TGIF

Finally, the two weeks from hell have come to an end. I've written all the necessary letters of rec., departmental and programatic reports; I've finished the various manuscript reviews; I've attended many of the job candidate's talks; I've been to all the meetings; and I've graded all the papers; and I've finished my annual evaluation.

In the midst of all the chaos, my oldest sister had an emergency surgery for a reputured appendix, my middle sister and I both had birthdays, and my kitchen averted an electrical disaster. What is it they say about when it rains? Yep, it pours.

To top things off, I allowed myself to be sucked into the black hole of all work and no stretching or exercise, so yesterday my neck and back locked up. I have on-going neck and back problems--a couple desicated discs here and there and some bulging discs to make things more interesting--so I know I have to stretch and do yoga and limit my time at the computer, but I had so damn much to do I forgot to take care of myself. My bad, and now I'm paying for it.

No more blogging or computer games tonight. Until tomorrow, adieu.