So I'm in a play this semester and this week and the past week are tech weeks, meaning we have a ridiculous amount of practice (5 hours a day during the week, and 8 hours this past Saturday). Needless to say, I'm feeling really swamped. I had a paper due today at 9:30 am and couldn't get it in for a number of reasons. I couldn't work on it until after Thursday because I had a French paper due, then my computer wasn't working properly so I couldn't start it on Friday, Saturday's practice left me too exhausted to think straight, Sunday I had to sing with my acapella group, then had rehearsal until 11 pm, worked until about 3 am but didn't finish. Fell asleep at 4 got up at 6 to finish and lo and behold the internet was down so I couldn't do anything because I need the internet for the clips I'm using in my paper. I called my professor and left him a message at 7:00ish then met with him after class. He didn't even let me explain myself! Just told me that I would get a third of a letter grade off as that's his policy for late papers. When I tried to explain he cut me off as if I was some pathetic excuse maker so that now I feel like he's judged me for trying to make an excuse. I have to turn it in by 9:30 tomorrow or I'll get another 3rd of a grade off but I have class until 4:30 and rehearsal is called in at 6 which means I'll need to start doing my hair (it's Pride and Prejudice so we have major intricate hairstyles) at 5 ish. Rehearsal will be done at 11 again so I'll probably start working on it around midnight. At that point, running on two hours of sleep, I don't know if I'll even be able to think straight. I just don't think I can do this!

My friend, who's in the play with me and also didn't finish her paper, told me to be positive, "We can do it. We'll both encourage each other" but I honestly don't think I can.... I'm a tired, emotional wreck and I don't want to go to my other classes; I just want to crawl into my bed and sleep for a few days. But I can't miss class because I will get even further behind....