Fad Number 4

When I first came up with the idea of starting a blog on fads, there were a few things that came to mind instantly. There are some fads that are just so popular they can't be missed. After jotting down a few of these ideas, I came across a few that I figured I could only write about at a certain point in time. You know--almost like seasonal thing... we'll call these "seasonal fads". If there was a fad that were to appear come Christmas time, for example, I would wait until December to write about it. So what's my point? Well, obviously I am about to write about a seasonal fad. However, when I first thought of this particular one, I figured I would be waiting until around mid-January, around the time second semester begins. Around the time most college acceptance letters have been mailed out and recieved, and the students no longer think their grades "matter". I bet you know what ongoing trend I am talking about.

This reoccuring attitude amongst seniors is present every year, no exceptions. Freshman year, when I found out what "senioritis" was, I told my friends that I would never take part in such a thing. How hard could it be, for the next four years, to continue on the same track I was once on? I mean, doing all your homework every night couldn't possibly be too much of a challenge...

I was wrong. I was not, as much as I hate to admit it, an exception to this powerful and unfortunate disease (I'm exaggering when I refer to it as this--senioritis is not even a dictionary word).

The Urban Dictionary (see, I was being serious when I said it is not an actual dictionary word) definition of senioritis is as follows:
A crippling disease that strikes high school seniors. Symptoms include: laziness, an over-excessive wearing of track pants, old athletic shirts, sweatpants, athletic shorts, and sweatshirts. Also features a lack of studying, repeated absences, and a generally dismissive attitude. The only known cure is a phenomenon known as Graduation.

Note that this definition does not specify when, exactly, senioritis strikes. Although it does not do so, I can tell you that if symptoms are beginning to show only three months into your senior year, this is not  good thing. Especially if, as a freshman, you were convinced that you would be able to avoid it all together. This goes to show just how acceptable it is to put "senioritis" under the category of a "fad". It is something that
1. is extremely common 
2. happens amongst a group of people
3. is temporary (I was not suffering from this until my senior year, and it will only last until the end of it) 

So there you have it. What I thought would be Fad #12, a blog post after winter break, turned out to be Fad #4. I hope, for my own sake, that senioritis doest kick into full swing and prevent me from even reaching Fad#12.