Senioritis Begins

Trafton B.

April 25, 2011 - 12:02 AM

They say the first step on the road to recovery is admitting that you have a problem. With that in mind, I'd would like to use this blog entry to admit to the world that I have a problem. I have senioritis. It's a deadly disease and it's spreading rapidly across campus, affecting more and more soon-to-be graduating seniors every day.

I've encountered this disorder before. It was four years ago, during the spring of my senior year of high school, but it was different then. In high school it was a matter of being accepted to college and consequently realizing that I didn't have to worry about my grades as much.

Nowadays, however, my problem isn't that I don't have anything to worry about. I certainly don't have any guaranteed place that I'll be next fall, well, not yet at least (fingers crossed). I haven't lost any motivation; I'm love working with my CPW team, and I enjoy doing the work for that course knowing that it will benefit the Eugene community. No, my senioritis is caused by an overwhelming desire to have as much fun as possible in my last month and a half in Eugene.

It's a simple matter of living in the moment. My time here is limited and I want to make the most out of my remaining weeks with the family of friends that I've made here in Eugene over the past four years.

Common side effects of this potent malady include not being able to wake up until after hitting the snooze button on your morning alarm a minimum of six times, the inability to proofread papers for classes that you're taking pass/fail, and playing lots and lots of all types of field sports, particularly softball, whiffle ball and Frisbee.

I joke around about senioritis, but in all seriousness I'm having the time of my life right now, or at least I'm trying to. I take it as a learning opportunity in balancing work and play, but this time the scales are tipping more towards the play side. Life is for living and I'm not about to go against the grain on this one. Can't wait to ride out this wave of senioritis all the way to Graduation Day! Yahoo!