24 january 2001
everything and nothing

I'm so, so, so tired, and for once it's not so much that I'm short on sleep but just that today has been a very intensive day. I finished an Edgar Eager book after I woke up, and then read all of another, and then got into work and allowed some therapeutic-but-difficult stuff to occur, finishing up just as it was time to go to Millbrae and talk about it all. Afterwards there was a comapny meeting to tell everyone the Newest World Order, which is that all the remaining employees but seven are going to be laid off, because the company buying us can't afford to keep a full office up here along with their current one in LA. I'm one of the seven being retained, which I feel all sorts of weird about. After the meeting ended (it was very short) there were several hours of conversing with Simeon, Lee, David and Chris (only two of whom are staying) about what's going to happen and where we might all end up and how generally bewildering all of this is. Finally around 5 I got back to my desk and just sort of flopped, web-surfing and blinking tiredly at the monitor. There's some work I need to get done by Friday, but I just don't have the energy. It's time to go home and read another Edgar Eager book or two, and then watch Buffy and Angel with Jim. I might cook -- I've found a neat chicken recipe -- but I don't think I have all of the ingredients. Or the energy, come to that. Maybe I'll make Kraft macaroni & cheese instead; simple filling comfort food.


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