finals crunch

papers. annotated bibliographies. running subjects in the lab, which is, by the way, the source of all my internet time--the test yesterday lasted 4 hours. waiting for batch files to terminate. it's a lot, but by the end of the day i look back and think: wow. that was a lot to do. it's nice to have a "job" that enables me to have the satisfaction of "getting a lot done." i might actually classify that as a privilege. for those of you who saw life in the DR, you can understand why it would be so satisfying. but at this point? i'm bordering tired... not there yet, but almost. i didn't even clean the condo in my OCD way this weekend. or play with Tink. but I did watch a movie. and go out for Tapas & good wine (for which a stranger picked up the bill: a good thing, as I'd forgotten my wallet). and rode my bike.

my goal for today? finish a paper. not just a paper: THE paper. do the laundry. go on a run, maybe even allowing the sun to return life to my pale & lonely skin. begin to study for finals. and pick up my box of veggies from the drop off (rhubarb, strawberries & salad greens... mmm...).

most importantly: continue dreaming. the hardest part is keeping my sights fixed on the end goal.

oh, and I lost Drew's keys... whoops.