sleep deprivation

i've been in a relatively foul mood in the past few days... things pretty much have sucked in both my research and personal life, and it hasn't helped that my neighbor upstairs has been stomping around *every single night* for the past two months at 3am (and 5am, if he's doing laundry), and noise complaints don't seem to fix the situation. miraculously, he wakes up at 9am to go to school or whatever, which means i have to wake up at that time. maybe i'll start sleeping in my office from now on :/

fifteen days from now marks one year from the death of my step-mother, and its been weighing heavily on my mind. my father's birthday is coming up soon, and i know for certain he's been in a reflective mood in the past couple weeks, so i've been overworking myself to make time to go up to see him. this past year has been an extremely trying one for me, and has definitely been testing my tolerance to juggle all this shit that comes way. i've been able to manage pretty well, all things considered, probably because i'm able to easily set aside my personal wants and worries for more pressing matters.

anyway, i'm doing alright for anyone reading this. just a little irritable and dragged down, but everyone's allowed that once in a while, right? :)