Ancient Proverbs

There are some wise words of wisdom that truly inspire me. One of my personal favorites is this bit of advice that I steadfastly adhere to despite the fact that it has failed me time and time again....

"Ignore a problem long enough and it will magically go away."

-Some Really Smart Guy Ancient Proverb 

Lately, things have not been going so well. I'm willing to admit that there is a slim chance that it may or may not be my fault. This semester flew by in a flurry of papers, projects and stress and finals sort of just snuck up on me.

To say that I was unprepared would be quite the understatement. One day I was plodding my way through a pile of never ending projects and the next I was sitting in an exam feeling confused and wondering how I got there.

I had an exam in pathology this afternoon and I think it actually went rather well. I got to the classroom on the earlier side and caught one of the good seats. While I was waiting for the test to begin I talked to some of my classmates and saw that they mainly fell into two categories, "mass hysteria and panic" or "dazed and confused".

Those in the former category were the ones that had actually studied for the test while members of the latter group seemed to have given up and were slightly unaware of their surroundings. One of my classmates confided in me that she was worried about failing the exam because she isn't very good at microbiology. I gave her a pat on the back and tried to look reassuring as I told her that on the bright side, she had a whole week to study for microbiology.

She seemed more perplexed than reassured and I gave her a knowing smile.

Finals are rough and we all have those days.

Equality For Ants.

Ants here, ants there, ants are crawling everywhere!

As of right now, there are at least four different kinds ants in my apartment. Apparently, ants come in all shapes and sizes. I've seen little ants, teeny tiny ants, slightly bigger ants, red ants, black ants...

The really teeny tiny ones might be brown but really, its hard to say.

Everywhere I go, I find ants. Ants at the bus stop, ants at school, ants on a covert mission trying to steal my lunch while I'm sitting on the grass.

I'm not sure what it is about my apartment that draws ants to it. I don't leave any dishes in the sink anymore and all food type stuffs has been locked up and shut away in ziplock bags or airtight containers. But still, they come.

Some mornings I find ants in my sink. The sink is empty but they march about from one side to the other as if on a super important secret mission. Perhaps they are on a secret mission. Maybe my apartment is where they are holding a conference for ant equality.

It's important to treat all ants with the same respect regardless of size or color. That's why I try and remove them from my apartment in the same way, be they big or be they small. Honestly, I'd be delighted if they could resolve their differences and leave my apartment as one big happy family.

I'm all about equality.