Back when I was a lad, and doing the whole "school" thing, I found that there were good points and bad points about being a student. One of the bad (and I mean, really bad) points about being a student, at least for me, were all of times when it seemed like I was just crushed with work, and things like 12 hour work-days, all-nighters, cram sessions, etc. were necessary in order to generally achieve the "not flunk out" mandate.

It was always a hopeful notion to have, while trying to track down that last bug for your MP while simultaneously studying for that exam, that someday, some shining, glorious day, there would be no more insane, conflicting, overlapping due dates brought on by a multitude of overlapping classes. Someday, school would be over, and then there would just be work.

One job. Where you report to one boss. And only have one thing to do. Boy, that is gonna be great...

But of course, gentle reader, you know better. After working 10+ hours today, and realizing that I'm probably going to have to work all day on Saturday (to meet deadlines from overlapping and conflicting projects), that I suppose the only hope that I have now is retirement.

Retirement will be sane and okay.... Right?!?!?

-Andy.