Seeming insurmountability

I took the time today to actually plot out everything I need to get done in the next 2 or so weeks and it has turned out to be rather absurd. It's actually to the point where I wonder if I'll be able to do everything I need to.

I think it's a fun challenge though. I've definitely never had this much on my plate before, including even the time towards the end of my Spain program when I was bitching and complaining about having to write 5 papers in 3 weeks or whatever it was. That ended up being okay, because it was just papers, and ultimately it depended on me sitting down, ignoring all the other distractions and just writing them. I eventually did so and everything turned out fine.

Things will probably turn out fine this time as well, but there are a lot more factors in play here that are beyond my control at this point in time. The 20+ hours of Starbucks I have this week can definitely be considered an unavoidable hindrance, for example. Additionally, I now have guests staying over both this coming weekend and the following one. I should have had more foresight when agreeing to have them come, but I didn't, so oh well. I've come to the conclusion that maintaining positive personal relationships with people should be just as high on the agenda as getting my school shit done. At least that's how I've half-assedly justified it. Also out of my hands is how much the success of my projects depends on other peoples' schedules and their being able to contribute. Even if I'm working my ass off, if my friends and classmates flake on me, my shit won't get done.

On a related note, I've decided to put the absolute bare minimum amount of effort into my Spanish class (in other words, doing exactly what I have been so far). I have a midterm on Friday but I don't plan on spending much more than an hour studying for it (so far I've put zero time into this course outside of the classroom). I'm aiming for a C for a final grade, which I'm pretty confident I can pull off with said amount of effort. If I manage anything better it'll be because of luck or because the professor decided to go easy on me. I only need a C for it to count towards my Spanish minor. I'm not totally sure if I actually need the class to graduate otherwise. My mindset is that if I aim low, I won't be disappointed or get worked up after I don't take enough time to study and do shitty on my tests. I have too much other junk to deal with that is worth getting worked up over already. I'm pleased with this decision.

So anyway, I ought not to be writing in my journal as I have to re-write my voice-over for my audio project. I was just informed a rough edit is due next Monday which means -in my teacher's own words- the whole project needs to be 90% done. Oops. Gotta get on that.