That time of year

So it's that time of year again. What do I mean by "that time of year"?  Here are some pointers that may help articulate what I mean:

• When you slowly begin to understand that the magical "break" or the "free time" you've been waiting for all semester is probably not going to happen
• Note: for anybody reading this who doesn't go to Trinity, we are currently on the tail end of Fall Break, which consists of having one Friday off of class. I should also add that Friday is generally the day people have the fewest classes, if any.
• I also want to mention that I have been incredibly busy both days, with school things that I just didn't have time for during the week. 
• When you remember that you own a playstation and haven't played it for weeks
• When you realize that despite all the same beginning-of-semester resolutions, you are still the same student you were last year
• When you finally stop worrying about midterms, only to begin thinking about finals, and how much they can change your average
• When you pull the first all-nighter of the semester
• When you get sick and go to class anyway because you just can't miss that lesson
• When your ideal night of fun involves staying home with some fruit and a movie and getting eight hours of sleep, and the prospect of staying up past midnight is somewhat off-putting

In short, it has become that time of year where I am staying ahead of all the work I have to do by a hair. My excuse for writing blog posts when I have other things to do is that I have to keep writing for fun, as any writing I have to do for classes is strictly analytical, and English professors generally don't appreciate memes and videos of cats in my essays. Maybe it's a reflection of my writing skills that I sometimes think they would actually enhance what I have to say.....for example, which comes across more vividly to you readers?

It is that time of year where I am perpetually sleepy. 

Or:

Look at this kitten to understand how I am feeling:

The point is, my essays could really benefit from outside sources that aren't directly related to the subject matter. Wait. No. That's not my point. My point is that blog posts serve as my outlet for all that excess desire for fun that I need to get rid of. Also I've recently discovered how fun it is to post GIFs, in case you can't tell.

Although, I have to admit that I have recently been running out of blog post ideas. Maybe that is also a symptom of That Time of Year? Several times, I've resorted to googling blog post ideas, but I haven't found anything particularly interesting, or something that lasts more than one post (every site I find says that all your blog posts should have a continuous theme, but I haven't found a theme I really want to stick with yet). But I do want to force myself to keep writing outside of class.
(on that note, does anybody have any post ideas?)

This has been a rambling post, but I will attribute it to That Time of Year. To end, I will close with a piece from the 25th Anniversary Symphony of The Legend of Zelda. (In case the whole world doesn't already know, I'm going to interview the composer next weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So I'm studying my Zelda music as preparation-- this is the best kind of homework.)