freak of nature

sipping on a starbucks' white chocolate mocha in the blue armchair in mere kamre, computer in lap, vast expanse of bright blue cielo beckoning from outside. the coffee was supposed to be a pick-me-up, a way to cargar las pilas and get cracking on the theory essay. last week, it was grey and snowy and windy. all-around miserable. and wtf?! spring crashed in with a vengeance yesterday. now we're in the high teens, people are down to tees, skirts, and sunglasses. the sun is shining and everyone is suddenly bubbling over with smiles. how can i be asked to work?!?! well, at least i'm not in an office. days like these make me realise how great it is to be a student. i can just dash out and run around, say to hell with work and have an impromptu picnic in hyde park, close my eyes and feel the lava-lamp orange on my lids...