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i haven't written for a while. this is due to a combination of things. i can write an advice column based on my experiences:

- being in the fetal position, crying about your own ineptitude, makes for difficulty getting to a computer, or even unfurling one's fists

- being stalked at one's workplace generally leads one to a generalized paranoia, with lots of glances over the shoulder, especially when speaking of said stalker, and heart palpitations. one is also filled with rage at random intervals, fear and anxiety at others

- one should really read articles for class before one opens one's mouth, and ends up saying the exact opposite of what a particular filmmaker believed was the motivation in making his film. one should especially consider the impact this might have on one's self-esteem, especially in regard to certain intellectual professors that one might be in love with and hence, attempting to impress. one might also consider that one will by plagued with dreams, almost nightmares, of regret, anxiety, and feelings of total stupidity and inadequacy.

- one should really research for one's 80 page papers well in advance. this is also true for smaller, yet no less significant, 10 page papers.

- one should not necessarily fret that one is NOT going to receive an HONOURS degree, but merely a DEGREE degree, because one does not have 20 credits, but 18. especially if one is dealing with much larger-scaled problems.

oh dearie dearie dearie.