I suspect that one of the cats has peeed in my room, but I can't find the habeas corpus, which leads me to suspect Tonks, but he has never sprayed before and I don't know where he would have picked up the habit or the idea that he could use it as revenge. JB is not known for her malicious tendencies, either. But perhaps it is a cry for attention against all the neglect with which I have been treated the poor kitties these weeks. I resorted to kicking them out of the room when I left this morning. Not too much of a disruption anyway since tonks doesn't sleep on my bed! Anyway it may have been my imagination. I have just a few hours before I go to work & I'm working how I should best spend my time: gym (not likely to happen), back to bed (more likely) or revising my writing sample (perhaps most practical). I'm so glad I don't have to work the rest of this week after today. This crazy lifestyle was a real kick in the pants that I thought I needed, but it's really starting to wear me down. I wish wish wish this stupid application that is due so early wasn't the one I cared the most about. All my other ones will be so much better because I'll have had more time, and have done ones before. It's the same with the scholarship. But maybe they have to make it so early because there is so much competition and they want to weed out the slackers! I really hope I luck out and my "original way of thinking," as one professor put it, and research experience wins me over people with better grades and perhaps more organizations skills. Blaaaah.... 
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(4) Tue Oct 10 2006 10:30 PST Trouble in Paradise:
What kind of a deadline is the 15th? A Sunday? I have to stay up till 1 am to call & ask if it's ok taht my application won't get delivered until the following day since there aren't any postal deliveries on the deadline date. My guess is they just don't change the deadline year to year. Hopefully it defaults to the nearest business day and not the nearest business day previous to. Ridiculously early, anyway, says I.