Rot

I feel as though my brain is deteriorating as I grasp for simple words when communicating to people. Which brings up another point, I wouldn't say I was an extremely persuasive or entertaining speaker, but I find myself becoming less and less articulate as the days go by. It could be the fact that my academic career has taken a social dive, in which much of my time is spent reading long, dry papers written in scientific notation and less time talking to people (either peers or professors). Less time on campus and removal from a college town and instead, sending oneself to a foggy ridden space of urban decay isn't exactly fertilizer for the intellect. It could also be the amount of time spent on the internet, less time spent educating oneself on world news and more time on entertainment-on tv and facebook and pictures of cats.

For a short time the hypochondriac in me thought it was perhaps finally time the amount of alpha amyloid proteins began to outweigh the healthy brain tissue, eating holes into my memories. It was never easy to communicate or get my point across, but it's never been this bad before. Which is slightly problematic, seeing as I'll be communicating with lots of people in my future job.