and just like that... it's autumn

M. Ward "Chinese Translation" from DJ Bunny Ears on Vimeo.

last night on my sojourn to broulims to buy brussels sprouts, carrots, onion, garlic, and a frozen pizza [for Frozen Pizza Movie Night], i thrust my hands in the pockets of my flannel-lined jacket, burrowed my chin into my lilac scarf, and realized that

it

was

fall.

it's in the air,

the cheers of the crowd at the football games,

the layers of clothing we all pile on,

and the crunch of the leaves underfoot.

maybe my subconscious self was ignoring the yellow and orange leaves and embracing the recent sunshine and warm weather, but even though it is october ninth, i still am surprised with autumn's swift arrival.

i'm not complaining,

just contemplating.

literally from one day to the next it changed from summer to fall.

does that mean that allofasudden fall semester will be over and it will be

winter semester?

and then, as fast as it came, winter will retreat and spring and sunshine and melting snow will prevail?

does that mean that crisp spring mornings will evolve into gorgeous summer afternoons spent in the sunshine?

i guess what i'm trying to say is that

time is a funny thing.

it ebbs and flows like ocean waves.

it flies out of my grasp like an autumn leaf and stays as stagnant as the freshly-fallen snow on a winter morning.

it makes me think...

am i truly taking advantage of my time here?

am i fully appreciating and embracing student/single life?

i honestly don't think so.

and that must change.