Thursday in February

Stressed? Why yes, yes I am. But I'm nowhere near as nuts as this lady (though I'm sure I have been before) and that gives me a little relief. I'm at that point where you carry around your (previously barely used) day planner plus additional lists for both work and home and still feel like you're forgetting something. I can't sleep at night if I haven't checked something off at least one of my lists. I've gotten a lot done:

Completed, paid for, and mailed both my E*MU and IUP*UI University applications and subsequent transcript requests.
Mailed my "preferred start" time certification to the Indy Mini-Marathon organizers.
Wrote a letter to Jaclyn (not me!)
Made a CD of New Zealand photos
Paid a lot of bills (most late... oops).
Purchased and mailed Grandma's b-day gift ON TIME!!
Arranged to have most of my appliances & furniture donated/picked up by a Tokyo orphanage- a graduating orphan will get the stuff for her new home. (In Japan you have to pay to have such things disposed of so this was a major victory- for both of us, I hope).
Studied for my upcoming (though currently lost in the mail) Econ final.

And that's just February. And my internet has been BROKEN. And I've only JUST finally kicked my horrid cold (laryngitis, perhaps). And I've been watching as much of the Olympics as possible. I love the Olympics, particularily the Winter Olympics. Fortunately, the coverage here in Japan is complete crap (did you want to see how anyone other than Japanese athletes are doing? Did you want to watch something other than snowboarding and curling?) has helped keep me on task with other chores. This week I need to really crack on the studying and so I can take the test when/if it arrives and then move on to Tibet/moving stress... ahem... lists. It's fun, I tell you!

Brook asked me tonight whether I am "excited". I honestly had to think a bit before asking "for what specifically?". There's just so much going on all at once here that I'm frankly getting dizzy.

We're going skiing on Saturday (if I can stay un-sick) and that will hopefully straighten me out.

PS. Did I mention my coin laundry started on fire? I swear its true: when it rains it pours. Next my bike will probably be stolen. (thinking happy thoughts)