It was 70 yesterday and for 40 minutes I was 20 again. I ate lunch outside at Rutgers University and without my lunch buddies to dissect the dysfunctions at work (they were otherwise preoccupied) I passed the time watching students going by. Nobody does spring better than college kids, right? First warm day and a few were already sitting on the lawn. OK, I knew the ground was still wet. The frat house I walked by had speakers out on the roof and kids hanging out on porch sofas. I passed a Frisbee game in front of a dorm, and every third kid had shorts and/or flip flops on. And there was a lot of bared skin already too. Spring fever is on!
It took me back to my college and grad school years and I could feel my own motivation slipping right away. I almost didn’t make it back to the office. I had a shorter 3rd-term in college where some unusual classes were offered in the spring. A number of girls in the dorm took quilting one year while I was taking Qualitative Chemistry. There was always a biology trip to the Bahamas, but I could not afford that. I also needed to keep working. My job was helping to manage the Chem Lab storeroom and assist the chem professors. Detecting a theme? Might not sound like it, but I always had fun. And then I went off to summer internships doing more chemistry. I’m an interesting person. Really.
It took me back to my college and grad school years and I could feel my own motivation slipping right away. I almost didn’t make it back to the office. I had a shorter 3rd-term in college where some unusual classes were offered in the spring. A number of girls in the dorm took quilting one year while I was taking Qualitative Chemistry. There was always a biology trip to the Bahamas, but I could not afford that. I also needed to keep working. My job was helping to manage the Chem Lab storeroom and assist the chem professors. Detecting a theme? Might not sound like it, but I always had fun. And then I went off to summer internships doing more chemistry. I’m an interesting person. Really.