Well, my third semester in college is over. Wait, what?
It seems like only yesterday that I was packing my things and heading
back to Atchison for the start of a new semester. How could that have possibly been
three-and-a-half months ago? How time flies…especially
when you are having fun. (That’s another
thing. Why is it that when we want time
to move more quickly it drags on and on and on, and when we wish we had more time
it flies by so quickly that it’s gone before we even notice? It is somewhat annoying.) Oh well, I guess we just have to enjoy it
while it lasts.
So many things happened in the world this semester
that it is hard to keep track of them all, let alone everything that happened
in my own life. The past three months
have been a whirlwind of activity…which makes it a little hard to adjust to the
quietness of being home. It is nice to
be able to relax and not to worry about tests and assignments though. There is practically no time for relaxation
in college between schoolwork and friends.
It’s one thing happening after the other…with very few breaks in
between. Not that I mind, but every now
and then my brain decides that it needs a break. That usually happens very conveniently around
fall break, thanksgiving break, and then Christmas break. I think the college must have figured out
exactly how much everyone can take, and then scheduled the breaks to coincide
with everyone’s breaking point.
Let’s see, what did I learn this semester? Well…I learned everything about how to run a
presidential campaign, I learned all about the money and the economy, I read
Aristotle, Socrates, Plato, Machiavelli, Locke, Hobbes, Aquinas, Jefferson, and
Madison, and I re-learned all the ins and outs of American History (up to
1865). I decided that Socrates was a
jerk…brilliant and a philosophical genius, but still a jerk, and that Locke,
Aristotle, and Madison made quite a bit of sense. And if presidential campaigns are that
complicated, I had better start now. Oh,
and I lost all hope in American society with the reelection of Barack
Obama. I thought that Americans were
smarter than that. Apparently, I was
wrong. November 6, 2012 was easily one
of the worst days in my life. It was the
day that Americans could have put an end to a failure of an administration, an
administration that was putting our beloved country on the fast track for
destruction. Instead, the people reelected Obama, and basically
gave him a free rein on whatever he wanted to do. In short, I learned that 60 million Americans
have no common sense whatsoever. It
pains me to see America, the greatest country in the history of the world, in
such a terrible state.
On a brighter note, I can’t wait to see all the
apocalypse related Facebook statuses on December 21st….and then all
the statuses on the 22nd. It
will be rather amusing. Those Mayans
must be up in heaven having a good laugh at everyone’s expense. I wonder how long the confession lines will
be…
All in all, my third semester in college was a great
one. Just to think, I am 3/8 of the way
through college. That is a scary
thought. You mean in a little over two
years I’m going to have to go off on my own and get a *gasp* job? Oh well, I have two years to think about
that. Here’s to the new year and next
semester!!!
Great post, David! I sympathize with your comments and feelings on election day.
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