Found out that I did well on the Research Methods paper. Solidly well, which is a load off my mind. I don't think I've ever received a first grade so late in the semester before, and didn't realize how much I rely on grades for ... vindication? self-esteem? something like that.

Now all I have to do is get through tonights 75-minute presentation/discussion in Ethics, which maps out my final project and hopefully engages in a little distributed cognition work. I've been working on it pretty much exclusively for the past six days. Worked until 11 last night, up at 5:30 again to finish it before Copyright class at 10. I don't think my professor intended anyone to put in excess of 20 hours of work in to a 75-minute presentation that he described as "low-stress," but both I and the other person presenting tonight have done at least that much.

As an introvert at heart, I always stress out about speaking in public for extended periods. I didn't realize how stressed I am, though, until I was awake every two hours last night. Must remain calm. And after I finish this tonight, I have a whole day off to sleep and fiddle in the kitchen and watch movies.