We’re now officially in the middle of the semester, never mind that I cannot fucking believe it’s been six weeks already. The class I’m TAing has its first midterm next week, so I’ve been fielding the usual flurry of pre-exam questions for the past few days, and I have to say the whole thing is actually more fun than I would have expected. And, shit, I’m going to know SL and PL inside out by Christmas - there are worse things. As for my own midterm woes - a hugely important paper and a slightly less important program due Sunday, a writing assignment of indeterminate description due Wednesday, then an actual midterm test and two more papers the week after. I’ve had to start making metalists in order to keep track of all my to do lists.

I haven’t quite withdrawn into my usual mid-semester academic seclusion, though - there’s so much stuff going on that I’m forced to be out and about a few nights a week, which is good and bad. Good for my sanity, I suppose, but bad for my productivity. Between Neal Stephenson last night and Eddie Izzard tomorrow night, when will these papers be written (much less revised)?