So near, and yet.

[hannah]

Why the idea of 'peer group by age' is laughable, take seventy-nine: Girls in the hall are giggling and talking about being tired and wiped out, and making plans to go out dancing instead of going to bed. I hate it when girls do stuff like that - it doesn't make any sense. Not a really great grasp of the whole 'cause and effect' relationship, there.

I'd mind less if they were generally quieter, since the walls here don't do much when sound's carried along hard surfaces. In the meantime, I'm poking at the internet, writing fic, and pondering picking up some classic existentialist reading.

Dammit, where's the social living situation designed to cater to my demographic?

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[hannahrorlove.livejournal.com]

But - no. They need to be awake on Friday. The investment of going out and coming back won't be worth it. All the diminishing returns.

How would it be a good way to turn a bad day around? There's all the noise and loudness and it wouldn't be any fun.

[recrudescence.livejournal.com]

If it's a fun night, a little lost sleep is worth it. Getting to let loose for a little while is the best medicine for some people and a dance floor is a very convenient place to do it.

[hannahrorlove.livejournal.com]

I guess. My general coping methods involve internalizing the pressure, so I'm having a hard time finding any common context to approach the translation question.

[recrudescence.livejournal.com]

It's all just a matter of opinion. Some people like it, some don't. There are plenty of reasons for both.

[hannahrorlove.livejournal.com]

It wouldn't bother me if they hadn't been complaining about being tired. Their beds were eight feed away from where they were standing. There was a much simpler and easier solution present to their problem.

If they'd just said "hey, we're going out dancing for fun" I'd have nodded, knowing some people enjoy the crowd. But when they stopped acting rationally, I got tetchy and vented about it online.

[recrudescence.livejournal.com]

Right, but humans don't always go for the quickest, simplest solutions. Sometimes you want to do something even if your body tells you that you shouldn't. Sleeping might have been more rational, but there's also the possibility of getting that second wind and riding a good adrenaline high and having a night out that's way more fun than just falling into bed.

[hannahrorlove.livejournal.com]

Rationality's one of my biggest coping mechanisms. ("Recognize this is a transient emotion. Let it pass, let it slip under. It is enough that it is bitter. There is no need to focus.") I know other people don't use it as much as I do, but when it's like this I have a horrible time trying to figure out the whys and wherefores.