Is it Christmas yet???
I've just been so stressed out this past week - and I don't see an end to it. The only light at the end of the tunnel come on December 16th. That's 16 days away! Holy hell!
I just e-mailed my journalism teacher my profile story. It's due by midnight, but I'm leaving to see Rooney in a little bit and then goin to a party. Yes. I know. Priorities. But these are the things that keep me sane. Music and friends. Back to the story though. It was the biggest piece of crap I think I've turned in all semester. And you know what? I don't really care. It's our first draft that is due. I told him I thought it was crap, but that I ran into problems (i.e. people not being available for interviews). So now he'll give me feedback and let me know how to fix it. I'll do that and by this time next week, I just might be happy with the finished product.
Since I was waiting around all day for an interview, I didn't get any of my 12 page paper done today. This sucks because today was when I planned to get the majority finished. It's due on Monday at 4. I'm on page 5 - out of 12. I know I can get it done, but I'm just stressing. I work tomorrow and Saturday. Sunday is pretty much the only day I have to work on it. AND I have to work on another project that day as well. I have two 3-4 page papers due in the next couple weeks on plays. I don't have time to go to the second one. So I'm pretty much screwed when it comes to that. I have to shoot and edit a story for anchoring. Good luck on this one as I haven't even started to make my contacts and that's due in less than two weeks. If anyone is out of town, I'm screwed. What else? Oh. I have a 1500 word hard news story due next Thursday that I've started making contacts for, but haven't written one word on. And I just remembered I have two papers due in swing next wed.
Why can't people respond in a more timely manner? I mean - much of my stress is due to other people and their lack of care. I have all these deadlines that depend on things I have no control over. A profile story needs the central figure contacted. If that's not possible, I could do it from the best friend's point of view, but not when I'm told it'll be no problem. He finally got back to me, but it took way longer than I had planned it to. Then the hard news story requires multiple people to be interviewed. This isn't possible when it's been over a week and I still have been unable to contact key players. And the thing I have to shoot - just forget about that one. I don't even get to choose who I do it on. And it's someone that isn't an every day person. Someone who is difficult to get an appointment to see, let alone to interview at length. And this doesn't even include studying for finals. My History of TV final is gonna kill me. I haven't read in weeks. And my theatre final will be just as bad.
I'm gonna stop writing this and bitching now. I know I'll get everything done, but I just really have far too much to do and far too little time to accomplish it in. Like I said - Is it Christmas yet???
I just e-mailed my journalism teacher my profile story. It's due by midnight, but I'm leaving to see Rooney in a little bit and then goin to a party. Yes. I know. Priorities. But these are the things that keep me sane. Music and friends. Back to the story though. It was the biggest piece of crap I think I've turned in all semester. And you know what? I don't really care. It's our first draft that is due. I told him I thought it was crap, but that I ran into problems (i.e. people not being available for interviews). So now he'll give me feedback and let me know how to fix it. I'll do that and by this time next week, I just might be happy with the finished product.
Since I was waiting around all day for an interview, I didn't get any of my 12 page paper done today. This sucks because today was when I planned to get the majority finished. It's due on Monday at 4. I'm on page 5 - out of 12. I know I can get it done, but I'm just stressing. I work tomorrow and Saturday. Sunday is pretty much the only day I have to work on it. AND I have to work on another project that day as well. I have two 3-4 page papers due in the next couple weeks on plays. I don't have time to go to the second one. So I'm pretty much screwed when it comes to that. I have to shoot and edit a story for anchoring. Good luck on this one as I haven't even started to make my contacts and that's due in less than two weeks. If anyone is out of town, I'm screwed. What else? Oh. I have a 1500 word hard news story due next Thursday that I've started making contacts for, but haven't written one word on. And I just remembered I have two papers due in swing next wed.
Why can't people respond in a more timely manner? I mean - much of my stress is due to other people and their lack of care. I have all these deadlines that depend on things I have no control over. A profile story needs the central figure contacted. If that's not possible, I could do it from the best friend's point of view, but not when I'm told it'll be no problem. He finally got back to me, but it took way longer than I had planned it to. Then the hard news story requires multiple people to be interviewed. This isn't possible when it's been over a week and I still have been unable to contact key players. And the thing I have to shoot - just forget about that one. I don't even get to choose who I do it on. And it's someone that isn't an every day person. Someone who is difficult to get an appointment to see, let alone to interview at length. And this doesn't even include studying for finals. My History of TV final is gonna kill me. I haven't read in weeks. And my theatre final will be just as bad.
I'm gonna stop writing this and bitching now. I know I'll get everything done, but I just really have far too much to do and far too little time to accomplish it in. Like I said - Is it Christmas yet???