Redwolf's Journal (continued)

Strange night. I can't even begin to describe it. ... No, that's not right. I just won't get into the details here. Left me with a lot to think about, and my mood hasn't been ruined. Even sitting in on a MUCK meeting. That's pretty astounding right there. Now, this is... almost a good night. But very, very odd.

There are some things you never consider... the someone else does and you wonder how they could possibly have had such an idea. "Palisades Toys has announced a new line of polystone collectibles to tie in with the release of ALIEN VS. PREDATOR this summer. ... Palisades will make one of the screen’s most frightening creature incarnations all cute and cuddly with its Bendable Alien Facehugger Plush Replica!" 0.0 http://www.fangoria.com/news_article.php?id=2252

Maybe not, but pretty damn amusing if you've played Knights of the Old Republic: http://www.vgcats.com/vgc_comics/?strip_id=110

Gee, less than an hour into my workday and I'm already convinced it's going to be miserable. *sigh* Not good.

It's been dark, wet, and periodically sprinkling all day. Suits my mood. I'm seething. I have been all morning. There's no reason for it, really. Things that don't normally bother me do. Minor annoyances have me on the verge of screaming aloud. And, so help me, if one more person wearing sunglasses and a walkman comes up to me outside the grocery store asking for money, I'm liable to do something I'll later regret.

So, after just recently marveling over how long it's been since I was sick, I'm busy trying to convince my body that I'm not allowed to be sick just now. Yesterday I was sniffling a lot. Last night I was achy, fuzzy-headed, and completely wiped. I woke up several times during the night feeling either hot or cold. This morning, I'm... better. I'm not feeling 100 percent, but I'm still a good bit better. At this rate, I ought to be fine tomorrow. Part of me is proud at smacking down a would-be illness. Part of me is skeptical enough to wonder if, rather than a cold or something, this was really an episode induced by stress and hunger. I was busy pushing myself to finish up a project at work before eating lunch yesterday. When the T1 circuit serving the place went down, I ended up there longer than expected and a good bit more upset than I should have been. Either way, I guess I could be in worse shape.

... anything, really. But let's ignore that little detail just now. Work has mellowed out some the last couple weeks. That's a good thing. I can sometimes even make progress. Of course, have still have a list of lingering issues from the last phase of our upgrade that aren't being addressed as quickly as we'd like. That's in the hands of another company, though. I've started playing DDR, putting in 30-60 minutes each evening. It's... kinda fun, really. I've seen almost daily improvement, though songs on Light mode still blow me away thusfar. It's not the greatest exercise, sure, but it does get me moving more than I would otherwise and I can feel it in my calves. Probably connected to that, I've been eating a bit more and going to sleep a bit earlier than "usual." My mood is a bit better on average, yet my interest in being online has waned. Of course, it doesn't help that all three MUCKs I keep an eye on are largely underpo