Rt 17

I'm a busy person and I get bored if I don't switch things up every once in a while. For instance, I have a month left of this semester and I found myself not wanting to go anymore and I couldn't figure out why. I'm drawing naked nasty-looking people in Life Drawing and I'm constructing a research paper, piece by piece in Communication research and foundations. Yesterday I met with my advisor (who's harder to track down than Bin Laden) and I registered for Fall's courses. After I did this, it was like a huge weight had been lifted off of my shoulders. I was actually psyched to go (HELLO!! IT'S IN THE FALL!!!). I suddenly found that I had a second wind and I didn't mind the thought of finishing up these classes. So, that's what I need to do when I'm feeling not quite right about something: trick myself. I'm a big believer in "tricking" yourself. My subconscious is a bitch to deal with sometimes.

Here's an example: In the morning, I have a hard time getting up in time for work. A lot of times I wake up to the alarm, look at the clock and promptly go back to sleep. Some times I wake up late. One of the things that has helped is setting my clock about 20 minutes fast. This way, I wake up and I think I'm late so I move quickly, but when I get down stairs I realize that I have 20 minutes more than I expected. This doesn't always work, a lot of times I'll wake up and think: "It's 7:40, I should get up. No wait! I have an extra 20 minutes! I think I'll go back to sleep!" Of course, the best move would be to go to bed earlier, but what fun would that be? Also, with a sleep junkie like me, going to bed earlier doesn't always kick the problem. Maybe it's a bad example?

I guess the point is: If some thing is bothering you, it may not be what you're actually thinking about. It may be something else, something deeper in your head, something you barely notice. OH SH*T! gotta go! Left the iron on!