Broke back camel

The straws have been adding up: plowing through as much of Bourdieu as I can in one week; finishing the book/ 1500 word book review/journal search and submissions; teaching 5 comp and one lit classes; engaging in the increasingly futile efforts to have time with my family; developing an anxiety neurosis over the as yet undefined"15 page scholarly paper" that is the final project. When I actually know what that is all about, I will have one month to crank it out (along with research to support 15 pages, course documents, more Berry, all Eagleton, 90 students, and more blogging). As I sat in front of the screen trying to think of something insightful or even marginally relevant to say about the material, as I tried to come up with a point to make, I heard this sad, snapping sound issue from somewhere in the middle of my back. Too many straws for one beast of burden.