Keeping Busy

I’m forcing myself, and I think I’ve taken on more than I can handle.

Work is full time, that’s a no-brainer.  Not that its stressful, but its 10 hours (including commute time) out of my day that I could be doing other things.  Yes, it puts money in my wallet, but it’s just generally awful.  

School started back up – I’m taking two classes on shortened, 8-week semesters.  I took Philosophy on a lark, thinking it’d be an easy A.  Pfft.  I’m a very literal, logical, rational person, and I just can’t get behind the mamsy-pansy head trips some of these guys are on.  “Cogito ero sum – I think therefore I am.”  Really???  That’s all you’ve got, huh?  Someone postulates the question “How do you know you exist” and you basically answer with “Because.”  Descartes is the used-car salesman of philosophers – I do NOT like him.  Aquinas is tolerable, if you understand from the beginning that he’s all gung-ho for Jesus.  Not that I necessarily agree with him, but I get it.  I get his reasoning and the reasons behind his reasoning.  Descartes… classic gaslighter.  “Why?”  “Because.  I’m deep.  I’m on a different level.  I’d tell you to get on my level, but you can’t cause I’m so deep.”  “Well, explain yourself.”  “Uh.. uh… because GOD.”  And he’s lauded for that throughout the centuries?

I'm just stressed and freaking out about everything.