For the first moment since I can remeber I am not feeling: stressed out, achy, cranky, irritated, bloated, like bursting into tears. Something must be wrong. Is this the lull before hurricane helga steps in? Yesterday I think I officially landed in crazytown. While I had been sorta browsing through, cruising by the last couple weeks, yesterday was the moment I grabbed a lawn chair and an iced tea and settled in. If I didn't know myself better, I would have been certain I was on drugs. Fantastic drugs. Ritalin or Heroin, whatever. Which, by the way, funny how they both end in "in." Subliminal messages? I know they secretly want me shooting up. Anyway, back to the lull. Actually, Ritalin probably wouldn't help me because I probably do have ADD. I heard that it has the opposite effect if you're don't have ADD. ("Desperate Housewives" --see how educational tv can be. I'm already wondering how many stay-at-home moms have stolen their 10 year old's meds since seeing the show.)

Ok, really, back to the lull. I read through my students' papers--those who handed them in yesterday for the extra credit. I'm plesantly surprised with them. Not too terrible. Yet. But then again I've only gone through abut 5. I was actually thinking I had time enough to throw up some Xmas decorations, bake some cookies, do some laundry. Now I'm getting carried away. I really should enjoy this moment because tomorrow I get my draft back. It will not be pretty. I will be spending hours revising. Oh yeah, and all the rest of those research papers. And the portfolios--but those are only another, what, 100 papers or so to read? Alas, I am also forgetting the two 8 pagers due the end of next week. And those 2 final presentations I have to prepare for. So maybe I am not in a lull, but denial. Either way, I'm enjoying myself for the moment.