Today I left home at 6:30am, got back to KC, went straight to Mass, and studied for a solid 6 hours before taking a break, and haven't been able to concentrate again since.
It's been a long day.
But productive. This is actually good for me. All my small projects--reading assignments, small homework--is out of the way. Now it's time for papers. I mean, I have most all of my sources I requested from the library, I have outlines. But that first paragraph is always intimidating. How you get going on that first paragraph sets the course for the rest of the paper. As much as I was telling myself I'd start tonight, I'll probably just dedicate it to the rest of this week and give up on trying for tonight.
In other news...
In the grad school/jobs area, I have a working, fluid plan. I have submitted my acceptance for the JPII Institute in D.C., so if I do not get a bite on job applications it looks like I'll be going there! I'm excited at the prospect, truly I am, but oh money... It'll be a tight squeeze to make it work. I'm bookmarking and saving grant websites as fast as I can find grants that are applicable to me.
This past week was rough. Not just in the news nationwide, but a lot of people I know, including myself for the first half of the week, just had rough weeks. I know papers are all coming up, and finals are looming, and money must be earned and some sane life must be kept going...but I really hope there's a weekend before graduation when I can just be with friends, instead of studying or ranting or worrying. Just be calm and be. I miss doing that with friends. Life.
Speaking of friends, my first friend from my grade school/middle school group of friends back home got married this past weekend. The weddings are indeed beginning and multiplying for my peer group. At this pace, with so many mini reunions at each wedding, I won't have a need to go to any official reunion for a good 10 to 15 years.
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