So. Some of you may think that I have dropped off the face of the earth. I have in some ways, i.e. in the form of any sort of communication with anyone that I don't see face to face. I finally talked with my mom and Elroy this morning for the first significant period of time (more than a couple of minutes) in what seems like probably a few weeks, which is a long time for me. And Dad and I keep playing phone tag. The reason: homework. Yes, I have lots of homework. And, I am one of those people who spends lots of time on work, partly because I want to do as well as I can, partly because I worry about it a lot, partly because... I dunno, I want to get all of the answers right. For what it is worth, though I have heard that grades don't matter in grad school, this doesn't seem to be the case. My grades this semester will determine whether I can get funding next semester and so many other things that I can't even predict right now. It is a lot of pressure, as school always is.

But, I am learning things! I have a sense of accomplishment and I know that I am building toward better things in the future. This is why I am working so hard. I want to have the grades to show that I am working hard and should get funding/a job/(fill in the blank). I have two midterms Thursday morning along with homework in all 3 classes for Thursday, so this is a busy week. However, things seem to be coming together better as I go along and I feel pretty good about it all.

And don't worry, Will and I still go out once or twice a weekend. We even got to go out Thursday night this week since Will changed his schedule around to work 3 longer days instead of 5 shorter days.

To all of you whom I haven't been emailing/chatting/talking with: I am sorry! I will try to balance better, but I am still determined to spend a lot of time on work. I'll have time this summer perhaps.... :)