...wow

I have just completed what is quite possibly both the dumbest yet most brilliant act of college buffoonery I have ever accomplished in my academic tenur. That is to say, I wrote a 19.5 page paper in a little over 18 hours. This is the longest paper I have ever written by...at least 5 pages. There was no changing the periods to size 14 font, or anything! In fact, the minimum length requirement for the paper was 15 pages. If the paper hadn't been due yesterday, I would have reread it after some sleep. However, I do think that my paper was relatively clear and made sense...and I also have had an extremely high success rate with the papers that I have completed in the wee hours of the morning this semester. That being said, I hope to never do this again.

I am taking a brief mental break before beginning my Bible term paper (which only needs to be 6 pages and is an extension of a 3-page essay that I wrote for my midterm). In this break, I will go into more detail about what has been going on in my life.

Wind Ensemble has been taking up a lot of my time, even though the Festival of Winds is over for the year...but I have enjoyed this diversion! Lots of fun social events, hanging out...the Fiddler on the Roof pit orchestra is included in this, since most of them are also in wind ensemble...Fun!

Also, I have once again changed my mind re: grad school plans. My current plan is to apply to NYU and Columbia's Teachers College for a masters in arts administration. For the NYU program I will need to take statistics and microeconomics next semester (AND get at least a B...), and for the Columbia program I will need to take the GRE. Since both programs look pretty great, I'm going to play it safe and do both of these things. I'll probably try and take the GRE over the summer, so that I do not have to worry about it during the school year.

And now, an update on my remaining workload:
Wednesday, 5/5: Bible term paper due
Tuesday, 5/11: Talmud final, Bible final, Classics of Modern Hebrew Lit paper due
Wednesday, 5/12: MusicHum final
Thursday, 5/13: Bible extra credit paper due, CU Talmud final

The finals will involve a significant amount of studying, but that is looking much less daunting after having spent 18 hours writing a term paper. Also, I'll have a decent amount of time to get teh studying done. My goal is to finish the Classics paper by Friday, so that I can spend the weekend studying for my finals and writing the Bible ec paper.

And now my break is over...on to my Bible term paper!