If you see me after next Monday, poke me.
I might be dead.

Really. Right now, well, things are getting to be a bit much. Between:

• Being enrolled in the worse course in existence,
  
• Essentially losing my long weekend working on the above,
  
• Having a lab partner who easily qualifies as my largest single source of stress,
  
• Feeling like I never have any time for myself,
  
• Worrying about employment issues,
  
• And missing out on all the great November gaming,

I really do feel like I won't make it through the next week. It's really a drag. On the other hand, I could try to look on the bright side. I:

• Essentially have a job for my next work term, and shouldn't really have a problem with employment,
  
• Will be getting Half-Life 2 when it comes out, which knocks a HUGE item off my To Play list for November,
  
• Still have a kickass house for a kickass rate,
  
• Am currently doing reasonably well in my courses.

So do the two lists counter each other? I don't know. Unfortunately, I don't really have any choice. This long weekend and all the due dates that come immediately after it are coming, and there isn't a damn thing I can do about it. The choice between tackling it head-on with guns blazing and continuing to be morose and bitchy however, well that's something else.

I think I will draw a picture. That usually makes me feel better. Hold tight.  ¶ 8:53 p.m.