time, tide, eternity, midterms

I'm 22 for the second day in a row. The first day was, on balance, happy. The second one is looking just as mixed. Nobody should be forced to fight through sleep loss and emotional hangovers to do a midterm. But I get to see U.S.E. tonight.

What's the problem with Halloween this year? There seems to be parties intersecting with everyone's lives but mine and the ones close to me.

October

orange light on dry leaves,
death graces winter's quickening...
summer's last sunset