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Show THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 22, 2001 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11 VACATION continued from page (SJ J 10 gassed by riot police after my boyfriend and I made the mistake of being in Denver during the Stanley Cup finals only to be charged by an escaped elephant at the zoo the next day. It would be a true list, and not too shabby as far as summers go, but I would still walk away feeling a tinge of shame and regret. All I would be able to think about is the things I didn't do all the books I never got to, all the movies I never saw, all the people I never spent time with, all the places I never went and all the goals I never accomplished. It's a syndrome, really the "never enough" syndrome. I know there must be some fellow sufferers out there, someone else who spends the last two weeks of summer vacation in a constant panic to finish all the ominous "undoncs." They've probably heard the same advice I have "relax," "live in the moment," "everything's going to work out" and they probably let it go over their heads just like I do. So maybe us sick few will never be Zen masters. Maybe we will give ourselves ulcers before we're 30. Maybe wc arc the sole reason Franklin Covey stays in business, " and phrases like arc part of popular vocabulary. But in the end, wc have to make the most of our syndrome. Wc have to say to ourselves that when it comes to summer vacations, all wc can do is enjoy the things we did get done. And if that doesn't work, there's always Labor Day. Cassandra welcomes feedback at: LMjiJinj(oio "multi-tasking- chartlcychroniclc.utah.edu. In ii Mi'S Like ft o 1 n o n ( c r - Ml in iiii in in..,, ii.i UJ ,i JmuiiJ jiimi. - u.,u...,.i..-i- , h "B Vi2Mi to write? Have interesting and unique stories about campus life? j "1 Vwsirf Well, come write for the Chrony. The Chronicle is currently hiring feature writers. m j"! m m Q Please bring some writing sample(s) when you drop by Union 240 to apply. And if you have any questions when you drop by to apply, ask for Cassandra Hartley. She can answer any questions you might have. (Even any difficult O ies you may have like the meaning of life!) 3 m TTCome into your University Bookstore a Sales Flyer :1i23!iA Pick-U- p THE SAVINGS WILL AMAZE YOU! 1 , . t ' a m ' |