OK, so I couldn't hack it. I had to drop the philosophy class that was repeatedly kicking my ass. Now I'm a part-timer -- 9 hours. I've never done that before. But The Financial Aid Man says it won't affect my scholarship. We'll see if he was fibbing.

I got home this morning at 4. I spent all night in the office working on my research presentation for today. I got it done, but there were the usual roadblocks -- computer crashes, mysteriously disappearing photos, etc. The icing came when, in 22-degree cold, I tried to start my car and it just feebly wheezed at me. But, 15 minutes later, it started, and I came home and crashed. Now I've got to go present. Here's hoping everything works out.