Day 5 - 16 -- Lacking Rhythm

Non-stop. Active. Full. I'm not sure how to describe the day. It is a long one with the last lab session running to 6:30 PM. The morning presented itself with a fair amount of snow -- more than I'd expected overnight. We got 6-8 inches when I was hoping for half that much. I hadn't allowed an extra 90 minutes this morning to move the snow, shower and change before heading off to work. So, the task was done after 7 PM when I returned home. Happily, it went faster than I had planned. The work day included student meetings, a class and a lab with several partially completed tasks that I was sure I'd get to in the afternoon. So much for my prediction -- about as close as the meteorologists yesterday <smile>.

Given that it is only Tuesday, I find it interesting that the week has been so occupied in every waking moment. While still trying to find a rhythm for the term, the sheer number of 'must do' items seems to be pushing for a flat out free-for-all rather than any sense of routine. I'm pushing back on that concept. We'll see who wins in the next couple of weeks. Reviewing past blogs for this time of year, this is the norm for the beginning of the term. Why then does the intensity seem to feel so unusual. Is it that the human brain ties to forget the negatives -- at least the depth of the negativity? It says a lot about perception and memory being contorted without our knowledge -- in essence increasing anxiety levels rather than helping us to cope with them. Hmm. This one needs further exploration.

A song came to mind while at work today that seemed to say what I was thinking about the day. The chorus contains a line noting the inability to name the vortex that was today. I found the photos in the video intriguing and slightly unsettling -- has it been that long? <grin> Enjoy!

Ruby Tuesday -- The Rolling Stones