I've always hated this month. In Texas, the heat settles in and weighs on you for real. It's stifling and horribly uncomfortable. We reached 102 yesterday and no air conditioner can keep up.
And, at the root of it all is the fact that for 24 years, August meant it was time to go back to school. Nothing changed in graduate school and nothing has changed now that I work at a university. Now, the students descend upon us, flooding the hallways and parking lots. My quiet building turns into a cacophony of voices, footsteps, and doors opening and closing - an endless chorus that will last until May.
I would give anything to skip this month and move along into the welcoming months of fall. Sigh....
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