I guess this is what it’s all about… January 31, 2008

This week has been NUTS. Okay, I know, I’ve said that plenty of times before. But seriously? This week? Insane. After a couple of months of planning (really, mostly taking place in the last 3 weeks) the ski trip is tomorrow. Man, I so totally, and typically, underestimated how much freaking work it would be. TONS of man hours. Add to that that this week was Consulting Week, meaning presentations from 5-7 every day (and wearing a suit, ich) and it makes for a full week. Let’s throw on top of that that I also had a mock interview today (in which I realized, yet again, just how much I DON’T know about what I want to do with my MBA), and that I’ve been fairly messed up about the whole smooching-a-classmate thing, and yeah, full freaking week. Oh, and let’s not forget, you know, school–marketing presentation, international taxation cases (for which I was totally useless, due to ski stress–sorry team!), various reading assignments… Whew! Today was another 12+ hour day, and I swear, I hardly had time to catch my breath. (Confrontation with aforementioned classmate did NOT make my day better…) I actually had to miss a Sustainability Project meeting today, and I see no way of getting to my Consulting Club meeting tomorrow–all thanks to the ski trip. Seriously, planning a ski trip for 128 people is a pretty big project. Fingers crossed that it actually snows a little, or we’re going to have a LOT of very, very drunk MBAs (because, let’s face it, there’s nothing else to do in Andorra). Oh, who am I kidding–there are going to be a LOT of very, very drunk MBAs no matter what I do. (Pictures next week, promise!) Anyway, the good news is, as stressed out and kind of terrible as this week has been, it’s also been kind of good. It feels good to be so involved, and have big projects to work on. Although, I think I need to seriously work on self control, because I am WAY too transparent and emotional when I get stressed out–nooooo poker face. Also, for future reference: it is an EXCELLENT policy to not smooch classmates, much less the classmate that sits directly behind me every single day. Man, that was a dumb idea. But this week, with the mix of school stuff, life stuff, and project stuff, I don’t know, I guess I started to feel like THIS is what b-school is really all about. Which is kind of cool, I think.