Smog breath,
I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that I hate writing papers, and they are relentless. My Japanese History teacher decides to give us a take-home midterm due in a week, extending the essay question to 5 pages instead of 2. Normally, I could handle this, but I also have to do a two-page paper (just finished that a couple of hours ago), revise a 4-page paper I have and add citations (this takes me the longest, even when I plan ahead of time, I just get to thinking "oh, this won't take long, I can procrastinate"), read 150 pages of textbooks, and do some programming homework.
The good news is I haven't gotten anything less than a 90 on any of my assignments so far. Hopefully this pattern will continue.
Even better news, though, is that I got my paycheck and tax refunds this week. Now I can pay off my credit card, buy new tires which I sorely need, pay my car insurance, and still have a considerable amount of money left to spend on beer! I've already picked out a couple glasses that I want, as well as a sampler case, one or two large bottles, and about 3 six-packs. I can also finally continue paying off the loan I took out to fix my transmission!