Onset of Spring Brings Better Mood, Less Nerdy Activities
John Miley
Issue date: 4/3/07 Section: Forum
Spring can be a lot of things. It can be a coil made out of hardened steel, or a natural source of water, or a leap from one place to another. But a trip home to Massachusetts made me think of how the season combines all these awesome definitions into one especially fun time of the year.
I went home for my Dad's 60th birthday party. There were older people, my sister's 20-something co-workers, and me, the youngest and lone college student. It was as fun as it was interesting. Adults were partying and drinking responsibly, while still managing to enjoy themselves. I guess some people don't have to drink 15 beers to have fun.
As my Dad gets older, we all get older, which isn't a bad thing. Old people are funnier than young people. They can get away with more things in their old age, in terms of their lives and their jokes. That's one of the reasons why no one would argue, for instance, that a show like "The Office" is funnier than "Golden Girls." The "Golden Girls" are in their golden years, hence they are older and funnier. Unfortunately, I didn't know this until recently because I wasn't allowed to watch "Golden Girls" in light of the explicit sexual content. Whatever, I'm over it.
None of this really makes sense except if we consider that we are coming to the completion of another semester at Bates. As a matter of fact, this is the last issue of the Bates Student. It's sad really, but classes are almost over. The air is crisp. It even smells like spring. It's hard to pinpoint, it's like Pert Plus or a tangerine or blue laundry detergent. It's sort of a citrus-like, flowery smell.
Being home and leaving the Bates atmosphere opened my eyes to spring. I don't know if anyone else gets tired of spending every single night in the library, but it sure wears on me. As the semester wears on and work builds up, I often feel isolated from everyone. I realize how much work, papers, and studying takes away just from having a conversation with my friends. It makes me realize how much I actually enjoy talking to people.
I went home for my Dad's 60th birthday party. There were older people, my sister's 20-something co-workers, and me, the youngest and lone college student. It was as fun as it was interesting. Adults were partying and drinking responsibly, while still managing to enjoy themselves. I guess some people don't have to drink 15 beers to have fun.
As my Dad gets older, we all get older, which isn't a bad thing. Old people are funnier than young people. They can get away with more things in their old age, in terms of their lives and their jokes. That's one of the reasons why no one would argue, for instance, that a show like "The Office" is funnier than "Golden Girls." The "Golden Girls" are in their golden years, hence they are older and funnier. Unfortunately, I didn't know this until recently because I wasn't allowed to watch "Golden Girls" in light of the explicit sexual content. Whatever, I'm over it.
None of this really makes sense except if we consider that we are coming to the completion of another semester at Bates. As a matter of fact, this is the last issue of the Bates Student. It's sad really, but classes are almost over. The air is crisp. It even smells like spring. It's hard to pinpoint, it's like Pert Plus or a tangerine or blue laundry detergent. It's sort of a citrus-like, flowery smell.
Being home and leaving the Bates atmosphere opened my eyes to spring. I don't know if anyone else gets tired of spending every single night in the library, but it sure wears on me. As the semester wears on and work builds up, I often feel isolated from everyone. I realize how much work, papers, and studying takes away just from having a conversation with my friends. It makes me realize how much I actually enjoy talking to people.
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