Summer is already halfway over and, like any good Notre Dame student, I have spent many a Thursday night missing Michiana's Hottest Nightclub. It has been too long since I have heard the phrase "are you going to Feve?" thrown into conversation, and I sometimes find myself sitting at home craving an Ocho. However, by working through the seven stages of grief, you too can cure your Fever fever.
1. Shock
They say the first cut is the deepest, and this one definitely hurt. It's hard to believe that after a school year filled with consistent Thursday plans you now find yourself doing laundry, watching Jeopardy with your parents, and getting ready to go to bed at an appropriate hour.
2. Denial
Next Thursday rolls around, and, once again, you find yourself Feve-less. You have moved past the initial trauma and now flatly refuse to believe that you have to endure this for the rest of the summer.
3. Anger
Now the continued disappointment of not getting to trek through an alleyway to get a slice of Vesuvio's after a night of well-mannered frivolity is really getting to you. The anger you are feeling is normal because, after all, this is not just any club. It's Michiana's hottest.
4. Bargaining
Convincing one of the dining hall workers to let you take out two bananas is easy compared to trying to convince the universe to let you have just one summer Feve.
5. Guilt
At this stage in the process you stop blaming the universe and start blaming yourself. Is this retribution for not going that one week in February when it was just too cold? Why did I leave South Bend for the summer? Could I have prevented this?
6. Depression
Possibly the worst stage is depression.You can't go to Feve, so you can't bring yourself to do much of anything else. There is a light at the end of the tunnel, but you first have to sit on the couch for a few days and feel sorry for yourself before you can see it.
7. Acceptance and Hope
The journey to get here was not easy, but before you know it you will be assuring your friends that they "really don't need to study anymore for that test tomorrow" or that "no one will notice you wore that shirt last week" because it will once again be time to Feve.
