so after spending more than 26 hours in two days reading through thousands of pages of BC parliament debates, I found out that my professor is such a decent human being that he actually doesn't care in the slightest if I get my paper in on time. Instead of having to bust my ass and get it in for this afternoon, I'm going to be able to take my time, do a meticulous job, and hand it in towards the end of the week. Apartment cleaning, here I come. Oh yeah, and paper writing too, I suppose.