The Last Days of Summer

Posted by David | Filed under Personal

All over America, thousands of students are gearing up for the inevitable back-to-school exodus with their shiny Yu Gi Oh! lunchboxes and jewel-clasped notebooks. Indeed, the new swag they sport will likely be for many the only joy in returning to class, a sort of unspoken bribe between parent and child to better handle the next 6 months of homework and study.

At 21 years of age, I am not far removed from their ranks and still feel the somber mood that comes with the onset of fall; though autumn eventually grows into my favorite time of year, it always starts out with a sigh, a lament of sunny days now ended. University classes are fast approaching, clients are buckling down their budgets until 4th Quarter, and the nation hits a mind-numbing, two-week lull.

The next few moments of life, before schedules are once again filled and priorities set, are like blank pages with no set preamble or postscript — with a little imagination, they could be the golden highlights of the year; a little consternation, and they become its anticlimax. I am compelled to work towards the former, and challenge you to do likewise.

How will you spend the end of the summer? Post your thoughts!

Permalink | August 25th, 2005

One Response to “The Last Days of Summer”

  1. Judes Says:
    August 28th, 2005 at 6:28 pm

    This last little bit of summer will be spent preparing for the upcoming wedding I’m in. However, The first week back to school, I’m going to try to take a little time to enjoy the main street area of our local town. They’ve been working on revitalizing it, and there are some cute new stores and attractions.