4 Ways Not to Study

I swam across the Brazos and back this Saturday.

This weekend I had grand illusions of spending all Saturday preparing for a test on Monday, leaving Sunday to prepare for my Tuesday classes. I began the morning eating a hearty Rudy’s breakfast of steak, egg, cheese, and refried beans with a few friends, a meal heavy enough to begin a days worth of serious study.

After breakfast and a quick look at the King James Bible exhibit in the Mayborn Museum, I went to Cameron Park to study in the beautiful sunshine. Sadly, even though glorious spring days should not be spent inside, studying should never be done inside.

After about thirty…fifteen minutes of serious studying, the call of the water was too loud to ignore. Three friends and I could no longer deny the challenge of the opposing shore. We swam across the river. It was rough. We came back, and I lay out on the side of the shore. I lay there for 45 minutes trying to recuperate from my first long swim this spring.

Over all I spent four hours in Cameron Park, and maybe a total of thirty minutes studying. Beautiful spring days are not meant for studying.