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I'm having and incredibly difficult time concentrating on one thing today, hence two (possibly more) posts before the day is through, as I take numerous breaks from the tasks at hand. Part of the reason is due to the late sunset and clear skies, making it impossible to justify being inside to clean or format a thesis. Part of it is a feeling of urgency to get in all the last minute hang-out time with friends before it all dissolves, and part of it is that I am naturally lazy.
In the afternoon I figured the solution would be to take a little trip downtown to the coffee shop to which classmates tend to gravitate. At least there I can do some thesis edits outside and still have some random conversations with people as they come and go. Amazingly no one showed up -this is the first time that has ever happened, causing a panic attack... what if everyone is at a party someplace else that I didn't hear about?!?! But no, I soon discovered that everyone else was working on their paper as well. It's particularly frustrating that ours has very little work left, but other people are still writing. While I'm ready to get out there and party for the last two weeks of the program, others are worried if they will ever see daylight again.
Later in the evening I decided to stop waiting for something to happen and make it happen myself. I rarely initiate meeting other people, tending to wait for other people to invite me, or for events to develop out of random encounters. Becoming more out-going and proactive with my social life is actually something I have been working on these past few months, inviting various people to run, kayak, photo-shoot, or just hang-out. I find the results pleasing, but am still not totally comfortable with it. This time was no different. I ended up saving some people from wasting their day on thesis work, and a beach volleyball game emerged. My how beach volleyball is So much more satisfying than cleaning or formatting a paper.
Well, back to work... I'll probably post yet again before the night is through, which is a good thing because I have been extremely prolific with the camera lately, and there are a lot of photos to share. I may have to do three posts a day for the rest of the summer just to keep up.
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