{{{Gud}}} I'm so sorry!

PC, listen to Nora, for she is wise. I'm sorry you're having this panic. I think it's natural, especially since you've recently made such a big decision. Try to focus on the here and now. Don't look too much into the future. Get through the next moment...the next minute...the next hour. Things are gonna be ok.

I decided to take some sleeping pills and go back to bed. I just got up again and made myself a bacon, egg and cheese scramble. Yum!

beathen has a modified tag. Oh, and uh, from the looks of it, it's going to be modified every day. And as much as I like you, beathen, I may not make an announcement every single day. It's the Josh Groban thing.

I wasn't expecting you to announce it every day anyhow. (That would be very cumbersome). On Groban - it's not like I'm gonna marry him or anything. Geez.

{{{Gud}}}

P-C. beathen is right. One thing at a time. Your college has a career planning and placement office or something along those lines, right? You should be able to set up an appointment with a counselor to talk over all this stuff, including guidelines on writing a resume. There are books on this stuff, tons of them, at your local library. And at the risk of being a self-promoter, there are people who help out with this sort of thing for a living.

You'll figure it out. Try the career planning office first, IMO--they can help you sort out what needs to happen first.

Good luck with lunch, Gud. It sounds promising.

I think you have made a sane and rational decision that will ultimately increase your happiness, P-C. YOu have a little panic now, because change is scary, and yo have a lot to do. I can relate. I just figured out what I think I want to do about this whole career thing and it is suddenly up in the air if I am even going to work for a living. But the end result is going to be much more what you want than listlessly working in labs on projects you aren't that interested in for the rest of your life.

(eta: Career Development offices are typically very eager to help you)

P-C, I hope I didn't sound harsh, my mechanic called while I was finishing the post, and I posted it before checking to see if I sounded obnoxious. But, change is scary. No doubt. Just take deep breaths, and tackle one thing at a time. Beware of getting yourself wrked up into a panic/anxiety attack (advice provided by the BTDT Committee of America).

So, preventative maintenence. $642. Blah.

Good luck with lunch, Gud.

Just don't get yourself into a panic attack.

I just had a little cry. Now I'm listening to my calming music. Beth knows what I'm talking about.

On Groban - it's not like I'm gonna marry him or anything. Geez.

Heh. I know. But I tease. It is my way.

And at the risk of being a self-promoter, there are people who help out with this sort of thing for a living.

Hee hee. Don't think you weren't the first person I thought of to ask for help.

But the end result is going to be much more what you want than listlessly working in labs on projects you aren't that interested in for the rest of your life.

You used the word "listlessly." That's such a great word. {{-t}}

P-C, I hope I didn't sound harsh

Not at all, Nora. Thank you.

So, preventative maintenence. $642. Blah.

Well, you know what Ben Franklin said. $642 of prevention is worth $643 of cure.

Gud--rough spots, especially really rough spots, are horrendous. You just have to hang on and eventually you'll find stability and home again--it just sucks so hard not to know when that will be.

Heh. I know. But I tease. It is my way.

noooo, reeeaaally ! I never could have guessed.

So, preventative maintenence. $642. Blah.

EEK! I'm so scared of my car needing about that amount of work. So, I've been avoiding taking it in. I really should get that oil changed, though, at least.

Speaking of my car, I dreamed last night that I totaled it. Of course, this is one of my big fears right now, so it's not surprising that I would dream it. And also, I totaled it because I was driving while dozing, so I doubt it's a preminition dream.

noooo, reeeaaally ! I never could have guessed.

You must come down here so I can smack you upside the head.