5 Apr 2010 - *whew* Where Is My Mind?

The past 8-9 days have been pretty heavy duty school and work-wise.

Mainly school.

My writing course ended nearly three weeks ago, and yet I've been so overwhelmed with homework, labs, discussion posts, outside projects, quizzes and even a mid-term from the other two courses. Good thing the phy-ed course isn't until the end of the month, and even then, only 6 days with a weekend of camping being the culmination. I can hardly wait. I just hope the weather is similar to how it's been or warmer, so I don't freeze my ass off, or it rains heaps.

All I can say is, it all ended tonight with the final quiz this afternoon and mid-term taken tonight.

Yeah, I procrastinated some, but I also had had a sick day last week with some weird stomach bug, and then last evening a massive headache came on, which I had thought was under control somewhat when I went to bed, only to wake me at 5am as I was dreaming my head was about to explode, and when I woke, I nearly prayed it would. Needless to say, I called in to work, hoping to go in later, but after really settling in to what all had to be accomplished; there was no way.

What caused it, I'm not sure. I am guessing mainly the stress of the past days, and knowing I still had to re-read 130 pages and review all my notes so I could take the quiz and the mid-term. I ended up getting only 4 wrong on the quiz, and 5 on the mid-term, BUT the essay questions on the mid-term have yet to be evaluated by the instructor. I feel pretty confident on many of them (there were 10 essay questions vs. six last time - all ranging from 2-5 points.) Yowsa. Hopefully my gift of b.s. and knowing most of the material pretty well will have skated me through the essays to some acceptable results.

I have also discovered this semester that I am very easily distracted from my coursework. Be it reading, studying, completing the exercises - any of it. If someone comes online, the weather is good, there's volleyball to be played or virtually anything remotely more interesting than buckling down and doing my school work; I'm there.

Maybe it's spring; the unseasonably warm weather, coupled with...urges, attractions, and desires. (keeps it G-rated - but you get my drift) Then there is also the huge want/need to sort out my life, either finding something to do for my bachelor's, or a new job, moving elsewhere, and trying to fulfill so many of my goals. Hell, I really need to even spring clean my house. Wanna help?

Anyway, just as I was sorting this all out the Kevman came online and is filling my box with music and convo. So, I am off to hang with him some and check out how he's been doing today, as he has it WAY more rough than I could ever dream of, yet he entertains me. Yesterday, it was my bus mate, and the night before, the band. I am grateful for all of these guys for different reasons, and the love they show me in the simplest of ways.

Thanks guys!

Muaah!

Leaves you with this: