Because nothing screams "PRODUCTIVITY" like loud music and ten cups of coffee....

Playing the catch-up game in college can be rough. A lot of times it turns into a horrible cycle.
A. Forget to do something.
B. Worry about thing while you try to do other things.
C. Don't get other things or forgotten thing done.
D. Freak out.
E. Return to A!

Either THAT happens, or you remain in such a permanent state of stress and worry that it's just hard to get things done. Like, okay, should I start on my 15-20 page paper first, or one of the three projects I have coming up, or study Chinese, or Japanese, or do online work for classes, or scholarship work, or HSC work??? I've gotten better at to-do lists but I just have a hard time tackling them. It's like halfway through I get discouraged and wonder how I can finish it all....

...which is why I've hunkering down this Sunday, with music music and coffee, to play catch-up. Right now, this is what I have to do in the order I'm doing it:

1. Finish CLS application (mostly essay stuff-- ugh!)
2. Do online MGMT quizzes (at least a couple)
3. Finish JPN HW
4. Finish CHIN HW
5. Pick a day to go to the library and research (ewwww)
6. Email JPN teacher
7. MGMT book presentation
8. JPN final presentation
9. MGMT group presentation
10. Do more MGMT quizes
11. Do some music appreciation work
12. Finish laundry

(This is me right now)

VERY soon I'm going to submit my application for the 2015 CLS program. I can't even begin to say how important this is to me. I worked really hard on my essays, even when they got critiqued really bad. Here's to hoping!!! 

I think I'll be okay. Just gotta focus. The semester is almost over! Almost there! Just gotta keep goin'!

These are the prettiest trees on Campus, in my opinion. Right outside Nathan's dorm! (That's his building on the left!)

This was Saturday, which was a campus day for high-schoolers... Look at our poor Tom Tiger! :( Might have to zoom in to see the shenanigans...

Autumn is here!!!

My secret project!!! What could I be working on?? You'll find out when I finish! (Look at the size of the needles-- pencil for scale!)

You saw it here first, folks. One of my roommates has purchased -live- lettuce. It is (living?) in our fridge now. This is as fresh as it gets. I'm not sure how it works though, seeing as there is no light unless the fridge is open... there's no airflow, and of course it's very chilly. I don't think it will be alive much longer. In other news, Steve Irwin looks great in the window!

So, uh, I have a toaster now! One of our honors freshman bought a $30 toaster (mom, did you just cringe? :) ) Yes, a $30 toaster. He had no idea what to do with it, so I gave him a 20, told him I'd make him some spaghetti, and now I have a toaster! I would never pay $30 for a toaster, and $20 is still ridiculous (but I can't cheap out a poor (literally) freshman!) but I had some frozen waffles that I needed a toaster for. And this TOASTER guys. It makes PERFECT toast. and anything! everything is perfect. CRUNCHY on the outside and SOFT of on the inside EVERY time. Never burns anything. Dream toaster.

Ah, the low standards of college. :)