I should not use this as procrastination...

When you know something is ending, it makes you reflect on all the things you will miss about it so much more sharply.

Even schoolwork.

I'm (attempting) to write an essay for my Wilderness Literature class on "Dances with Wolves" and "O! Pioneers." It is proving kind of difficult because I don't know what direction I want my argument to take and that makes me so glad after this I only have one more essay to write ... possibly ever (unless I got to graduate school, which is an acute possibility).

So, of course, I am looking forward to no more school work. No tests, essays, assignments and silly busy work.

But then again... I like learning.

That's why I am here, isn't it? To soak up as much knowledge as possible. While graduating doesn't mean I stop learning, it's going to be different.

So I'll say it -- I'm going to miss taking classes. I complain, I gripe and sometimes I don't want to get up for my 9 a.m., and then I'm in class and a great discussion comes up and I get so excited to learn something new, to hear different viewpoints from my classmates. I'll miss those awe-inspiring moments.

Plus, procrastination is fun. After graduation I can't think of anything I'd have to procrastinate on. Considering deadlines for newspapers are a little different than deadlines for college essays, I won't procrastinate at work.

So while I will probably be the happiest person in Happy Valley the minute I turn in my math final -- I am going miss taking classes. Though not all, quite a few of them were amazing, eye opening experiences.