The End Draws Nigh

Break was excellent ... slept, ate, drank, took care of errands, did little else. By last night my hands were actually steady from sleeping 10-12 hours for four nights in a row. Tremendous.

The last two weeks after Thanksgiving are comparatively easy to get through, in my mind. The break is just enough of a re-charge to make it through ten more class days no matter what those days throw at you. It's looking to be a busy week all around ... concerts, projects, homework, applications, and even an exam just for good measure. Compared to most people my week is downright calm, actually, so I'm going take it and run.

Stuff that rocks right now (a lot):

-feel ready for both of tomorrow's rehearsals
-the concert this weekend (Saturday at 8 PM) should be good
-the brass choir conductor may have scored a higher quality baritone for my use at Vespers
-the NSCS advisor just finished my scholarship recommendation, and I only have one question left to answer in the application itself
-ran 2.5 miles in 19 minutes this morning
-our stock price went up $0.01 in the IBE Game (first rise ever)
-have almost the whole night open to get work done
-get to see the M&M staff at their meeting tonight
-got an 80 on the ECE recitation quiz I thought I bombed
-if I can do well on the last Finance midterm on Thursday, I can hopefully skip out of the final
-this weather is freakin sweet

Stuff that doesn't rock right now:

-Professor Perreira may have "lost" the systems project that my partner and I killed ourselves on last week (so that we could hand it in last Tuesday and get full credit)
-Professor Perreira explained the same project today to the whole class ... there's now a strong chance we'll be redoing it by Friday even if he does find it
-Air Products hasn't responded yet (not really an issue, just something I'm anxious to hear about)
-the team's IBE grade is completely in the hands of our seemingly apathetic professor

Stuff I'm pondering right now:

-Where to request to gryphon next year (freshman? upperclassmen again?)
-Should I follow some advice I've received and apply for HG, or would I be kidding myself?
-What to buy Mom for Christmas?
-Where to apply for summer work, aside from Lockheed Martin, Air Products, and Disney? Any suggestions?
-Do I really want to date someone right now, or am I just feeling a little lonely during moments of boredom in between work? And if I want to date someone ... what am I going to do about it?

See what happens? You put a little sleep in me and I become obnoxiously cheerful.

Happy Break and Happy Home Stretch.