A Week into the Summer Vacation

"It feels so good to be able to sleep whenever you feel sleepy," I wrote on my Twitter, and went to bed for a little nap. Yesterday I took a nap of only half and hour and yet felt very refreshed. A siesta thus sounded a very nice idea to me.

But when I when woke up today it was already three hours later. It was a nightmare.

I was probably thinking too much lately. Thinking, I meant, instead of doing. When you're planning many things but not actually setting out to do anything substantial your dreams are very likely to intervene.

And I did realize that after more than a week's leisure at home, it was time for me do something now. I have a paper to work on, a big exam to prepare for, and some important internships to seek. The week's leisure was actually some extended luxury that I allowed myself in the excuse of the painful semester that had just passed. But now, it was time for me to get back on the horse.

I think I will tackle my paper first. It needs extensive reading but it was not in conflict with my daily life. I always wanted to read intensively about one same subject. And this one, is about Hemingway, and pragmatism, and "moment of truth". I will learn a lot in the process of writing this paper. And I keep my fingers crossed for my future.

Before this blog was named "有幸生于斯"(Lucky to be Here) I also considered the possibility of naming it "越写越具体" (To the more Concrete - don't know how to translate it anyway), for this was the initial idea behind my re-starting blogging here on blogspot.

As I go back to Hemingway I think I will continue to be influenced by him. So, I am starting to read Hemingway.