\ loo-kyoo-BRAY-shun; loo-kuh- \ , noun;
1. The act of studying by candlelight; nocturnal study; meditation.
2. That which is composed by night; that which is produced by meditation in retirement; hence (loosely) any literary composition.
I spent the weekend with two dear friends from college. Now that I’m working on my college campus, I reminisce often, but being with them makes the memories come back in large doses. I have a handful of lucubration memories. But most are of avoiding the lucubration. They’re about blowing out the candle, leaving Microsoft Word to autosave the document, and heading to IHOP at 2 am. Inside jokes and caffeinated beverages and late night chats. The lucubration was necessary to finish up the degree. The laughter was necessary to make the pursuit worth the money.
beth of fresh air 