Should be in bed...

I am realizing how much I like the ellipse...I will have to try to keep it to a minimum, so you don't have to

School is going well, but finals are fast approaching, and I am feeling unprepared. I hope my undergrad ability to cram will not fail me. The whole situation is one of those things where I can spend forever working and never feel like I am done. Between creating class outlines, reading assignments, taking practice exams, reworking my memo, and staying sane, it has become a balancing act And that is just school. Mom told me a phrase a long time ago that goes "Do your best, forget the rest." I seem to be doing less than my best and forgetting a lot, but I am staying sane- so far... I do need to learn to type faster so that I can get my ideas written fast enough during my finals.

My memo is due a week from tomorrow, and as far as triage goes, it's at the top of my list. The paper is 12 pages long and 90% of my grade in the class. The professors and TAs cut off all contact on Tuesday, so between then and Monday we are on our own. Kinda scary, seeing how they thrash my paper every time they look at it. The content changes day to day, and since the content is constantly changing, I haven't messed with style or citations, yet. It will be a long weekend.

This week is "canned immunity" at the school. When a professor calls on you in class, you can put a can up on your desk and you don't have to answer the question. After class you have to donate your cans to the food drive. I thought it sounded great that I didn't have to be prepared for my classes this week. BUT then I forgot to buy cans. AND I think that it would hurt me worse in the long run to go a week without preparing for class. It might help me get my memo looking beautiful, but getting a week behind, this close to finals- not a good idea.

We had stake conference this weekend. The theme was Joseph Smith. The meeting last night was pretty bad. My roommate Sara spoke, and she did a great job, but the rest of the speakers were a little off. It was one of those meetings where you think "wow, I need to get in tune, cause I am getting nothing out of this" Then later you find out that nobody really got anything out of it. Makes you feel better. This mornings session was great- rousing musical number and inspired speakers.

Dang! I just realized that I forgot remind the people in charge of the activity tomorrow night. (I am still FHE mom) Oh well. Dang! I just realized that I have to cook for dinner group tomorrow night. I am running out of ideas. I have made all my favorites and all the easy ones. They might get a repeat, because I am not getting any brilliant ideas. This whole writing thing is good- I am having epiphanies all over the place.

Anyway, after stake conference my roommate, Melissa, my law school friend Lexi, and I watched a movie, "Kate and Leopold," which I happen to dislike, but there were not a lot of other options, and Melissa wanted to see it. Neil came over halfway through. He brought ice cream and demanded a back rub. I keep trying to set him up with this girl at the law school. Hopefully one of these days he will call her.

Well, I am off to bed.