That's just the way it is.

So I'm into this whole grad school thing.
Mostly it is great. And mostly I pretend it is great.

Overall the word I will use to describe it is: SWELL. Because swell also means "to overflow" and that is what is happening.

I am just overflowing with knowledge.
And overflowing with knowledge leads to moments... nay days of being overwhelmed. There are a lot of "overs" happening here.

Overall.
Overflow.
Overwhelmed.
Overboard.
Overconfident.
Overdramatic.

And the point of all these "overs" is that grad school causes extremes.
Examples:

Extreme smartness: Once I had a casual conversation with a stranger about the medial lemniscus nerve tract and trigeminal nerve tract. And I knew what I was saying.

Extreme emotions: Once I cried because a song told me "don't let 'em jack you up, back you up, crack you up, and pimp smack you up". I'm doing my best sir!

Extreme procrastination: Dangling a string for Penny for an hour is often urgent.
And necessary.

Extreme addictions: Angry birds. I agree with Franny... I wanna wipe those smug smiles off those damn pigs faces.

Total Extreme Awesomeness

Extreme friendliness/abrasive eagerness: Just now I walked out of the coffee shop to shout across the street at a woman about what breed her dog was.
It was a chocolate lab.

Extreme walking: Often necessary.

Extreme awesomeness: This may just be another 'over"... the over being overconfident. But that's me in that picture up there. Roundhouse-kick to your face mr. shark. uhh... awesome.