Another tiny milestone...feels like a kidney stone

Term 1 ended leaving us feeling like we've been hit by a truck - multiple times. The truck will continue to run over us for the next year and we know it. It will be the longest, most stressful, and likely rewarding year. We are starting to understand what this being a master student thing is all about and frankly - it's scary. It's a lot of responsibility and 'thinking outside the box' and all that crap that those other people are suppose to be doing. I do not consider myself one of those other people... yet. I'm not sure if I ever will.

There have been a few times now that I've questioned my readiness for such an undertaking and so far I haven't come up with any really good answers. I've come up with the usual I'm _______ to be doing this List which includes such fill in the blank-ers as young, tired, inexperienced, unready, average, ill-equipped, stupid... the list goes on and on. I won't fail but it's going to be mighty uncomfortable for the next while - as it has been this month and will only get more so this coming month - which starts tomorrow for me. Oy. Thinking is hard.

There will be a reprieve eventually - Hey! July 2008! Are you listening!? I need you here now!