I'm much better now, really.

[elsajeni]

On the bright side, the paper is now one-third written and I know exactly where I'm going with the rest of it, except for the conclusion, which will just have to figure its own damn self out. Also, I've just realized that today's the 13th, so I guess I'd want to stay up until midnight or so anyway, even if I weren't writing a paper. So, in general, things are not as bad as they appear.