andymatuschak.org: Journal

So I realized on Sunday that due to a confluence of Thanksgiving scheduling changes, six assignments were all due on Wednesday. Normally, one to do per night eats almost all of the evening.

As you might expect, it’s been an interesting couple of days.

I’m actually not sure how I managed to finish everything on time. Things have kind of been a blur. But now that I’m out, through the other side of the veil, everything’s clear and beautiful. Nothing’s due until Monday. I have four truly free evenings! This has never happened in my time here at Tech.

Is this what it’s like to be a normal college student?

It’s a very freeing feeling. I think I might actually prefer the oh-god-everything-in-two-days scheduling tact: now I have enough time to actually switch mental gears and to code. To enjoy myself!

I’m thinking of trying to arrange my weeks like this more often in the future, but it’s difficult to do sets very early, since collaboration is essentially mandatory, and everyone else is on the one-per-night schedule. Hm.

In other delightful news, I only have one assignment left in each of my classes. It’s been a ridiculous term, but it’s finally drawing to a close. And better yet, it looks like with my current schedule for the next few months, I may actually get some free time.

Here’s to hope!