The End is Near

Thursday is the last day of the semester. I almost thought it would never come. And now that it's here, I wish I had more time.. I wonder if this is what it feels like to be dying?

Things look pretty bleak. I still have to finish a Ruby on Rails project for CS360: Internet Programming. It's a beast. I feel like I'm using one of those sterile box thingies.. you know the ones with the big rubber gloves and the little glass window (Side note.. after about 10 minutes of research with google, I discovered that this contraption is called a - get this - 'glove box'.. just in case you were wondering). Anyway, I'm using a glove box to build this website, but I can't see in the window. I'm sure there are some pretty powerful tools, and that if I knew what I was doing, it would be easy. However, I can't see what is out there, so I am forced to feel my way around, avoiding sharp things, trying to find the right tools to get this website up. Ruby is really convenient, but I feel so obfuscated from what I want to do, and have only discovered a few tools. It's pretty crazy. I spent about 10 hours on it today, and have probably spent another 10 hours on it since last week. It's due tomorrow.

And then I have a project due tomorrow for my civ class. I have thought about what to do, but I was hoping to get the ruby on rails stuff done faster, so I would have time to work on it. Shoot.

And the term paper for CS476:Data Mining is due tomorrow. I hope that goes quickly.


And tomorrow night the Davenberry family from our ward (an FHE group decided to choose a name for their family.. I decided we should call our family the Dingleport family) asked if I would practice with them as they prepare to sing a musical number at church on Sunday. And then at 10:30, I have band practice with Ricky.

Man. If I can just make it through tomorrow, I'll be set. Except that UCSD and MIT applications are due on Monday... no rest for the weary.