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It's Saturday; time for a little light entertainment:
I'm tired,
tired of playing the game,
ain't it a crying shame?
I'm so tired,
God dammit I'm tired!
Okay, so Lily von Shtup and I are tired for far different reasons (17 years of marriage does tend to take one out of action, so to speak), but there you have it -- my FP Du Jour.
It's more than just a physical tiredness, too -- though that's part of it. I usually get up early on weekdays with the spouse, spend some time on the computer (since I can't do much else till 8 because the laundry room isn't open till then and I don't want to wake the neighbors with loud noises) and end up taking a nap. I'm pretty sure I've been shorting myself on sleep, which has contributed to some general ennui and the feeling of being overwhelmed. I may have to talk with my doctor and figure out what if anything physical might be causing it, or if I just need to get tough on myself to get to bed at a reasonable hour.
I think it's the mental and emotional tiredness that's getting to me the most. I'm starting to get a bit of election fatigue; it feels like this campaign season has gone on forever -- and maybe it has. Yes, we've got just one more month to go, but that's probably going to be the longest month, and maybe the worst, as I wonder if the Republicans will try some sort of "October Surprise" or some other dirty trick, or if they dislike John McCain and Sarah Palin enough to write off 2008 and concentrate on the 2010 midterms and a resurgence in 2012.
I'm tired of crises rearing their head just when it seems like things are going smoother -- this year has been filled with them with my mother-in-law having health problems, then the cancer scare with the spouse, and the possibilities of a labor dispute sending him out on strike and leaving me stranded with no bus service. Well, all those crises have been resolved and/or averted...but that just leaves me wondering what will go wrong next.
And I'm tired of thinking that there's no way that this Bush misAdministration can screw anything up further -- and yet just as I believe that, here comes another screwup whether it's Iraq, Afghanistan, the economy, the Constitution, the environment, or something altogether different.
I know I need a break -- but like a drug, I keep coming back to the Internets to read, to argue, to try and understand. The spouse and I are getting away for a few days this week (thank goodness for union jobs and 25 years of seniority that provide 6 weeks vacation!); I'm still bringing the laptop so that we can research things to do, and to keep on top of email, and probably to play some games. I'll try and relax and recharge my batteries, and come back refreshed...unless of course there's another national crisis on the horizon that we don't know about yet...
Okay, that's me -- what's going on with you?