August 30, 2001
11:47am

When I sat down to write this it was relatively quiet for a busy student center. Then someone started to sing, or at least that's what I think she's attempting to do. She sounds like what I would imagine Alvin the Chipmunk would sound like after many years of heavy smoking. I can't wait until the internet connection in my apartment is fixed. Then I can blog with convenience and peace.

Once again, there's not much to report. Since school has begun my life has turned into a blur of school activity that would probably just bore you. Not that my life was that exciting to begin with, but summer gives you time to do a few interesting things.

Tomorrow I head off to Toledo. I'm spending the weekend there for a church conference. I suppose it will be interesting. I only wish we were able to see some the city during the conference. We never have a chance to enjoy the city we're in during a conference.

I don't think I'm going to enjoy it very much, though. My mind is much too preoccupied with school. That's a big problem with me during the school year. My school responsibilities will just consume everything. I forgo food and sleep to finish projects, and doing that too often is obviously not good. I did that last semester and almost drove myself insane. Literally. Therapy was needed.

I'm worried about doing the same thing this semester. I've never handled the stress of school very well. I can't rest until a project is done, but that's a neverending cycle because another project always pops up. I guess that's why I dislike school as much as I do. I like the people and the environment, it's just the work that kills me.

I've already been pretty stressed out and it's only the first week of school. My car hasn't started, my alarm clock doesn't go off, my computer doesn't work. It's a bunch of little things, really. If it were only that, it wouldn't be a problem. However, all the little things combine to impede my progress, and that's annoying. I'm determined not to make myself crazy this semester, though. If something is stressing me out too much, it gets dropped. School and the problems surrounding it just aren't worth my sanity.