Please please please

There is such a fantastic rainstorm going on outside right now. No thunder, no lightning, just the sounds of drops beating against the ground.

It's 1:15. I just finished writing, rehearsing, timing, rewriting, rehearsing, timing, and once more rewriting and rehearsing my speech. I've been trying to catch my speaking hang ups...very oddly, I don't do well when I have to read material that's on index cards. I'm much better when i'm free to improvise. But my speech has to be exactly three minutes, and that doesn't leave any room for winging it. I'll have to practice it some more tomorrow. In the day that doesn't have enough hours for all of the things I need to accomplish. I have a photo shoot tomorrow, straightening up my apartment for the guests coming over in the early afternoon, studying for my philosophy quiz, reading my history chapters, studying the fuck out of some math and beginning that homework...it really is overwhelming when I stop and think about it. But I'm not going to withdraw from any of my classes. I am more than capable of handling this. Moreover, I am very much enjoying being in school.

I'm so tired, but I can't sleep. My brain won't stop running at a million miles an hour. I may stay up for one more hour and get a jump on this cleaning business. For now, though, I am very much enjoying sitting next to my window, staring outside, watching and listening to the falling rain.