vacation

One week into Winter Break and I'm feeling pretty good.  I had some major stress going on there at the end of the quarter, which I'm looking at now with chagrin.  I got sick after the quarter, which is not unusual for my body after I let it rest.  Prolonged stress over time, as a result of misty expectations, is not my cup of tea.  In fact, I think this is one reason why it can be difficult to progress through school, especially if you haven't been doing it for awhile.  And at the end, the stress was more about an assessment at a moment in time, nothing new in the world of education.  I had already learned many things, it was about putting them into a displayable form, and I think that's a legitimate way to do things, I just wish it didn't feel like it all comes down to a single point and then BAM it's over.  It all seems strangely inhuman, like a got shuffled through a gate and now I've been branded: 3 months in 2010; A, B-, B+.  Oh school.