This afternoon ended up not being the productive goals that I was hoping it would be. Sure I got some things done: minor things (like writing a letter to my representative for the General Assembly), inspiring things (like meeting good friends for lunch and catching up with folks), and generally uninteresting things (that end up not being worth mentioning, hence uninteresting). But then there were several things I should have gotten done and been more responsible. I didn't make it to a special lecture or meeting with a potential candidate to be in our geology department. And far worse, I completely forgot to go teach first graders this afternoon with a geology lesson on volcanoes... I even had things planned for this afternoon without even remembering that we had set this up two weeks ago. So much for scheduling far in advance... much better for me to plan the day before! It's definitely a moment of feeling like a complete heel and disappointing twenty kids, their teacher, my professor, and myself all at once.

My head's been swirling with a million things that I have to do... call this person, remember this meeting, delegate to have something fixed with our online student community... which is all good and well with my personal info manager. And then there's the twelve million things that I never remember to put on my never-ending to-do list. Such as the stack of emails that I'm supposed to deal with in regard to my work on the geology website. Yeah, yeah I'm whining here... but when I account for the classwork that I'm attempting to focus on this semester and the sleep I'm not getting, then I feel somewhat validated. Sometimes my campus life seems to take over my geology major.

Today, I'm either spinning out of control with so much to do, or I barely have my head above water... breathing is practically not an option. Tomorrow? I'm hoping to have a better head on my shoulders... I know that I usually do when this happens. That's my sensibility and perspective kicking in, thank goodness. Stay tuned.