Party and Bullshit

"Party and Bullshit" is a glamorous summary of my time a Roma. Next week the bleary-eyed students of IES have midterms. This is a mild catastrophe. There has been a pandemic of non-working; it took me three weeks to summon the motivation to purchase notebooks. (And I ended up with flimsy ones featuring kittens frolicking). I don't go out that often. Really. The days just seem to slide seamlessly, one into the next. Between the daily caffe, stumbling through class, dancing, cooking, laughing, and general minutia, the time just flies. Next week stands before me, menacing and stress-filled. Do I wish I had cracked open the books earlier? spent some time indoors instead of getting lost on the metro? drinking wine? spying on the neighbors? Nahhh. I'm living the good life! And it doesn't include grading rubrics or circles under my eyes. I love to learn but come on now! As Mark Twain says, I never let my schooling interfere with my education. There is life to be lived, I can read about the lives of others later.