I'm dying over here...

[readingredhead]

What I really need right now is way more time than I have.

Between today and the end of November, I HAVE to:

1. Study for my bio midterm (by Tuesday)
2. Finish my novel--all 25,000 remaining words of it (by Friday)
3. Spend ridiculous amounts of time with family

Between today and the end of November, I OUGHT to:

1. Finish the bio paper (4 pages)
2. Finish the English paper (6 pages)
3. Finish the biblical poetry paper (15 pages!)

Between today and the end of November, I WILL:

1. Not sleep.
2. Not procrastinate.
3. Not have nearly as much fun at home as I ought to.

Where's Christmas when you need it?

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In other, slightly more positive and life-affirming news... So my computer was out for repairs -- AGAIN -- but I got an e-mail yesterday saying it had been delivered back fixed, so I went to the mail room to pick it up. When I looked in my mailbox, I found the package slip I was expecting, but also a letter with the return address as the Berkeley English Department. I figured it might have something to do with the fact that I declared the major at the beginning of the school year; I thought that maybe they were sending me some documentation or something.

Instead, I open it up to see this:

Dear Candace,

I am happy to inform you that you are a recipient of the English Department's James Phelan Scholarship for the academic year 2008-09. This scholarship is awarded to outstanding English majors selected by our faculty who consider your work in the English Department to be of an exceptionally high caliber.

The scholarship's only $700 but I could care less about the money -- it's the fact that this award, decided upon by the English Department faculty, went to me, a sophomore who just declared the major in August! My professors, the ones that I respect and admire, think I'm worth something. It's a really, really nice feeling.

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Finally, because it looked so cool when Steph did it, here's my novel, Wordle-style:



And for last year's NaNo-novel, still in progress:

Comments

[pippins-smile.livejournal.com]

I am doing the Candace victory dance, which I will gladly show you when I see you and can tell you in person how cool that scholarship is. Congratulations!!

But remember, snow leopards need their sleep, too... just a little bit, though.

[pippins-smile.livejournal.com]

And why by Friday?

[i-wear-wellies.livejournal.com]

AAAAAHHHHH Congrats!!! You so deserve that!!! :D :D :D

And good luck getting everything done.

Everything in here...

[http://Jordy/Chigaijin/ (from livejournal.com)]

...applies to me too (with some variation: CS project instead of papers, etc.). Except the awesome scholarship, congratulations!

(OK, after last week my list of things to do has gotten much shorter, so you're probably worse off than I am. Good luck!)

I'll post my Wordle when I finish. That was an awesome Procrastination link, though.

(And yes, same music too. Am I developing an obsession? ...maybe.)

[rondaview.livejournal.com]

re: the scholarship: uh, NOT SURPRISING AT ALL?

*squashes you with love*

Hola

[cricketeer.livejournal.com]

It seems like you're spending a lot of time pondering what you have to do. Well, what do you want to do? Let's be honest. Hell or high water, you'll finish what you HAVE to do, even if it kills you. So let it kill you a bit, and do what you want. Everything else will come eventually.

[spadleader88.livejournal.com]

congrats on the scholarship!!! if it helps, i've always thought you're quite an amazing person. =) i'm glad your professors think so too!

good luck on all those crazy yet wonderful things you're doing, and good luck on all those lame things you have (or ought) to do too! November's almost over--you can and will survive!!