I am going to burst

For a varitety of amazing (and not so amazing reasons).

Firstly, this week has been the CRAZIEST (and I emphasize crazy) week of my entire flipping life. This includes that one time my grandpa died and we adopted the neighborhood cat and I got caught dressing up in my sister's clothes and wearing her makeup, all in the same week. I was 6 or 7.

Anyway, yesterday I could barely catch my breath. A variety of obligations plus the fact that I'm no good at not procrastinating (yeah, thank you McKenzie for pointing out that flaw and your blatant dissaproval) kept me up for hours, I think I'd gone about 32 hours without sleep, until this evening at about 5 when I simply threw up my hands in exasperation and refused to do anymore and collapsed on my bed, which was pretty hard, since I'm on the top bunk. But oh, is it possible. I woke up at 2:30 this morning when McKenzie got back to the room, and basically fell out of my bed out of shock, then decided it wasn't so bad, I'd just finish my work all morning, take my time and have it all ready before class at 12:30. By the way, tomorrow is the last day of classes for my sophomore year. I am going to be a college junior in 4 months. I am scared out of my pants. Anyway, here is what I have to get done today:

1. shower, find a pretty dress to wear for my presentation
2. finish my oral presentation for BIO 213 (Adaptations to Wintry Trauma in Perennial Softwoods)
3. finish my review paper for BIO 213 (thank goodness it's just revisions and my abstract!)
4. eat lunch with Melodie
5. give my oral presentation
6. change into more comfortable clothes
7. go to my last Populations lab, and get dirty with some radish and wheat plants (woo hoo!)
8. head on out to Panther Palooza, help hand out free lounge chairs
9. relish in my free time from 7-7:45
10. go to CRU's last meeting of the semester, eat lots of cake
11. dance prolifically on the greensward, because all I have left is finals!

Also, this week has been amazing simply because I have the greatest people for friends in the world. You just can't get better than them, unless you were maybe Mother Theresa (or Jesus, of course!). I've been uplifted by them and I've just been pleasantly surrounded by their encouragement and comfort. Knowing that God has placed them in my life, all I can say is praise the Lord, for He is great! Awesome, amazing and terrific also come to mind.

So Sufjan in all his Christian glory continues to pleasantly surprise me. "The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades is Out to Get Us!" is my new fave.

Oh great sights upon this state! Hallelu-
Wonders bright, and rivers, lake. Hallelu-
Trail of Tears and Horseshoe Lake. Hallelu-
Trusting things beyond mistake. Hallelu-

We were in love. We were in love.
Palisades! Palisades!
I can wait. I can wait.
Lamb of God, we sound the horn.
Hallelujah!
To us your ghost is born. Hallelu-

I can't explain the state that I'm in
The state of my heart, he was my best friend
Into the car, from the back seat
Oh admiration in falling asleep
All of my powers, day after day I can tell you, we swaggered and swayed
Deep in the tower, the prairies below I can tell you, the telling gets old
Terrible sting and terrible storm
I can tell you the day we were born
My friend is gone, he ran away I can tell you, I love him each day
Though we have sparred, wrestled and raged
I can tell you I love him each day
Terrible sting, terrible storm, I can tell you.

Anyway I have a review paper to revise, a few more cups of coffee to drink and a shower to take before lunch. My heart is going to burst! Life is amazing. God is awesome. Hallelujah :)