beware, massive update

so I've been out of touch with the real world for a few weeks, that is, if I was in touch with it in the first place... anyways, I have turned in all of my papers and await 3 exams on Monday and Tuesday. after that, I will breathe easy until my summer school classes startup May 19. there's a lot of info below, so I'll stop my yappin and let you get on with it.