So, I once again managed to go weeks without posting. I'm really bad about this thing, aren't I? I've been dealing with school, and work (at school), and a lack of sleep, which is a combination of school, work, and my general stress level increasing.

So, here's some of what's been going on. I'm incredibly busy at school. Between the 8 class sections that I'm TA for (6 classes, 2 of which each have two sections), and my philosophy class, I'm spending entirely too much time on campus. That's not accounting for the history class I'm taking that doesn't even start until next week. I have to prepare a short lecture for next Wednesday on Muriel's Wedding, and, then I have about a month to come up with a full class lecture on Jaws. I think I can do it, but I'm pretty much terrified. I still have several major paperwork projects to do for the film and sexuality classes, including processing the class stats on tolerance of homosexuality, and analyzing the data on favorite films and such for all 3 film classes (approximately 400 students, give or take a few).

Meanwhile, my personal stress level has gone up with several outside factors. My brother has ceased doing any housework that he is not yelled at to do, leaving me, and my father, who cannot and should not do much, to handle everything. I keep trying to get together activities in order to blow off steam, but due to a lack funds, and some really annoying scheduling issues, it all keeps falling through. The only thing that is actually coming together is the D&D game I'm about to start playing in. Funnily enough, one of my stress factors is something that shouldn't have me stressed at all. My brother now has a girlfriend, and a decently serious one, at that. This shouldn't bother me at all. I am, in fact, quite happy for him. However...I'm severely frustrated with the fact that my cynical, abrasive, sometimes quite mean little brother is able to find a girlfriend, and I can't even so much as get a date. *sigh*

Anyway, enough whining. I've got my UCLA application all completed, so it's just a matter of waiting now. I need to do my financial aid forms pretty quickly, in order to have everything processed just in case. As far as Brandeis goes, well, I still haven't heard back from the Registrar, after nearly a month. I'm going to write him, and gently remind him that I could at least use the courtesy of an acknowledgement of my letter. This is not a terribly encouraging development, though.

Ok, time to finish putting away towels and attempt to get to sleep.