Maintain Consciousness

Matt Thiessen of Relient K and I were on the same page this week. Check the lyrics to his song...

Maintain Consciousness

Our concentration it contains a deadly flaw

Our conversations change from words to blah, blah blah

We took prescription drugs but look how much good that did

Well I think I had a point, but I just got distracted

Lately it just seems to me like we've got the letters A.D.D.

Branded into our mentality

We simply can't focus on anything

Because its 17, 18, 19 routine and here at 23 it's the same old me

And that one thing of the moment that we all happen to like

Will only very temporarily kinda break the cycle of the double edged sword

Of being lazy and being bored

We just want more and more and more

Till it's all we can afford

To keep our eyes open for just one more day

To keep on hoping that we'll stumble on a way

To keep our minds open for just one more day

Cause its completely up to us to maintain consciousness

...The prescription drugs especially hit home. No, no. Not like that. This week I was constantly reminded of my four newly extracted wisdom teeth as excruciating pain shot up my jawline. Thank goodness for shortened school weeks. Multiple extracurricular engagements, holidays, and other (completely district approved) days of rest mean that I haven't sat through a full five day school week!

So long, Summer.