Gah. My brain is so fried. I've been reading all. day. long. And I've still got one more essay to read for Social Problems and about 10 pages to go in my Abnormal Psych text reading before I'm done, and that's just for this week. I just don't think I can do any more. My brain is fried, it's not going to process any more important information tonight. I'm really not sure whether my professors expected us to have all of the reading done before class tomorrow, but with my history it's better to be safe than sorry; but really, if I get called on in a discussion over the parts I haven't read yet, I really don't have a problem saying "look, I've got four other classes besides this one, all of which had reading assignments. I read like some kind of reading machine, but I still didn't manage to get that far, because my brain can only process so much information in the space of a single day, and besides, I also have a life. I'll read the rest tonight, okay?"

After being at home proved to be too distracting, I took my books and went to Java Dave's and ordered a bottomless cup, after which I felt compelled to drink my money's worth. Since with a regular cup of coffee you're entitled to one free refill, I had to refill a third time, even though I really didn't need a third cup of espresso at 9 PM. Also, before JD's I went by the drug store and picked up my Ritalin, and I took one, figuring I could use some help focusing on the text, and also that it was early enough yet (7-ish) that it would wear off by my bedtime. Then after JD's I went by Sonic, and instead of ordering the cherry limeade I'd planned to order, I got myself a great big cherry diet Coke. So I'm pretty caffienated right now. Somehow I don't think I'm going to make it to bed at a decent time tonight. I suppose I could spend the time between now and my inevitable post-caffiene crash finishing up my reading, but honestly, if I have to look at the words "sociology" or "Freud" or "psychopathology" one more time tonight, I will turn violent.

I'm not even to the second day yet and I'm already asking myself, "15 hours? FIFTEEN hours?!! For the love of Mike, what were you thinking?"