this is going to sound incredibly self-indulgent. but I'm feeling hugely over-allocated right now. and all I want to do is shut the book and disappear. or cry. but what the fuck should I have expected? A job where, not only do I plan events, and then run events (some of which succeed, and some of which fail, and all of which get measured back on me), go to meetings in my own personal time, stop counting extra work time because the line between personal and professional has been erased, and end up falling way behind on everything, missing deadlines (and HUGE deadlines too), neglecting entire events and facets of my responsibilities, and skipping class to do work (way too many times). Plus, of course, the fact that there's so much more to do.

and people have said (and are saying) that I just have to say 'No' but how do you say no to something that's already going on, that's been going on for a while, or something that's such an integral part of what you're doing that it would be stupid not to be involved? how the fuck do you say no to that? it's no wonder there's pervasive burnout in the environmentalist world... and in all kinds of other work too. I know i shouldn't be complaining. this job is awesome, but at least most other jobs are specifically focused on a couple of things. but when you have your hand in about 20 different pots, it's hard to stop them all from boiling over. and I mean different. but now i for sure am whining, so i'm going to stop. all this grief is not worth it.

anyway, yeah, done venting for now. perhaps i'll poke my head out of this abyss sometime soon, but if not, you at least know where I am...

geah,

Jerr, this is the link to the GI Joe cartoons.

www.ebaumsworld.com/gijoe.html

Peace out

Found it, eric. Giant Steps by Michal Levy, music by John Coltrane.

http://www.albumfive.com/

for clips of the new =w= single, Beverly Hills

and this clip, with the annoying morning show radio DJs

http://s18.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2S2L48TLEETHX0TQUIHWAMYU25

The leak of Doctor Who's pilot, according to the BBC, "appears to be connected to our co-production partner." I wonder who they could be referring to? (I had no idea that the CBC was involved with producing this series.) On a side note, a viral marketing expert, hired by the BBC last year, says the leak was the "best viral advert they could have done for that program." Hmm...

Oh yeah, April 5th, CBC, 8:00.

hey Eric, what would be some of the things you would do if you were the President of Fucking up the Planet?
well, first i'd appoint Paul Wolfowitz as the head of the World Bank

sorry Caw Caw, Halo's played Zane or no Zane.

Forget Cancer and Lance Armstrong.. Get your FREEDOM bands today

Question of style: If you use the adjective 'quixotic', is it necessary to include the word 'windmill' somewhere close to the description, or is that implied?

This will teach me to skip over links from Penny Arcade. It's a interview with the creator of the Sims talking about his new idea: Spore. It's worth a read, if you have a few minutes to spend being amazed by a new style of video game. Not so much the individual parts, but how the parts are brought together into this ever expanding view of the game.

You seem far more excited than I am, alison. Personally, I'm more concerned about getting my life off of my computer. Perhaps I've grown a tiny bit too attached to it. It's good to be forced into a fresh start, though; there's a lot I have to clean up from it. I guess my grad school decision is going to have to go on the back burner for a while (probably until May), so I have time to worry about other, more pressing concerns.