Day 294 -- beginning to unravel?

A sunny day but it was cold with major frost on windows this morning. Rain is expected for the next couple of days. The day began well and as I worked into the day things seemed to feel like they were unravelling. Some time-sensitive items are teetering on the brink. Several comments from different venues seem based in misunderstanding of things that seemed clear to several others. Interesting communication issues surface once again <smile>.

Some days I feel like I'm the kid with a finger in the dike or someone trying to hold all the threads to a huge tapestry -- both in hopes that disaster doesn't strike. As I said today, it is like there is something looming behind me -- just outside peripheral vision -- something that moves when I look so that it is always out of view. There's a horror movie in there somewhere <grin>. This is also when I experience anxiety dreams of me having to travel to get away from something sinister. It often begins at midterm time, but being ill on top of midterm madness seems to exacerbate things more than I'd prefer.

Mumbling to myself as I moved from crisis to crisis this afternoon, I heard the voice of a prairie boy in my head -- again it made me smile, even if a bit cynically. The song deals with the fear of losing control that seems to be part of my days and nights right now. It was recorded by a great band from Winnipeg with a lead singer who also lived in Regina in his early career days. I've always loved this song -- the metaphorical nature of the lyrics can mean a number of things. Oddly enough, I've always found this recording calming.  Enjoy!

She's Come Undone (Undun) -- The Guess Who