nibot ([personal profile] nibot) wrote2005-04-09 03:06 am

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Productivity has been pretty low lately, and I've been feeling generally bored. In the mornings sometimes I do experience the sublime pleasure of making good progress learning something, all nicely caffeinated, fed, and fresh, with the stereo blasting in my office (ah, the benefits of concrete walls and an absentee officemate) and the sun streaming in the window. Yes: It's Springtime in Rochester. One day the snow disappeared and the flowers sprouted, all at once. Anyways, as I was saying, productivity is low. I need some exciting project and new, exciting people. As it is it is 03:00 on Friday night and I am reading about the Federal Reserve System! I have been good this week about bringing lunches from home, but I still end up buying supplemental food at school. I keep trying new things in the Pit (a sort of cafeteria, appropriately named) in the hope that something there will be {affordable, edible, healthy} but apparently it's a lost cause.

Maybe I'll learn French and move to Montréal.

Re: die Frühjahrsmüdigkeit

[identity profile] nibot.livejournal.com 2005-04-09 07:39 am (UTC)(link)
What an odd word. What a strange concept. Googling reveals similar concepts of "Herbstdepression" and "Winterschlaf." And, of course, the remaining season is pronounced, "Cannes."

Re: die Frühjahrsmüdigkeit

[identity profile] heike.livejournal.com 2005-04-09 01:18 pm (UTC)(link)
It's also known as springfever.

Re: die Frühjahrsmüdigkeit

[identity profile] limegreensneaks.livejournal.com 2005-04-09 11:01 pm (UTC)(link)
It was called Fruehlingsliebezeit when I was in Austria. I guess that only applies to couples. In anycase...I totally hear you on the tired and unproductive end. I cannot wait until classes are done with. I would like to go camping for like a month and a half...I don't think that is in the cards though. Perhaps a long weekend though...?

So the bio department is trying to start a River Campus Softball league. Are the physicses interested?

Re: die Frühjahrsmüdigkeit

[identity profile] nibot.livejournal.com 2005-04-09 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
I've never heard of it in either language. Spring is supposed to be exciting and invigorating! And it is.

Re: die Frühjahrsmüdigkeit

[identity profile] heike.livejournal.com 2005-04-10 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
Odd, the idea of springfever is a pretty common one for me growing up (both in my family and in school). It is invigorating, you want to be outside and bring active and traveling, not inside and studying.