AMIEABLE

“Why do you keep banging your head against the wall?”

“Because it feels so good when I stop.”

I finished all my finals and research and can now relax and live like a normal person.

Except, it’s the week of Christmas and I decided to clean my office. I’m seemingly one of those people who loves to pile on more activities and to-lists. I call those kind of people “Border Collies.” You know the type, the ones who have to be constantly busy otherwise they will chew their own feet out of boredom.

My dad is a  Border Collie. Recently he picked Longball and I up at the ferry dock on Whidbey Island and we asked him what he had done that day. He said, “nothing.” After a few more beats he said, “and it was really hard for me.”

Last week I worked a few eight hour shifts in a row like a normal person and I had a moment of panic. I was panicking because I couldn’t imagine working just mere eight hour shifts at some job-job for the rest of my life. Then I was relieved when I reminded myself that next semester I’m working, taking two classes and working in two research labs. No normalcy there.

You’ll find my dad and I out herding sheep.