how much is too much?

I've been stressed out lately. With the EE, History IA, the written task 2 (AVID English is behind by quite a bit) and anything else my other classes give me, its starting to take a toll.  On top of that, i'm also still going on college trips, as other possibilities enter my mind, which takes quite a large chunk of my free time on the weekends.While I feel that this is doable, its getting close to the breaking point. Maybe its how I spend my time, the fact that were the guinea pig class for TOK II, or the placement of the class itself  its pushing me onto thin ice.

How much homework is too much? Is anyone else feeling stressed about the papers?

got spirit?

I remember being so excited for Halloween, especially since a few landed on Friday and Saturday  for more time to keep looting. Getting a costume, a group of people to go with, and route to get the most candy. the group i would go with would go to someones house and set up candy trading stations to get the candy we wanted. this year, i stayed home as my brother and Dad went out to get candy. We usually count how many trick-or-treaters we get. Usually we would get upwards of 100, but this year, we only go 16. Most of the kids went to a trunk or treat, and those that ended up going house-to-house, only a few were in costumes.
When did the idea of Halloween change from running around multiple neighborhoods with creative costumes become walking a matter of feet between cars and lazy or no costumes? which brings me to my question;

What are your thoughts on the Halloween spirit these days?

(also, i find it quire counterproductive that we are trying to fight child obesity, and then turn around to throw massive amounts of candy at kids, and call it a holiday)