Yep. I wrote some words and posted them.

I actually posted something over at A Fledgling Artemisia. Imagine that!

My Ass. It Has Been Kicked.

Oy. I am still feeling very overwhelmed.

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A very close friend of A.'s that he grew up with is going through a very difficult time. Both of his friend's parents are in the ICU (with different conditions). It is bleak.

A. is concerned for his friend, but he is also struggling. His friend, J.'s, parents are like a second set of parent to A. He grew up in their household as much as he did his own.

Please keep them all in your thoughts, please.

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I updated more IRB materials and submitted them last night. I have already heard back from the IRB office, and for that I am very thankful. However.

I have another couple of hours of changes to make to my proposal.

What if I never get to actually finish THE THESIS?

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I have a work deadline tomorrow that is KICKING MY ASS.

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How are you doing?

Turns Out Writing a Whiny Post Lifts the Spirits a Bit!

I have been feeling very, very BLAH the past few days. I don't know what it is. We have been staying up a bit later than usual to watch the Olympics, so that may be part of it. I have discovered that my sleep patterns need to be pretty rigid or else I notice my mood changes.

I hope it is not that it is time to start tweaking the meds. I guess time will tell?

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Otherwise, things are great. The thesis is moving forward and I should defend in the end of April! Oh, GOD! That is so freakin' soon, and yet it can't come quickly enough. I still have LOADS of work to do by then, but I am happy to do it. The past couple of days I have been dealing with Institutional Review Board crap and other administrative bullshit. Just more hoops to jump through. Hoops that move. And are sometimes on fire. And are thrown by lawyers. Or, worse, academics.

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I am also very, very ready to be outside of the academic atmosphere for a while. I just need a view other than an ivory tower.

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I am really behind at work. And the blah's aren't helping me feel motivated to get caught up. I feel buried.

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I suppose I am just really overwhelmed, and there is no respite. Work is busy and stressful, home is busy and stressful.

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I am not nearly so blah as this post would suggest. Or rather, writing this post and getting a couple of things crossed off my to-do list have lifted my spirits a bit.

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I will get to the finish line. And then I will train for another race!

How are YOU?