Dear Humanity,
Today, you have demonstrated overwhelming stupidity both at large and in particular. I'm not mad, but I am disappointed. You need to go to your room and think about what you've done. You can come out when you're ready to behave like a reasonable species.
Blah. I just read an article about the town where I grew up (there's a rock band from there, mostly made up of the younger brothers of people I went to school with), and something in it triggered something, and now I'm remembering things I don't want to remember and I can't sleep.
I hate it when my brain pulls shit like that, and I've not found much that helps.
smonster, call tomorrow morning, or not?
Zenkitty, I'm good. Don't have to be at work until 8:30 on this project, should be able to manage. Thank you!!!!!
bonny, lots of ~ma for Niki.
Hil, when I get into one of those thought-traps, I think of something that fills my mind without taxing it. In my case, I try to remember something like every bedroom I've ever slept in, or the detailed layout of the mainstage I worked in at college. The fact that I am visualizing more than thinking really distracts me and usually relaxes me, too.
OMG: best thing ever: heating pad against my chest/belly while icing the neck/upper back. All the therapeutic benefits of the ice pack without the chilly discomfort. Also, I really needed a reminder of how lovely the heating pad is when it's cold and rainy. Also, it makes the cats even more interested in sitting on my lap.
That's a good trick to remember for icing. I loathe icing but sometimes it is the right answer.
I'm not mad, but I am disappointed. You need to go to your room and think about what you've done. You can come out when you're ready to behave like a reasonable species.
Cosigned.