I’m not ‘boring’. I’m English.
Learning
It was a bit of an odd day.
Petty annoyances and waiting for things that only happened after I went out.
Further doctors appointments (about the tiredness) and more referrals – this time to a counsellor for an assessment to see if I am suitable for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. This could take months to even get on the program so is not helping my immediate not being awake for most of the hours of the day… but who knows?
The best part of my day was spent talking to a kid I used to babysit for. She recently passed her A-Levels (4 A’s and a B – yes, she rocks) and is going to uni in four weeks time. She describes her feeling as 10% excited, 90% scared… I miss that feeling.
Going to uni was one of the best decisions I ever made, but for the worse reasons. I was looking for an escape at the time and doing the thing I thought I should do. It lead to me finding out a lot about myself and deepening mysteries that I still will never get to the bottom of.
I learned exactly how much Tequila I can drink before my legs go numb, and the answer to why I should never dance on tables. I learned to avoid men with scary eyes and I learned to always make sure there is at least one other person in the computer rooms so that if you fall asleep while working at 3 in the morning they will wake you as opposed to the class arriving at 9.
One thing I didn’t learn, to my eternal detriment, was how to buckle down and work while coping with the emotional crisis of the day. It’s ridiculous how much I used to get off on the drama drama whereas now I will do anything to avoid it. I want a little boring in my life now; and, I think, had I had it then I would have finished my degree and be… a little more successful now. A little less crap.
It’s been a hard week trying to find jobs and getting rejected over and over. And it’s all because of the tiredness… and the mistakes of the past. Yes, this is me being self-involved. What a surprise.
When is someone going to invent that damn time machine?
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about 1 year ago
I have often wished for a stop and a rewind button in my DVD of Life!
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about 1 year ago
I was the only one of my friends who didn’t go to Uni after Sixth Form. I would have just gone for the sake of going as I had *no* flippin’ clue what I wanted to do with the rest of my life.
Instead I did it all backwards. I went to Uni at night after work in my late 20s once I *had* figured out what I wanted to do. I think I did miss out on the “younglings at Uni” experience (i.e drinking) but it’s all worked out in the end.
Kevin Spencers last blog post..Toilets
about 1 year ago
I went to uni and graduated with two degrees. One of the in bad boys, beer and euchre.
Funny I was talking about this with a much younger colleague today.
Nats last blog post..Coffee
about 1 year ago
i went to uni and got all my priorities the wrong way round. Whats the line from shawshank redemption ‘if i could get hold of the younger me I’d tell him a thing or two’.
about 1 year ago
Firstly, CBT is good stuff, I hope it’s of use for you. Although I’ve had this gut feeling you are headed for a diagnosis of ME for a little while now.
I went to uni twice, once when I was a 18 year old and once when I was 24. I messed about on my first degree and worked hard on my second. And the grades reflect that. Uni is a fantastic growing up experience, but for an actual education would be better left for a few years.
about 1 year ago
Blondefabulous – I’d be using the rewind so much I’d be afraid of snapping the tape!
Kevin Spencer – I took a year off after sixth form for the practice drinking – really wish I had just gone straight away… no practice and it would have been better…
Nat – It’s that time of year! Bad boys – let me just nod sagely in agreement.
Neil – See? Time machine required?
Dan – Now that’s a thought that’s going to fester – ME… I di completely agree with you about uni – it should be left for a few years to get the education but boy was it fun too!