I can't believe how unfocused I've been over the past couple days... it's like being in middle school again without meds, this kind of forgetfulness and incredibly short attention span, but it matters a whole lot more now. I don't know why, but I'm at the point where I feel like I've lost my edge for work - I need a break now, but I've still got work to finish. I've got to get this core paper done in the next 1.5 hours - I've taken a ridiculous amount of time on it, it shouldn't have taken this long, and I refuse to spend more time on it - and I've got to get cracking on that H 161 presentation that I'm giving at 3 PM tomorrow. AND I need to practice mozart and the cadenzas (~1.2 hours), AND go to that ASCIT excomm meeting tonight (~1.5 hours). AND get enough sleep so I'm ok at my lesson tomorrow at 11 AM with woodward, make it through my presentation, and get through the rehearsal with the accompanist. My stomach's already beginning to tie into knots at the thought of the competition... I think this is a usual thing. It's been so long since my last real competition that I don't really remember. Well, perhaps part of it's the slightly off burger I had last night at the coffeehouse. -shrugs- As long as I can shake the nerves by 10:25 AM on Saturday, I'll be fine... I think. All the same, I'm staying far away from tech food for the next several days.

Finals update: So the bi/ch 110 final's due thursday, and the h 142 exam is (surprise surprise) a paper. So that's THREE papers and an exam next week. I'm gonna be a paper *machine* by the time I leave this place as a history major...

for my sanity:
NOW: core paper, presentation
friday: lesson, presentation work, presentation at 3-5 session, rehearsal 6-7, performing with glee club ~9, more time with mozart.
weekend: competition (10:25 AM sat), glee club performance (9 PM sat), h 142 paper
mon/tues: h 142 final (movie?)
wed: 110 final, final riding lesson of term
thurs/fri: 161 final (movie?)
saturday: going home!! :) Can't wait to see my friends, family and dogs again, sew my cloak, and see the Two Towers... it's gonna be a great Christmas. Especially since I'm almost done with finding presents already. hooray! I'm early!