The World's a Blur

December brings nearly the same every year -- a dash of snow, a sprinkling of insanity, and heaping spoonful of stress. I have been getting plenty of tiem in the library lately, trying to figure out a series of chemical reactions, equilibria, and kinetics. Believe it or not, several of the libraries on campus have extended their opening hours to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week until the two week period of final exams end. This means that a few times already I have been found in the library past 2 AM. Personally, I think that's a little ridiculous, but there it is. I look forward to writing my environmental chem final and being done with all of this. In addition to exams, I am trying to get done with the normal flurry of tasks that all hit around the Christmas time, not least of that are the travel arrangements. Trying to clean up the apt and get it ready for a few weeks without me (without killing my plants or fish), make arrangements for my car, finishing up with jobs, and getting done all of that miscellaneous stuff that gets put off when busy. Nevertheless, I am looking forward to getting out for a while and visiting family over the break. Once again, it's been a long time. So, as long as my drive is uneventful, I'll be happy. And now I am exhausted, going to try to salvage my sleep cycle...