Its happening.  The end of the semester is putting a crunch on me.  My head could explode at any minute.  There are many assignments due in the next couple weeks, and little time to spare.  If you're anything like me, you wait till the last minute too much.  Then the work load can feel overwhelming.  The one thing I've turned to time and time again is to make a list.  Lists allow you to visualize everything that needs to be done, and prioritize what needs to be done when.  There's also a kind of satisfaction I get from crossing things off of a list.  With one pen stroke, the dreaded projects are no more.  Like a deadly blade slashing through the chest of a sworn enemy.  Like a hatchet swinging down to lop off the head of a chicken.  You get the idea.

April and May always seem to be long months.  The days are longer, with few holidays.  Mentally, its exhausting.  The school year is like a marathon, and its the home stretch.  Its the fourth quarter.  The bottom of the 9th.  The 3rd period.  The 10th frame.  The 18th hole.  The...I just ran out of ideas, my head is going to explode.

 It will be a huge relief when this semester is over.  Even if I'll be taking some summer classes, which arent too bad (I hope).