If I weren’t a student of the law (and one with an artist’s conscience at that), I would stream this song in this blog post. [Nevermind, like for most things, there's a YouTube video for this. My artist's conscience is appeased because Google has deals in place with most rightsholders. If they don't, the onus is on the rightsholder to initiate the DMCA takedown process.]

This song (ignore or embrace the “video,” as is your preference), resonates with my finals soul right now. I’ve really been enjoying this song over the past two days, and I just wanted to share it with as many people as possible.

It’s a strange time, as finals always are, and this one is different but the same. For one, I’ve got more motivation on hand than in quarters past (excluding the first two). Another thing is that, leading up to finals, I’ve had lots of quality time with friends, and school has been the primary topic less and less. Finally, I’ve got Sara near and dear to me. She is a constant light at just the right time. But, for all my present effort at feeling like a real person and not a study drone, I feel the mechanism pulling me in.

Just now as I am embracing being more of a person than a student, the siren call of finals entraps me. I just hope that when I snap out of it one week from Friday, I can remember the positive path that I was beginning to forge in my conscious mind. If I don’t, I suppose I can start from scratch. For now, though, I’ll just study and listen to songs (and visit with my shining light, Sara) to keep my heart and soul from atrophy.