11.23.2003, 3:56 am

so its 4am again...

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...and obviously i have something big due, soon.

that something is the draft of my final paper, and it's due to my expert reader on monday. i have approximately half of it written already, but its the half that isn't really research, and it's been done for almost two weeks now (it was my progress report).

so here's the interesting part.

i've got four major chunks of this thing. the background outlining the problem i'm researching, and three techniques to solve the problem. the background is done already, like i said. i have two techniques pretty well researched. the third isn't well researched (read: not researched at all), but from what i know about it, it will fit superbly into my paper, because not only is it relevant, but it transitions nicely from the first and second technique.

i need to research that last section and actually write all three.

...tomorrow.

i'm thinking i'm gonna skip on the creative writing critiques altogether unless i miraculously finish this thing early. and tomorrow night will for sure be an all-nighter. fortunately, i have very little to do after this asignment. thanksgiving starts this week (duh) and the only things i have to do for the rest of the semester are a programming assignment, which the professor said was easy and is due a week later so i can do that this weekend, two essays for chinese religions due by december 12th, my portfolio for creative writing, which just means find everything and put it together in one place, and my 430 final, which isn't until right before i fly home. and the operating systems final is optional; i find out how i'm doing after break.

the other problem with this report is that i'm a pretty tired but a little wired from all the caffeine i've had tonight. i'm not even done with my mountain dew. gonna try to sleep, leave the computer on in case i can't and can start working instead.

wish this ninja luck.