School is getting me down

[amalthia]

This is the 6th weekend in a row where I spent most of it on homework assignments, and I still have this database assignment that is currently incomplete that is due on Tuesday. I think I'm reaching that point of stressed out depression where I don't want to do anything anymore. I had a low grade headache almost all weekend and the previous week I felt rather apathetic on getting started.

I need to find my motivation, or at least hold out until Thanksgiving break...

This upcoming week I have a midterm along with completing Assignment 3. I'm halfway done. I kind of forgot my textbook at work. :( so I did the part I could based off the Blackboard notes...

But really I just want this semester to be over and I don't think I'll take two classes again while I'm working full time. I hate feeling disquieted and stressed all the time.

EDIT: Forgot to add so my email isn't all doom and gloom.

I did have fun on Friday night. My husband and I went and saw Secretariat and it was a lovely evening. It's nice to watch movies with a happy ending and dinner turned out be rather good.

I also went ahead and bought myself the Sony PRS-650 Black from the Sony Style store. :) So I'm looking forward to it's arrival next week.

Comments

[calystarose]

*hugs* You can do it! *hugs*

I'm sorry you're going through a rough time of it. Are you taking steps to fight off any SAD effects that might be encroaching? And don't forget, when nothing else works, you can always go hug a cat until they act like you're killing them. :D



unrelatedly: do you know of any femslash comms on LJ or DWth? because apparently that's all I want to write anymore. *rolls eyes*

[amalthia]

I've been taking Vitamin D adult gummies and I would not be shocked at all that maybe I'm getting SAD. Though it's still daylight until about 7pm.

I think the problem is I'm not used to hitting a wall on school work and I feel like I can't get adequate help from the TA or professor.

Luckily, I was able to hand the textbook to my husband and he was able to figure it out and he walked me through it and now what I'm trying to do makes so much more sense. The textbook skips steps and the professor skips steps because he knows this stuff!

So I'm going to give the assignment another go of it tonight. :)

Now as for femslash comms...I've seen them around I think there is a femslash BB somewhere but I never bookmarked the sites. Sorry I don't know more but I rarely read femslash unless it's someone on my flist posting their story.

oh my...

[talking_sock]

I take an online course occasionally while working, and it always kills my entire weekends. Are you doing them for general education, or for a degree? And if so, what? CS? (I wish I'd done that myself.)

Thank you again for all your fic on my trip -- I read like a maniac. I loved the Winterhill Merlin story. And did you ever read that long AU regency J2 novel, "Restraint"? It's on AO3. Rec'd!

Re: oh my...

[amalthia]

I'm getting my masters in Library and Information Science. :) The hard part is that I'm taking a database development class this semester as well as a Cataloging class and I knew nothing about any of these topics when I started so the homework is taking longer because I don't understand it very well. Plus they like to give a lot of work anyways with grad level classes.

I thought Restraint was still a WIP??? I had planned to read it when it's completed or if it's been over a year since the author updated. :)

Re: oh my...

[talking_sock]

OMG. You're right - it says chapters 38/42! Holy crap. I did think it ended a little oddly, but it was also kind of a reasonable spot, so I just shrugged a little.

Well, it is very good :-)

Good luck with that degree. I know people who teach in those depts, and certainly know a few librarians. I am more connected to the UI design/HCI crowd than actual library stuff, though!

Re: oh my...

[amalthia]

hehe, I've read a WIP without realizing it once or twice. :) It's good to know if she never writers another word of the story it didn't leave off in a cliffhanger of doom! :)

Okay getting back to HW now!

I sometimes feel like I need all the luck I can get! Thanks. :)