I’ve been on the verge of stress induced attacks nearly every day these past few weeks — and I don’t think they’re about to stop anytime soon. There’s just so many different things I’m worried about. The threat of scholarships and graduate applications are (more or less) over, but this has only been replaced by more and more work.

The biggest problem is of course my thesis, which largely remains unwritten and is technically due in two weeks — though unofficially, I have about a month plus a few days — assuming I’d be okay with pissing off a few members of the committee (I am). The classwork itself is unrelenting, with assignments piling up, (one) midterm left, and final projects due near exam period.

And then there’s the TAship — which by itself isn’t too bad. I’d say about 9 hours a week are spent here, which isn’t exorbitant, but it piles up quickly. This includes office hours, tutorial centre hours, marking, giving tutorials, tutorial preparation, and so on.

Finally, there’s the personal problems — which for better or worse, remain personal.