I love the month of April. The flowers are blooming, the Tree Streets are turning their various shades of green and the smell of freshly-cut grass has officially filled the air. Especially this year, April seems to have a mystical effect on people. For me, it has nearly erased all memory of blizzards and snow days, leaving in its place the promise of summer barbecues, graduation celebrations, patios and afternoon hammock naps.

When I woke up this morning to the sun beaming through my window, I smiled. As I replaced my winter sweaters with summer dresses last week, I smiled.

But then, I was slapped in the face with the harsh reality that April also means end-of-semester projects, final exams and all those papers I’ve been putting off till the “end of the semester.” Yeah, that’s now.

Thankfully, spring seems to have had a euphoric effect on most students here on campus.

And as I walk around, taking it all in, I keep overhearing some pretty hilarious snippets of conversation.

“Oh man, that girl has really bad acne.”

“No, I’m pretty sure that’s from crack.”

“‘Cohesion.’ That’s a good word. That’s a big word, like ‘mayonnaise.'”

“Celery is one of those foods I really want to like. I try it every year and this year it happened for me.

“It’s fun to eat and pick out all the strings.”

“When I was like 7, a bee crawled up my nose and never came out.”

“That’s cool. You could have like a bee crawling around in your mind right now.”

“I finally saw that movie The Crazies. It’s about zombies that just want you dead. They don’t want to eat your brains or anything, they just want you dead.”

“Well that’s refreshing.”

“Well this was about as helpful as an enema.”

If spring has put you in a great mood, share it with your fellow Buccaneers.

And if you overhear something hilarious on campus, make sure you visit www.easttennessean.com and share it under the Overheard on Campus link.

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