the important stuff

just before going to bed last night I had this weird sensation as if all the muscles in my upper back were on the verge of spasming. so i was extra cautious with my neck position all night.

i didn't have to worry about damaging something in my sleep, because i couldn't sleep. i developed a painful headache early on; perhaps that's why i couldn't sleep, but i don't think so.

instead of sleep, i spent the seven hours trying to solve the software industry's problems in my head. i think i might be onto something.

i somehow dragged myself, mentally and physically drained, out of bed, then stretched. a simple stretch forward, relaxing my back - suddenly it really began to hurt. as in, pass-out kind of hurt.

i stopped a moment, then decided i was ready to load the dishwasher and have breakfast. the combination of not feeling great and of doing something that takes as much if not more effort than simply washing the dishes has put me in a super-pissy mood.