Not working

Amount of studying done today: half a chapter on Venezuela
Amount of fic written: 1,500 words.

I feel both irresponsible and giddy at the same time. And I woudl continue writing, but my eyes need a break from the computer.

The only good thing about this flu thing? It finally has me reading the news. Though I don't like it. Don't the WHO people realize how panic inducing their phrasing is?

This is what I meant yesterday about stoking flu panic

When it comes to swine flu, don't fall prey to pandemic panic

Much better. Not that it reassures me about Mexico itself, but it's pretty much what I needed to hear. Though I'm wondering about those 34,000 dead yearly from the regular flu. I've never even bothered vaccinating for that thing. Which I relaize I hould, but the whole medical/health thing makes me nervous. I think I've got a real anxiety problem about it, I swear.

1030?!

My Democratization professor just changed the time of our revision class to 10:30. I know that probably doesn't sound early at all for most of you, but it means that since I am incapable of falling asleep if I go to bed more than one hour before my usual time, I'm going to miss two hours of sleep, two hours of studying and writing today, be sleepy and completely out of it during the class I'm most lost in and need to pay attention in, except that I'm going to be fantasizing about my bed and Plaude smut, and I'm going to be sleepy the whole day, thus lowering my chances for anything intellectually productive tomorrow and these exams are starting to get just around the corner. Godammit.

I think I might say the hell with it and go to a market tomorrow. If I'm going to be half asleep, I might as well go shopping. It's like drinking, except with shopper's guilt instead of a hangover afterwards, but at least you get shiny things.