Blech

I'm still here, no worries.... but I'm right smack dab in the middle of my annual hell-week (kinda hell-2-weeks) with a huge event and board meeting in a few days. Stress is my middle name! And this year seems a little tougher than normal... perhaps because the whole outside world is feeling so uncertain right now, and it's starting to trickle down into the kind of work I do and into everyone's psyche overall. The economy, the election, the world, yadda yadda... it's a strange time.

And it's been a weird week overall.... drama, frustrations, complaining, uncertainty, and a family scare that I didn't even know was a scare until after the fact. Having adult conversations with your parents can still be really hard if they don't feel like sharing.

Sitting here tonight, knowing that I have to stay in to be accessible work-wise and that I need a restful evening to sort of decompress.... it's still hard to come to the realization that a baked chicken breast for one with a side of frozen veggies eaten in front of the computer may be just about the most depressing and lonely thing ever. Blech big time.

And in other news, holy cow, this Ike stuff is downright scary. The Weather Channel folks (I'm an addict when there's a Big Weather story) are even showing their panic this time. I swear, I just heard one of the on-location people give the following advice to anyone who hasn't evacuated: "No one is coming to rescue you. Look around and find something that floats. Strap yourself to it, and try to ride this out."

Wow. That's perspective. I wish everyone in the Gulf area the best of luck and hope that they've gotten out... it certainly makes my problems seem like a piece of cake.