It’s Wednesday, the day after Christmas and I came home this evening expecting to see my final grade for Managerial Economics posted as my instructor has faithfully posted every Thursday since the beginning of the course, but not this one.  I know (at least I believe) that I have passed the course.  But I have been borderline on making an “A” for the course and as I’ve stated previously, my goal is to attain a 4.0 for the 1st time in my life.  Honestly my Christmas break started the day I submitted my final assignment, on Saturday, but I feel like I cannot relax until the grade is posted, the anticipation is killing me.  Granted, some schools take longer in their grading and this particular instructor has been faithful with meeting his dates AND it is the week of Christmas, but help a guy out here, I’m dying!  

So I started to write this post as a “how to” guide on being able to stave off the anxiety that comes with waiting on a grade.  I tried:

1.) Green Tea for alertness and calmness = no dice, still antsy.
2.) Green Tea with Chamomile = I got sleepy, but had dreams of gigantic letter “B’s” falling on top of and crushing golden “A’s”.  Still anxious.
3.) So I tried going to a party, but blurted out about how I rushed through a test to get to the party and talked about it enough to eventually clear out the kitchen of what was previously a lively discussion.  But on the plus side, I was near all the beer I could stand.  Partying didn’t work.
4.) I played guitar, but got stuck on playing the “A” chord over and over again until my guitar mutinied and my amp went on strike.  Nothing doin’.
5.) I tried to read a nice relaxing western novel, but kept wondering how the demand curve for whiskey would be adversely affected if the hero killed the drunken villain.  Yeah, I’m pathetic.

So I’ve finally come to the conclusion, there is no real way to stave off the anticipation of receiving a final grade.  It’s an agony that you cannot escape.