I am thankful for...

...more than I can put into words.

Hell Week

"Hell week" was a term we used in high school theatre. It was the week before the play opened, and essentially when everything went from the beginning stages of learning blocking to perfecting the character. All in a week. Now nevermind that we had been rehearsing for months before, because only about 10% of everything gets done in those months. Everything comes together during the long hours of hell week. And each time hell week began, I always doubted we'd be able to finish putting everything together. But the funny thing is that the audience never knew how unprepared we actually were. Nevermind that the lead didn't know half of his lines the day before, or that the set was still wet with paint. It was still a good show. Barely.

Now that I'm in my final year of college, I'm experiencing another hell week that has nothing to do with theatre, but is still incredibly similar. This is the hell week of college classes. I have three very large assignments due (as well as small ones in between) due by Thursday of this week. For three of the four classes I'm taking, this will determine a significant portion of my grade. No, these projects are definitely not surprises to me. I've been aware of the looming dates for the entire semester, but I suppose I just haven't felt the motivation to get a significant portion done. Now, during hell week, it's not only important to get it all done in time, but to trick the audience (professors) into thinking I've been working on this all semester. And of course, at this point, the end looks grim. Even now with some of it under my belt, I don't feel like I can finish it all in time, but I can only hope that this hell week works out the same way all of my others have. Maybe its luck, maybe its last minute motivation. I don't know what it is. But whatever it is, I hope I can get some so I can pull this off.