Spring Break!

And lo, it was a time of great joy throughout the land. Children sang, puppies barked, and the clouds floated on warm gentle wind, all in celebration of this most excellent week of rest and relaxation. Well, sort of. I've got a term paper and a buttload of AP Modern Euro work to do, and for once I have to do it during the week. What with the con next weekend, I don't dare leave even the smallest assignment till the last minute. I may just die, and I think after two full days I will be exhausted.

However, one does wonder: why do we even have spring break? Or so many breaks in general? I think the United States currently has the smallest school year in terms of actual days, and it shows. Just look at the national exam results.

Now, I'm not complaining, because I do really want and need the break; but isn't that merely because I'm used to there being a break? Had I grown up in Brazil, my mother's home country, would I need one, having never had much of one?

Aagh. This is why I shouldn't post late at night.