The wonders of Spring

When you find yourself in an ‘emo’ mood, you claim to enjoy the cold nights of December, and to be unique you’d even go so far as arguing that rain is better than sunshine, just ‘cause it’s cool. Nothing’s as good as a warm bath, while contemplating the icy stillness of winter, you’ll say. How nice it is to drink a hot soup and let it run down your throat and warm your body, melting away the frost of your articulations, you’ll think.

You’re only trying to see the beauty in something depressing so as to reassure yourself. Come on, admit it: Spring is what it’s all about. There must be a lot of different chemicals in the air, floating around like pollen, for everything seems to be burgeoning. Spring is better than drugs, sex or rock ‘n’ roll, because it makes them all better. Hell, it even makes them look better. How dull is a crack addict limping about in a back alley of South Leamington in November? Well, just like during that ‘Perfect Day’ in the park that Lou Reed was humming about in Trainspotting, even crack addicts look more chilled and happy now, the sight of them being less depressing than it once was.

Skin gets darker, parks get greener, smiles get bigger, even the gals and boys get nicer as gals show their tanned legs and boys play football topless to the sound of the ice cream van gently ringing and chanting in the distance. Humanity is better during Spring. Why do you think they called the Arab revolutions the Arab Spring? For goodness sake, all this cannot just be a sheer coincidence. World enemy number one has just been taken down, the Arab world is still marching for freedom and liberation, Donald Trump has made a fool of himself and our future King has married a fitty. Result. And respect (although Pippa is also worth a peep). So all seems well in the world, as though we may relax slightly in the season’s sun.

But it’s also time to start revising. Some people think it’s depressing to see the sun shining outside while having to revise. The Boar thinks it’s cool. If it had been raining, people would have found a reason to complain, and more rightly so at that, because cold rain is depressing. Clean your room, open your window, and let the fresh air of inspiration fill your lungs and brain. Time to get some healthy habits going; grab a fruit, gulp its juice. One apple a day keeps the doctor away, right?

So don’t moan because the sun is shining and you’ve got to revise – instead, make the most of your mornings and early afternoons by scribbling down knowledge on meaningless pieces of paper, which will help you scrape together all that lost knowledge that lies somewhere within your brain. Take care of yourselves. Get out to the sun. Get your skins tanned and your bodies fit, ready to take on the long hours of revision the next day. This term might just be the best term of the year, as it often is. Don’t let last minute revisions ruin it when you can start now and enjoy the sun as well!