3 AM and I just got home from that news mixer and there were so many important people there, but also so many people in general. I didn't get to talk to everyone and I was def off my game. Did okay tho!

My boss said I did a really good job. At one point I was introducing HIM to some chief of staff from our legislator, so he was pretty impressed with me. That said, everyone kept treating me like I was trying

to be a journalist, and I don't think i am, and I just don't know. I was definitely off my game, and I'm so tired haha. Feels bad, mates.

3 AM and I'd love to crash, but at the party the news editor of my paper was there, and he was just,

"OH FYI, WE REALLY LIKE THE ARTICLE YOU WROTE FOR LAST WEEK SO WE HELD IT FOR THIS WEEK AND I PETITIONED TO GET YOU PERMISSION TO DO A LONGER ARTICLE. AND CONGRATS YOU GOT A BIGGER SECTION SPACE. ..."

"Oh and FYI that's due tomorrow morning." >>> Which is later today.

GO TO BED.

I also got the rest of the section I was supposed to be editing this week due in 6 hours... inexplicably late, and one article hasn't even been turned in and is 3 days late now, and I SHOULD REALLY GET ON THOSE

Aaaaand just got that 3 day late article submitted just now.

Horatio-chan : I ... I don't think I can

You need to. You really, really need to.

Horatio-chan : OH AND ALSO IT'S A GOOD THING I TURNED DOWN THAT ONE JOB THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE DAY BEFORE MY EXAM... because I kind of said I'd write an article for a magazine that day...

Good. But you still need sleep before you collapse and wind up in a hospital.

It's for pay and I feel like I can't turn down an opportunity like that, but,
>>>> Event I need to cover for the article is the night before my super early Accounting Exam

Horatio-chan : yeah, I will try. Except I have all these articles to edit, and my section is science tonight, and that's a huge amount of fact checking and reading through dense source material for info

And my bed is only half made and covered in tax info... oh screw it I'm going to go to sleep. I have appointments I need to hit tomorrow and work and sob

Yes, thank you! Sleep is best. You need it. Especially to focus and work.

I have a hard time sleeping if I have outstanding work to do. I'm not sure it will be worth it, I might not even be ABLE to sleep I'm so anxious. OH WELL I AM GOING TO TRY. OKAY BYE BYE GOODNIGHT

I'll try to grab around 4 hours, wake up in time to get these articles in not too late and then hit my appointments.

Anything is good.

here's some roses when you come back

If you need help with the science stuff, you can always call on me. I'm good at the science stuff.