smonster, how are you feeling? I don't want to wake you in the morn if you're not going to work.

Step aWAY from WebMD. That site never brings me anything by paranoia and near-hypochondriac levels of anxiety.

Remember what I said about cats snuggling up on top of each other's noses? Sammie is pretty much lying on Harvey's head (and not in the fun, Monty Python way). He's still breathing but I'm not entirely certain that Sammie doesn't want to smother him. He's always pushing her out of her warm spot to take it himself.

Sadly, Sammie just discovered that lying on top of Harvey's head just gives him easier access for biting her belly.

Sadly, Sammie just discovered that lying on top of Harvey's head just gives him easier access for biting her belly.

That's not sad; that's justice. Take that, smotherator.

That's not sad; that's justice. Take that, smotherator.

Looks like they've made up: They are snuggled up again, in a heart-shape, with their heads smished together at the point. Harvey's out like a light, and Sammie just gave a death-glare for making too much noise scootching my chair around.

I'm gonna hijack this thread to rant for a second.

So, here's my problem: I'm doing and handling TONS of amazing things and projects, and I know I'm supposed to be grateful for it. But it feels like not much of it is fun anymore. Even if it's a challenge, unless it's intellectual one - I'm just somewhat "meh" about it all. It's all "oh look, another challenge (as in "another thing to handle"). I can either handle it or not". But most of the excitement is gone.

WTF is wrong with me? People will kill for some of the things I'm doing right now. But sadly, some of those things I'm doing right now just don't feel this fucking great anymore.

That's what happens when you just have too damn much work, Shir. There comes a point where it doesn't matter if it's cool or interesting or fun if it's just too damn much.

And Vermont has a cool driver's license you can get so you can go to Canada without a passport and I'll be gettign one of those. My passport expired.

We've got these in WA as well- they're awesome!

Alaska totally needs one of these. I mean, you need to go through Canada to drive from SE to the rest. I'd get right on advocating for that, except I'm feeling kind of like Shir right now. Brain full; broken.

eta: My brain, that is. Shir's may be fine. In fact, I suspect it might be excellent. Perhaps spicy.

Yeah, too much awesome is still too much. Any chance you could take a vacation, Shir? Even if it's not for a while, it might make you feel less stressed just to have it to look forward to.

Shir, you're just tired. I suspect you're suffering "burnout".

You may also be suffering what I call the Curse of Competence: when one has eagerly proven that one can do many things well all at once, the reward is, more work. This cycle continues until you fall over. Can you talk to the people who assign you the work and tell them you're reaching a point where it's just too much? Or is that not done?