*fingers crossed*

I heard back from the Aquarium about interning with the CFFO. My e-mail has been forwarded to see if they want to fill the position this summer. Let's hope they say "yes." I know one of the group projects this year was with the Seafood Watch Program (falls underneath CFFO now) at the Aquarium so they've had some experience with Bren this past year and the SWP has had a summer intern before and I'm a home grown volunteer too. Also, I did interview the Director of CFFO 3 years ago and sent a thank you card (maybe my name will ring a bell? LoL) So...I'm hoping they'll say yes! If they do, that's a nice weight off my shoulders. I'm still going to see if COMPASS will let me intern with them because there's a SB COMPASS person and I think they might be based at the marine lab here at UCSB. So if I can intern with them this summer, I might be able to still work with them the next school year too. Least, that's what I'm hoping for. Course, I could still try working with them next fall regardless of the summer internship, but it would help. :)

This week has been better than last week, but at the same time just as stressful since I have to study for my midterm tomorrow and next Tuesday. Still have my paper to write that's due in 1.5 weeks. I have 3/5 pages written, but I need to change some things and put in more analysis and condense 25 federal/state agencies into 1-2 paragraphs. *groans* I may just overshoot and take things out from there. I just have to remember this paper is an analysis more than a research paper. I feel like once next Tuesday it'll be better (midterm and last 206A hw assignment will be finished), but then I have a presentation the following week and, of course, my paper due. So then I think once the 25th roles around, I'll be FREE! Not the case...2.5 weeks later I have another paper due and 2 days after that ANOTHER paper due. The week after those papers are due are finals! Free time? Not till Spring Break...

Right now I do have the crazy idea in my head I might take 18 units next quarter. I have a friend who is planning to do the same thing and, in fact, will be taking the same classes as myself. It's tempting, but also nutty to think about. Technically it'd only be 14 units for most of the quarter except for 10-straight days when we have 207 (yes, including weekends - 2 Saturdays and 1 Sunday). Plus, 206B finishes the 7th week of the quarter. So...it's tempting. I may just attend the classes for the first week and then drop them later. Actually, I can drop a class anytime I want in a quarter. So, for now, I'm going to do 18 units and maybe after the quarter starts drop one of them. I am looking forward to next quarter for the simple fact I won't have any 8am classes!!!! I'm SO sick of waking up at 7am to get to get to my 8am class M/W and my 8:30 class on Tues. Next quarter my earliest class is at 9:30 :) If I drop that class (the one I would drop to get to 14 units), my earliest would be 11am!

Anyway, with that, I need to study for my 202 midterm, finish my 206A hw, maybe (90% I won't) write some more of my paper, and go to bed at a decent time. I've decided to ditch the early evening nap for going to bed early. :)