it's a magical world

So I decided that because I am so very eloquent and verbose about the Sondheim, I should be able to write this 10-15 page bastard in a ridiculously short amount of time. I gathered my quotes beforehand, but as for the actual writing...well, I'm examining a theme that runs through the shows Follies, A Little Night Music, and Pacific Overtures (yes, there IS a connecting thread, aside from the fact that they were written one after another in that order). So. I decided to listen to the soundtracks of each in order, and write the entirety of each show's portion of the paper in the time it takes to listen to the soundtrack.

I just wrote SIX pages about Follies by the end of Sally's Folly. So, like, in under 90 minutes. HA.

On to A Little Night Music!

ETA: LNM done in under an hour. Hot damn I'm good. NEXT!

I've reached that point in the paper, roughly four pages in, when I realize that everything I've written is utter crap, and I've lost the thread of my argument, and I'm more than halfway through but the rest of the way seems interminable, and I fail at life in general.

And then I remember that I don't care.

And so I slog on, and pity the poor professor who has to read this thing when I'm done.

Alas.

GodIdon'twannawritethispaper.

Lather, rinse, repeat.

Expect much finals bitching for the next three days.

Intelligent, studious part of brain: Look! It's 2pm! You're half an hour late for Physics! Run!
Lazy bum part of brain: Um. Internet. Shiny. Yeah.
Intelligent, studious part of brain: YOU COULD BE IN CLASS FOR AN HOUR!
Lazy bum part of brain: I could take a nap for an hour.
Intelligent, studious part of brain: ...okay, you may have a point there.

Physics never stood a chance. Then again, it never does, really.

You know, my inability to focus on writing this paper may prove to be a prob-- oooh, look, shiny!

It's going to be a long night.

You know what would be awesome? To go to this university, and go to all the classes and everything, and do readings and such for class, but never have any actual written work. Yeah, that would rock my socks.

Also, to never ever ever have Physics problem sets. Even though they're the only reason I actually learn Physics, since I sleep through the lectures. But still. Or, you know, to not have a science requirement for graduation for THEATER MAJORS.

Hi. I hate homework.

I now know what my SOSC paper is going to be about! This is a crucial and oft-overlooked step to writing papers, and I feel quite pleased to have accomplished it in so short a time. I even transcribed relevant quotes. In fact, two whole pages worth of relevant quotes from one of my sources are sitting on my screen, just waiting to be transformed into a brilliant and insightful essay!

...eh, they can wait a little longer.

Today so far: 4 hrs work, 1.5 hrs class, 1 hr studying for Physics quiz, 1 hr working out light cues, 30 min Physics quiz which was on the ONE problem on last week's problem set that I didn't understand so I bombed it, 3 hrs rehearsal with added stress of other people watching omgwtf. Still up: Physics problem set, 100 pages Social Sciences reading.

This has been the general trend for the past week.

Okay, I am now officially burned out. Thanksgiving break can't come soon enough.

I hate rewriting papers.

Physics discussion section at 7 -- To go or not to go: that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of missing a theoretical pop quiz, or to take arms against my boring TA, and by opposing, enjoy that hour.

Seriously. I know that we're supposed to sometimes have quizzes in the discussion sections, but they never said anything about POP quizzes, nor has any mention been made of a possible quiz this week. Last week the TA just went over the problem set, but the prof isn't assigning our next one until tomorrow, so no problem set to go over. So what will the TA do this week -- practice problems, or pop quiz? Practice problems I can miss without the slightest twinge of guilt; quiz, should probably take. Goddamnit.

I have 5 minutes to make up my mind.

I'm typing from the computer lab in my dorm, as my laptop is currently lacking the software necessary to connect to the campus network here. Which means that my not-quite-finished Two Lines fic, which I e-mailed to myself, can't be accessed from my own bloody laptop, which means I doubt I'll be able to finish and post it by the 18th. Bah.

I'm crazy busy here, preparing for the freshmen's orientation week, and this is the first time I've even had a chance to check e-mail in two days. So, yeah, I probably won't be around much for a week or thereabouts, until all this madness calms down a bit. If anything important happens in your marvelous lives, tell me when I get back...!

Oh, and Happy belated birthdays to vissy and andraste_oz!

My ISHU 10300 final paper is pastede on yay.

It's supposed to be 5-6 pages, 1.5 spaced, yadda yadda yadda, and I have 5 pages, but I really don't think I'm done yet, because I'm not happy.

This may well be the crappiest crap I've ever crapped.

On the other hand, this is the last thing that stands between me and summer vacation, so I'm not entirely sure I care...

From the new 2004-2006 course guide:

HIST 29900. Tolkien: Medieval and Modern. J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is one of the most popular works of imaginative literature of the twentieth century. This course seeks to understand its appeal by situating Tolkien's creation within the context of its medieval sources and modern parallels. Possible themes include the nature of history and its relationship to story, the activity of creation and its relationship to language, and the interaction between the world of "faerie" and religious belief. Students must read The Lord of the Rings trilogy before the first day of class. Spring, 2005.

Is it next spring yet?! *bounces*