Echoes

I checked my class schedule, and realized with a shock that there's a course that I've completely forgotten about all term -- I haven't been to any of the classes, read any of the material, done any of the essays/assignments/course-work.  It's some kind of history/sociology thing (I can't even remember the details), an arts elective I need to complete for my degree, and everything is now riding on the final exam, which is in just a couple of days.

I picked up one of the thick, heavy course texts, and realized that with my current sleep deprivation / cognitive impairment, I can barely follow the material, let alone cram an entire course worth of uninteresting material in a short time.

Then I woke up a bit more and remembered that I completed the damn Ph.D. something like 17 years ago, and the B.Sc. with the arts electives was finished 25 years ago.

There are times when I really dislike my subconscious, and I think the feeling is mutual.