Life has been a veritable roller-coaster for me, but within these past months, said roller coaster has gone well off the deep end.

For the most part, however, I am still in stable condition, both physically and mentally, just that life at this point is dealing so fast that I'm frantic to keep up with everything.

First: Work. Work, as I've probably mentioned before, suck eggs, at least this particular job. What's more, suddenly, I find myself with even more hours that are threatening to even burrow into my school-time and fester like a terminal disease.

Second: School. I'm trying desperately to finish my schooling, which means I'm spending a large part of my free time studying, practicing, and doing homework. I'm a beginning programmer, and working with various code tends to be quite a harrowing experience, like corralling wild beasts that are all trying to escape and spread apart.

Thirdly: Free time. Whatever's left of my free-time, if anything, is spent with the pair of folks that have kept a roof over my head for the last 27 years, and I can't exactly say no to them, lest I want that roof to go flying away, and be cut off from the internet entirely.

So, in summary, the low-down of my time is spent as follows:

Work: 35-40 hours per week.
School: 15 hours per week of class time, and 30+ for studying/homework/etc.
Sleep: 5-8 hours a day, making 35-56 hours a week, depending on the situation.
Free time: 2-3 hours a day with the folks at home, equaling 14-21 hours a week doing that.

Total: Up to 162 of my 168 hours in the week devoted. Not counting the time it takes me to eat, and occasionally I have to find the time to go to the gym as well. So, my life has been pretty well booked, and probably will continue to be until I get my degree. So, that's why I haven't been on a whole lot lately, if at all. I apologize to my friends and family for this, but my education and keeping a roof over my head take priority over internet time.

Be well, all of you, and I'll see you later.