"Donkey! You have the right to remain silent; what you lack is the capacity!"

Remember that desire to stop time that hits right before exam week
when you feel like you just can't get a handle on everything?

Multiply that by a few and you get graduate school exam week.

Suddenly everything matters a little bit more.

And the difficulty level has been raised along with the stakes.

Can you tell I like the
"Add Image" feature
on Blogger?

I honestly have no idea what it will feel like to be completely done with this semester. It flew by, and yet I have a hard time remembering how it felt before I was busy/overwhelmed all the time.

I'm kind of wishing I had a few days after finals here in Champaign to just enjoy it without deadlines, without papers to write, without children to therapize [yes, a new word, I'm a genius]. I can't wait to see everyone in FL again, but I'm also a touch apprehensive. It's been awhile and everyone will ask the "How are things going" question and want to catch up (as I do very much with them as well). But that answer is so chock-full it's intimidating even thinking about. I'll be coming down off of so much stress, I hope I can still function appropriately and
not just be a mess.

Welp, this blog has officially become familiar enough for me to start "type-venting". It's very therapeutic for me to type out my stress and disseminate it over the internet, but unfortunately, it doesn't make for especially intriguing posts. :-p Oh well, the newness and facade could only last so long.