Yes, my posting has been minimal of late and that's a good thing. I've always said this blog is my catharsis but now that I have Lindsey to talk to about anything and everything, I don't need this as much.
Its exam week and I'll only have grading left to do as of 10:00 tomorrow morning. The majority of my grading is already done and that makes me happy. However, on Sunday, I got hit with the usual exam week sickness that comes nearly every semester. I've doubled down on zinc drops and cough and cold drugs and I've gotten in front of it primarily so I should be good. What I wasn't really ready for was the bout of nihilism and malaise that accompanied it. I know this belief that everything is meaningless is just bullshit, but I haven't been able to kick it for the past few days. The malaise has accompanied that because if you search for meaning and find nothing meaningful, well, you're going to have a bad time. Maybe I just need something to focus on or distract me for Christmas break. I will have to prep for my new class and I am planning on studying Spanish so I don't lose that. I'm looking into quick hiking trips even though its only been two months since Georgia. Lindsey is going out to see her cousin over New Years (I was invited, but I'll be spending New Year's Eve and Day just watching football so I didn't want to be a buzzkill the entire time). I may try to find something nearby in either Kentucky or Ohio or something. Anyone have any suggestions on projects I should take up before next semester starts?
