shrift and I have personally made eye contact with Karl Urban and giggled quietly behind his back, so I think we're pretty sure they're different people.

Yeah, but aren't you supposedly different people, too? I'm not sure I buy it.

Gud, I wonder if it would be a useful exercise to ask your wife when she seems angry, how angry she is on a 1-10 scale. Then write it down with the reason, and put down how serious your 'infraction' was and ask us how serious an infraction it was. I think she overreacts out of anxiety about things out of her (and your) control.

I mean, I can see being irked by a loved one who wasn't taking proper precautions when, say, taking something down from a really high shelf on tip-toe, and a box falls off and breaks something. But that's 'irked' which is probably a 3 on a 10 scale, and I'm more irked by the thought that they were overconfident in this situation and might make a more serious mistake if they keep this sort of thing up, like breaking an arm or a head.

If all your wife's anger is at a 10-of-10 scale, then something is way off on her side. Asking her what the number is actually may make her consider how she is reacting, and evaluate if she's processing her emotions and reactions appropriately.

I stayed up past my bedtime to watch Rent last night (as a theater-loving friend said on Facebook, that was our Super Bowl!), and now I'm tired. At least I didn't have to go to the 9am meeting (sorry, Dana).

Gud, I'm no doctor, but it sounds like you might also have depression. Have you talked to a doctor about that possibility7 They may be able to offer options, including medication. (One word of caution if you do go that route -- there are a lot of medications out there, and it may take a few false starts before you find one that works. I firmly believe that prescribing medication in that area is more of an art than a science.)

I'll second Theo's suggestion that you talk to your wife, but I'll add another reason. It's possible that she may not realize the effect that her words and actions have on you. If that's the situation, then just bringing it to her attention may help.

People at work are annoying, and not just because I didn't sleep enough! This stuff was annoying last week, too! Boooo.

How to feel old at work:

Step 1: Listen to your co-workers say "Maybe the reason I never got into Buffy is because I didn't watch it as a kid."

Step 2: Realize they don't mean "because I was a busy high school/college student and just never got into it" but "because I wasn't old enough to watch that kind of TV when it was first on the air"

Oh, as usual, dear, Jessica.

Work is wanting me to do too much work today. I would prefer not to.

Yikes.

Argh, I am also annoyed at work. When you ask for info and are told historically that part has taken 77 days, on average, why would you then send the client something that indicates it will be done in negative 5 days? And when I point that out, why update it to zero days? And when I point it out again, why do you add a column saying zero days is the goal but maybe the last date will be 77 days? No!! Zero days is never the goal!!

I have spoken to four people about prescriptions and insurance this morning. I feel like that's enough accomplishments for the day.