The Dynamic Duo

Hello all, it’s me again. Yes, that’s right, it’s the wayward son of the Dynamicduo has returned. I have been on Spring Break and such so I really have no excuse for not posting this time, but that’s o.k. because I’m not giving an excuse, I just had no real desire to post. Among the reasons for this lack of desire I must no doubt include sloth, apathy, lack of creativity, and a little sense of the futility in doing so. I post now only because I don’t want to let my brother down too much after all of the hard work which he has performed on this site. Perhaps I should explain what exactly I mean by “a little sense of futility”, what I intended this to convey was my growing sense of dissapointment at both the number of hits our site recieves, and the utter and complete absence of any comments from any individuals other than family and friends that may (or more likely may not) be reading or site.

I know that this post is coming across in a very negative fashion right now, and although I’m sorry for it, that is just the mood that I find myself in. I have just been thinking of all of the homework that I still have to do before this semester is over and looking at my potential schedule for next semester and it just makes me sick. I really dislike all of this! I don’t know whether it is just my major, or if it is the style of learning that emphasizes learning just what will be “on the test”, but I really just want to drop out sometimes and just find a job. I believe that I do enjoy learning, but I hate being tested over it and hate the fact that my grades will impact my future employment opportunities and even (to some extent) social status. It just seems that having to force myself to plough through a book written by someone I’ve never heard of about something I couldn’t care less about is a far cry from anything useful.

Overall I guess what I am feeling right now is just that life should be about more than this. If you aren’t having fun, enjoying yourself, getting satisfaction from your work, or whatever the test may be, then what is the point? Well I’m going to go to the driving range now and whack a few balls around before I get back to my homework, and I don’t think I need to share any of my worthless thoughts on these subjects with you. So hopefully (not promising) my next post will be a little happier and less forced. Not that anyone cares, because no one will read it.

-John “Wallowing in Self-pity” McDonald