sunday blues

today was difficult, for a number of reasons.

1. apparently, i am no longer exempt from reserve duty and that makes a certain promise i made last week impossible to keep. it took me a large part of the day to realize that it doesn't matter, but it did cause me to fret.

2. i was still concerned about the master's problem until the late afternoon, when i spoke to shakespeare and he reassured me. the only thing that really bothers me now is that the advisor still hasn't sent a single word back in my direction.

3. i was very, very tired today. exhausted. and i wasted most of it staring unhelpfully at badly written comments. it doesn't help if you comment every line but don't discuss the point of what you're doing.

idiots.

oh, of course: on workplace motivation. this dude is too damn right.

on the lighter side of things, i managed to organize a surgery date to have an irritating spot removed, i got hold of a company who can send someone over to perform an insurance evaluation, and i actually did alright with basic exercises.

i'd be more proud of that last item if i hadn't consumed so much junk-food. continuously. the entire day.

oh, yes. i *love* the massage chair.

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