I am so scattered with personal wish fullfillments

[threadwalker]

I have this growing ball of energy inside me that is preventing me from calming down and working. I feel like I've got a gazillion impulses whipping through me at one time. I think I used to be like this all the time. Right now I want...

to do cool, insanely hard projects at work that require me to research international regs and develop our position RIGHT NOW (but that's not my job right now... :-(

and I want to defend those anti-traditional positions to Wolfy, who is apparently relocating here much to the dismay of many (but to my delight)

and I want to go home and snuggle with my kids.. right NOW

and I want retreat into the Corbie Cave and work on my tweaks to the petticoat/kirtle and dig into the blue florentine that didn't get finished... right NOW

and I want pull out the Opus, which is sitting 3 ft from me. I'm a couple of hours away from being done with the silk ... right NOW

and I want to cook something chickeny.. right NOW

and I want to call all my students and tell them to drop everything because I have a costuming whim and they must come over right NOW (as soon as I get home and turn on heater) to be my guinea pigs for something they've never expressed any interest in... ASAP

I may self-combust right NOW. I haven't had caffeine yet but I did get 8 hrs of sleep. I wonder if that's it. I need to knock that off and get back to my slightly tired and calmer self. This sleeping thing is going to kill me if it means I've got so much energy that I'm driving myself insane. This is often the "zone" I'm in when I leap up and say, 'Hell yeah, let's autocrat something BIG.' Which would NOT be the path of sanity.

hrj, if you see me today, all I can say is that I'm on overdrive, I will probably talk so fast you'll only pick up every 3rd word and I'm sorry. I'm sooooo sorry. I can't even promise a sugar or caffeine crash because I've got none in my system.

The worst impulse is the embroidery, which is sitting next to my desk. I must resist the shiny silk and do the job they pay me to do. And read boring test results and scan reams of alarm lists for possible issues. Maybe I should take a walk and go harrass our QC manager, who owes me reams of QC data that I need to scan for possible issues. At least that has the potential to be entertaining because he's smart, funny and, being as he's new to his role, he's discovering all the joys of working with some of the ... errr... more colorful personalities in our group. I always die laughing when he shares his revelations because I've already been there.

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[sassycat8.livejournal.com]

Ok, creepy. Maybe it is in the stars or something, because I feel the EXACT SAME WAY! And I have for a couple days now. My list of things to do is different, but just as long, and I totally want to be doing all of it RIGHT NOW. I had a cup of tea yesterday and I thought I was going to explode. Caffeine is right out until I settle down.

[thread-walker.livejournal.com]

Whew! It's such a relief to know I'm not the only one.

Biking soooooon... wheeee! Is that this Sunday, 1/13, or the Sunday after, 1/20?

I failed to write it down and thought I could rely on my memory... silly me! Can you refresh me?

Did you know that "See Jane Run" in Berkeley is having a Triatholon Kick off thing on Jan 29? It's at 6:30 pm. I know you're already a triathalon vet, but I'm going. I always figure no matter how much I know (or how much I think I know!), there's always something useful to learn from open house stuff and often it's a chance to meet new people with similar interests. If nothing else, it might be time to get new running shoes and I can get 2 things done at once. (My fingers are crossed it's not a pack of militant triathaloners who tell me anything less than doing an Iron Man in bare feet is not a real triathalon. I'd laugh my butt off and get myself kicked out.)

[sassycat8.livejournal.com]

I don't think we finalized. Which is better for you? It is supposed to be clear this weekend. Are you coming to Laina's party? I know you have kids, but maybe you could sleep over and we could go in the morning?

Thanks for letting me know about the tri thing. I might try to go.

[thread-walker.livejournal.com]

This Sunday is perfect. I'll meet you there at 1pm at the Visitor Center? I drive a white Volvo wagon.

[sassycat8.livejournal.com]

Is earlier an option? 1pm could work, but earlier would be better. Like 11 or 12?

[thread-walker.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, I need to work around Sunday church services and we don't get out of mass until close to noon. Let me know if this won't work. Maybe we could find a different day.

[sassycat8.livejournal.com]

It works fine. 1pm it is!