I don't know that I can say anything to make you feel better but I read this entry and I know how stressed I've been with school and stuff, so I felt like I had to comment...

As grad students, whenever we're feeling crappy, we have a tendency to post videos of kittens and puppies on each other's Facebook walls. You already have a kitten but... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EgFbemSFec

I actually watched all 3 minutes of it.

Hope you feel better/kick life's butt soon!