Originally, I was going to blog about something entirely different, however, I lost that document, so here it goes.
We've all been there, it's the night before an essay is due, and you're just starting. For what ever reason, you've left it to the last minute and now you're in for a hectic night of overwhelming stress. There's this specific point and time during that night, it's around 1 am, when you've got 3/4s of your work done, you feel this wave of tired/agony/fml/can'tgoon. At this point, you can't do any work, and contemplate stoping it all for a few hours of sleep.
This wall we face is so powerful, it's as if you're being pushed down by tens of thousands of people, while you're simply trying to stand up. It's so frustrating and difficult, we mostly cave in. However, there are those times, where we pull through. Through all the agony, and the sleepyness, and heavy eyes, we pull through. It seems like the only time we can do this is when we're extremely motivated.
Tonight, i experienced the wall. My family from Oakville visited whom we generally rarely see. I woke up at 7 am this morning, worked a 7 hour shift, and then came home to enjoy the evening with them. My mom was exhausted by the end of the night and left a crazy mess in the kitchen. As opposed to leaving, tonight I began cleaning in an effort to be a 'good son'. It took 2 and a half hours to just clean the dinning area and empty the dishwasher. This is where I hit the wall.
From here on, I worked for another 30 minutes, but I just couldn't do it....it was too difficult, the pile of dishes was so discouraging, I couldn't bring myself to wash for another hour at 2:30 am.
This wall is a mutual enemy, and very difficult to overcome. I respect anyone who can push through it, because it is in no way an easy task.
I`m off to bed now, to sleep for 4 hours, and then wake up to finish those damn dishes.....
Thanks for reading :)
-Van
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I know exactly what you are talking about with te whole "wall" idea.I myself have hit this wall so many times on so many different occasions. Although I like reading lyrics and poems and really complex pieces of writing, this was a nice change. I love that its raw and to the point and just a basic recap of your night and how your body is reacting to it all. I really liked your casual style of writing in this blog, keep it up van:)!
ReplyDeleteI've been there. In fact I think I face that wall everytime I even look at my math homework.
ReplyDeleteGreat work, I like the simplicity in this piece, and the metaphor of hitting a wall. I felt tired just reading this post, so you described it very effectively.
I have very little to add to what taylor and rebecca already stared. I hit this same wall when i was trying to find ideas for my last blog. And aswell have to express my admiration to the select few that are able to push past it.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy you casual approach, to this problem that effects so many people. As well as the way that you were telling a story without making it to technical.
good job van, can't wait for the next blog
I both really enjoyed and dreaded reading this piece; i enjoyed it because it was real, to-the-point, and your tone was consistent and entertaining. I didn't want to read it, though, because your descriptions of the wall of such extreme fatigue were so perfect, I felt myself slipping into a bit of a panic.
ReplyDeleteyou continually brought back/repeated the idea of the 'wall' throughout your post, which made your separate ideas tie together nicely.
:)