Unexcused Absence

This morning the weight of so many deadlines is crushing me. I wonder to myself, "where have I been? Did I check out for a while?" I don't think so. My feet have hit the ground around 5:00 a.m. on a daily basis; yet, somehow, it hasn't been enough. Last week, I even gassed up on caffeine and worked 48 hours straight, but I still can't see any positive result from that effort.

My inbox has over 100 unanswered messages. I have a major project due in two weeks in Business Associations that I haven't even started--and I estimate "getting started" (finding a suitable form, research, writing a draft) should take at least two weeks. But, who can think of that, because exams start in two weeks. So it's time to shape up the outlines and start digesting all of this information that I have just been collecting the entire semester. I have devoted Saturdays of late to shaping up my outlines; still they seem to be disjointed and out of order.

This week I have been consumed with law review and the new responsibilities that I have there on the editorial board. The new board has had several meetings and an open house for the 1Ls. I also had to put together a workshop for the 1L write-on competition. I know that this is just the "learning curve" but it is consuming time that I don't have to give. Yesterday an editing project was dumped in my lap that must be completed by next Friday; and, it's not just cite checking, but "finding a source to support" some lazy author's assertions. I am still struggling with whether I am even going to justify such a ridiculous project. It seems to me it would be easier to return the article to the author with a "thanks, but no thanks" letter and let the chips fall where they may. But I am trying not to let exhaustion and stress cloud my decision-making process.

With all that in mind, please accept my apologies for the recent absences.