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Checking Out for the Weekend

By ansalon5

Working on Enterprise Java and Relational Database Design in to computer labs at MATC had begin to take its toll. I am one of the many students that occupy their lab from sun up until the building close at 10 pm. The only exceptions to that was when I was work or Friday night.

I have tried to do homework at home but I run into several problems. One big one is that I also work from home on the very same computer. another is all the computer games staring me in the face, then their is the music and other outside distractions. So I just find it easier to work at school… unfortunately.

So this past weekend I went to my parents house in the middle of nowhere, well 14 miles out of Richland Center, and just unplugged. It felt good to sleep in and not have to wake up at 6:30 to catch a bus to go to school, or work on java, or relational database (which I should have anyways) but I didn’t. Now tomorrow morning I’m leaving here at 7:00 to be home by 8:30 so I can work at my job at 9:00.

Back to the grind, but it was nice while it lasted…

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5 Responses to “Checking Out for the Weekend”

  1. Joyce Says:
    March 18, 2007 at 10:14 pm

    Zak, I find it’s nice to turn it all off sometimes too. I try to make myself quit working on the computer by Saturday afternoon and then take the dog for a walk and do something with my family. I think we all do better work anyway when we get away from it for a while every week.

  2. Julie Frasier Says:
    March 19, 2007 at 12:21 am

    I am hitting my mid-semester burn out period. In order to maintain life balance I have had to lower my academic standards a little. I have decided that I am not going to lose too much sleep or miss going to the gym for the rest of the semester and sacrifice my health…I’m too old.

  3. Nate Sutton Says:
    March 19, 2007 at 1:58 am

    I spent all weekend at a cyber defense competition, on computers all day and most of the night….I’m so burnt out….I want to turn it all off too! Oh no! Homework!!!

  4. Sirirut Jaikongla Says:
    March 19, 2007 at 3:08 am

    It’s almost there. Just another 8 weeks.
    Do it!

  5. Sarah Says:
    March 19, 2007 at 3:19 am

    I hear you Zak. Great posting. Notice all the people chiming in. I think you’ve hit the nail on the head.

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