! I was able to get a workout in after all, when my car got stuck on a drift and I had to spend half an hour kneeling in dirty snow, jabbing at ice clumps under my car's chassis with a window scraper. All that jabbing and kneeling is great for the back, and I can sure feel it today! I also gained a lot of self esteem, as for the first half an hour, many people passed by without any offers of help at all. I must really look like I am in total control, and do not need help from anyone! What a great feeling.

The next great thing happened in the half an hour preceding my exam, when I was doing some final review in the lobby of the building where the final would be. Several of my classmates showed up, and they all started socializing loudly in the foyer! Socializing is great, especially right before an exam, when it helps to relax and forget about the material altogether.

After the exam, the most amazing thing happened: I learned the wonderful lesson that I need to study a LOT more, and I also learned quite a bit about the limits of my intellect! It's great everytime you learn something, especially something so important as these two facts.

It was now time to work on my project for another class, and I was excited to go get some dinner before I had to buckle down for the stimulating work. On my way to and from dinner, I ran into two different groups of colleagues, on their way to the bar to get drunk, and they invited me along! Yay! Of course, I had to say no to both of them, since I had lots of work to do on my project, but it's so exciting that my friends are all done with the semester and having so much fun!

The final great thing that happened was when I came home to find a horrible stench emanating from my apartment! I was sure that my toilet had exploded, and in the process, some of the porcelain shrapnel had started up the stove, which then started burning clumps of hair and dirty sweatsocks! But no, it was just some beans I had thrown away that morning. So that was great that it wasn't the exploding toilet/burning hair and socks thing, it was only beans, which had been perfectly fine smelling in the morning, becoming the most awful rancid refuse one can even imagine! What a great ending to a great day! Posted by mill1991 at December 17, 2005 04:12 PM | TrackBack

Comments

I'm frankly surprised that a smart guy like you requires so much study effort. And to refuse offers to go get drunk? I always figured if I didn't know the topic by the time the final rolled around, fuck it. Might as well hit the bars. But that's why I'm a raging alcoholic, I guess.

Posted by: Jim at December 18, 2005 06:03 PM
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