I've been debating with myself about what to say in one of these blog things. I already used up one of my few this-has-nothing-pertaining-to-college-in-it entries, so I probably shouldn't do that again for a while. Unfortunately, college is slowly developing into a part of my life, rather than the entirety it began as. However, I believe I have stumbled onto something worth both my time, and yours.

There is a trite phrase in common circulation concerning time: it flies when you are having fun. I am not sure just how time would fly, per se, but I can certainly agree that time does appear to pass much more quickly when you are enjoying what is around you. However, time has been zipping along at an uncomfortable pace since school began, and rest assured, I have not been having fun the entire time. Rather, this is merely an expression of concern: that if I don't enjoy every moment while it lasts, I will miss something irrecoverable.

While there is some truth in that concept, it is also entirely unreasonable. No person can sincerely live every moment like it was his or her last - that would simply lead to insanity. Still, though, dead week is here already; I'm just about done with 1/16 of my college age. It doesn't seem like much on paper (well, on the internet... whatever), but if it keeps this up, this experience is going to slip by entirely too quickly. The education, the fantastic friends I am lucky to have (yes, friends, you better read this entry), even the tragedies: I don't want to lose any of it.

I would give most anything to get time to slow down for just a while, just long enough for me to catch my breath and truly appreciate the things I have been so fortunate to receive.