{"id":200,"date":"2024-04-17T17:57:42","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T17:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/juliannastratton.me.holycross.edu\/?p=200"},"modified":"2024-04-17T17:57:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T17:57:42","slug":"200","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/juliannastratton\/2024\/04\/17\/200\/","title":{"rendered":"Flying Heavy"},"content":{"rendered":"

To say that this semester has been busy would be quite an understatement. My friends see me emerge from a practice room, Dinand, or my room in Ciampi<\/a> approximately every two weeks, during which I reassure them that I am in fact alive, that it is not the ghost of my overworked self that’s sending memes into our group chat… and then I disappear again.<\/p>\n

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a recognizable sight, to be sure.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It would be easy to point to the\u00a0breaks<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>that I’ve taken amidst all of this — evenings spent relaxing with a tv show, an excursion into Boston with friends, the occasional dinner with my roommate — as the times when I’ve had fun, or really enjoyed being here at HC. What’s not<\/em> so easy to immediately see or be grateful for is all the time in between the breaks; the time when my friends don’t see me except for in classes or when I’m spotted carrying my cello around campus (which is not exactly a subtle experience).<\/p>\n

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College is busy. Life <\/em>is busy. Busier for me compared to many, perhaps, because of my double major, pre-vet and honors college requirements, extracurricular commitments, ensemble rehearsals, cello practice and job, but… we’re all more or less in the same boat. If this semester is teaching me anything, it’s that if you wait to take a break or enjoy the moment until there’s nothing to be stressed about and no work to do… you’ll be waiting for your casket.<\/p>\n

One of my favorite quotes of all time, taught to me my Dad, of course, is from G.K. Chesterton: “Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly… Seriousness is not a virtue… It is easy to be heavy; hard to be light. Satan fell by the force of gravity.” In that spirit, (and as a reminder to myself to do this more often, so that I’m not a hypocrite for writing this), here are some times of ‘lightness’ amidst the heaviness of the semester:<\/p>\n

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a pretty sunset on my way to rehearsals!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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the orchestra performed a full program of movie music, including clips from star wars!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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taking a quick study break on the hoval!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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a morning practice session!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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getting to watch a movie for my spanish class!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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hot chocolate while studying for orgo!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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an evening spent in the practice room… ending with a jury performance going well!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To say that this semester has been busy would be quite an understatement. My friends see me emerge from a practice room, Dinand, or my room in Ciampi approximately every two weeks, during which I reassure them that I am in fact alive, that it is not the ghost of my overworked self that’s sending … <\/p>\n

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