I love the internet.

There are some situations that from the outside, you would think wouldn't happen once. And then, once they've happened you say to yourself, "Self, that was a hell of a thing and a hell of a ride. Surrely that won't happen again." And, lo and behold, it does. I should have learned a long long time ago that my life is an ever linked series of circles, sort of like chainmail and I spend my time trying not to go around the exact same circle twice. Well. It seems I've come back to a series of events I thought I'd not revist, though this time it is... Well, it is different enough to make things interesting. (And thank goodness for the lack of roommate strife this time.)

At least no one died this time. And no, I'm not putting that in there to be overly dramatic or to make a point. I'm just very thankful that things haven't gotten to that level of intense. I'm pretty sure I can handle anything up to that point. And then I reserve the right to completely lose it. As it is, I'm having some trouble with my inherent natureand my reactions. It just goes back to the post I made last week. The only thing I can control for certain is myself and my reactions.

It helps that I don't have the luxury right now. I cannot run in swinging. I can't yell and scream and cry. Frankly, I don't have the time for it. I cannot afford the luxury of getting bent out of shape right now. I have far too much to do and there was a LOT more stuff just put on the plate. It would have been nice if this could have waited until AFTER the first trade show I go to for work.

That said, there is a bonus to the sleeplessness. It means I'll get into work earlier and I'll be able to, I hope, do more work.

Any issues I have with anyone will be dealt with by me and those people. It might be longer than I'd like simply due to the fact that I'm not going to have the time I'd like to deal with them. I'm going out of town for work in a week and a half. That is one thing I can't get flexibility on.

A few things here and there...

Some things that make me smile today -

This is one hell of a speech by Barack Obama - http://my.barackobama.com/page/invite/mlkvideo

And this makes me smile because of Northstar and Constantine but mostly because of one paragraph toward the end. http://www.afterelton.com/print/2008/1/tenbestscificharacters

The paragraph that makes me smile is this one about Torchwood: "Indeed, Jack and some of the other characters in the series represent an almost “post-gay” approach to sexual themes, in which sexual identity is represented as fluid and complicated, and, more importantly, as not a big deal. It simply is what it is. As the series opening reminds us each week, the 21st century is when it all changes; aliens and alien technology are popping up with increasing regularity and wreaking havoc on earth, and serving as a metaphor for the life changes we experience given the speed of real-world technological development."

Because that explains a lot of how I feel about the whole gender/sexual identity/orientation thing. It says it better than I've ever managed to scrape together.