I really didn't want to update tonight, but who can resist updating on Leap Day? You realize, of course, that it's an extra-special Leap Day, because usually years ending in -00 don't have Leap Days, but this one does because the first two digits of the year are divisible by 4. 1900, no Leap Day. 2000, Leap Day.

I'm not making this up. I'm sure there was a story about it out there somewhere today, but it's 1:22 a.m. and I'm too tired to go look for it. Just trust me. I know more useless information than anyone else.

Anyway, I'm basically here to tell you that this will be it until Sunday at the very least. I leave Thursday for my trial competition, and I have a million and one things to do before then, in addition to, you know, class and stuff.

And it sucks, because I also have a million and one things I want to write about, important things, things like how three certain journalers have changed me in ways I never thought possible by deepening my understanding of friendship. Things like how extra-cool my friend Elise is for making the countdown on my splash page change automatically. Things like how awful my dreams have been lately. Things like how terrified I am at what the next few months have in store for me. Things like how much I want to crawl under the covers and not come out until maybe August.

Shit.

Right now, I just have to get to the end of the week. Everything after that is way out of my reach at the moment. Lots of good things are going to happen in the next few days, not the least of which is that the trial competition will be over.

You all were so generous with good-kitty vibes last week, so this time I'll ask for good cross-examination vibes. My opening statement rocks and my direct examination is fine, but the cross is still getting away from me.

I'll be back on Sunday, although I might not get updated until Monday. I'm sure I'll be exhausted, and I haven't had a free Monday night since the beginning of the semester, so I'll devote that to recapping the weekend.

Then I'll have to face the music of the next few weeks. But not until Monday.