Just when you think you're all grown up, and have given up the self-destructive habits* of high school, college, and graduate school ... you find yourself giving in to them again. And feeling the same stomach-sinking, too-much-pressure and not-enough-time sensations.

But I'll be ok. And so will the project. As a sidenote, the one time I did start a paper on time and got it done early, I received the lowest grade ever on a paper. That lesson has carried me through countless papers and presentations since.

*Read: procrastination, staying up all night to finish a project you've had *weeks* to finish ... my mother would be so proud.