P.S.

And yes, still completely buried by the reading/research I didn't do all semester but need to do in a compressed time period because finals are LOOMING LARGE (like something awful out of a horror flick, they are coming to get ME). It will all be over soon. I know there's a light at the end of the tunnel, and I can see the finish line.

Mixed metaphors aside, isn't it the last leg of the race when you're the most tired?

Uh-huh.