Good Riddance Summer

So it's September and for a lot of us that means going back to school. For others it means bragging about how you don't have to go to school. Either way it seems school is on most people's minds. It certainly has been on my mind pretty much since May. That might sound weird or depressing, but really Summer sucks. Especially this last one.

Summer always seems like such a great idea, but it always goes on for about two months too long. Just to clear things up by "Summer" I'm referring to the time between my last exam and the start of the new year, so for you non-university folk that's about the end of April to September. It's a lot of time to really not do anything significant.

By nothing significant I mean that yes, I worked and did things, but really it was all pretty meaningless. The fact is that when I'm not in school I  feel kinda useless. It's like if life is a highway (I know it's a total cliche analogy but bear with me) than the Summer is the time I have to spend waiting for the ferry that will take me to the next patch of highway so I can continue my journey. So I'm left at the side of road, twiddling my thumbs, hoping that something happens to break up the monotony.

This Summer was especially bad because on top of the usual boredom I face, in August something terrible happened. I'm not going to get into details, those of you that are close to me know what I'm talking about, and well I just don't feel like talking about it, or even writing about it. Anyway so August was pretty much a write off. I did get to quit my job, which was fun, plus I got to visit my brother in Yellowknife which was a lot of fun. You've never partied till you've hit up the Raven. But overall this Summer, like so many others, was a total bust.

Needless to say, I am very relieved to be back in school. I don't care if I have a stack of boring books to read, or if I'm already behind in a class, I wouldn't have it any other way.