Today was a brisk, chilly, bracing sort of day. During my lunchtime walk I felt peppy enough to do a cartwheel when I thought no one was looking. Bad idea. My shoulders have not yet forgiven me.
And my knees crackle and pop when I hacky sack.
And my back aches. And so do my hours after a full day of monitor strain. They didn’t do this five years ago!
And, dear lord, I cannot hold my sugar or my caffeine anymore. Sugar does, oo — nasty things to my metabolism. And the things coffee does to my bowels are positively indecent. I’m sorry, I had to go there; it would be a real post if I didn’t wander into the TMI fold and roll in the mud a bit.
And, furthermore — I can no longer go without sleep as blithely and energetically as I once did. I remember moments from my headstrong youth when I felt a vague sense that, if I really put my mind to it, I could accomplish *anything* — that energy wasn’t a material obstacle if I focused hard enough. Ah, what a pleasant delusion that was.
Perhaps I can restore it by overdosing on coffee and candy tomorrow…
I totally need this stamp: http://www.flickr.com/photos/8326992@N08/2363227391/
Although, in retrospect it would probably actually be a really bad idea to get one of these for me. I would certainly end up with permanent ink stars marring both of my monitors, and I suspect my colleagues’ spouses would eventually object to the damage I would surely do to their clothing. Still — the idea is brilliant. Brilliant!
My eighth grade english touch, Mr. Driscoll, had a “Garbage” stamp that he saved for really bad essays — I only got it once, but it was quite memorable. I should get one of these for Cathy — more than a few of her students deserve to see this stamp on their papers.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen this in a special weather statement before:
ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE VERY TEMPTING TO JUMP INTO AREA LAKES AND RIVERS TO COOL OFF…IT WOULD NOT BE A WISE IDEA. WATER TEMPERATURES WERE STILL QUITE COLD OR IN THE 30S AND 40S. ALSO… RIVERS WERE RUNNING HIGH AND SWIFT DUE TO SPRING SNOW MELT. THUS JUMPING INTO AN AREA LAKE OR RIVER COULD LEAD TO DEATH BY HYPOTHERMIA OR DROWNING AS MUSCLES CRAMP UP FROM THE COLD.
(10:34:44 AM) (Dude): we’ve been getting much feedback on this, i can get it to work sometimes but others not
(10:34:49 AM) (Dude): with any luck it’s something simple, eh?
(10:35:23 AM) Zero: I have learned not to hope for good luck
(10:36:11 AM) (Dude): hehe
(10:36:19 AM) (Dude): spoken like a true corporate american
(10:36:26 AM) Zero: heh
(10:36:27 AM) Zero: ouch
