Two 15 page papers? No problem

So maybe I am more naive than I realize. I really thought three days off from work would be enough to help me write two 15 page papers. In reality, I thought I could get two solid drafts of papers.

Of course, now I am nearing 5 p.m. on day two and I only have six pages of one paper written and I have hit a road block. I must get this draft done today so I can talk with my professor about it on Wednesday. I wrote solidly for six pages and suddenly I am stumped. Don't know what to do with that.

On top of this road block, I still have some research to do for my other 15 page paper before I can even write a word. In that class I am struggling and may only get a B unless my final paper is awesome.

I think I am putting a little too much pressure on my writing. I need to get something on the page and revise. Revision is writing, or so I have been told.

OK, that is enough of a pause. Back to writing.

The waiting

To quote Tom Petty, "The waiting is the hardest part."

I am trying to write a response journal this week, the last one that I need to use an article to write about and I am waiting on the article. It says it has processed, but I can't find it. Frustrating.

In the meantime, I continue to fret about my long papers and the research I need to do. I almost wish I could create a version of myself that could work while sleeping. Maybe that will be a sci fi story at some point.

The marathon

The marathon is in town this weekend and that actually made me think about my grad school experience. From everything I have heard about grad school, it is more of a marathon than a sprint. In fact, one professor said to the class last semester that it isn't always the most talented that make it to get a doctorate, but the most determined.

I consider myself a pretty determined person. When I set my mind to something, I tend to get it done. Sometimes I have to remember that because the challenge of grad school so far is the exhausting process of continuing to write. In fact, I have to write so much that sometimes I forget that writing is fun. So here I am trying to remember that.

I spent today writing a short paper and a proposal for my theoretical research paper. I have another paper to do this week, but I am waiting on this delightful thing called IDS to send me the research that I need.

I also spent the day watching episodes of "Veronica Mars" for my research class paper. I actually get to write a paper about a TV show that I loved.

So now it is 9 p.m. and I am exhausted. Ready for another week of the grind of my day job and my schooling -- two full time jobs. Now is the time to remember that I am a determined person and I can do this.