Thanks to prissi,

..I start "The Purpose-Driven Life" today when I get up for work. One chapter a day? No sweat. :) I can't wait. (Oh yeah, Priss? I also picked up a copy of the NLT, too.)

In other news, someone has filled my BS meter almost completely up, and I'm done worrying about it. Now, back to bed with me! *hides under covers*

Regroup, and recharge..

I'm exhausted today. I don't know why they schedule me to work until 8pm one night, and follow that shift with a 6am shift. It really makes me feel miserable, because it takes a while to wind down from work. Last night, for example, was particularly bad. Work went rather smoothly, and I swung by Borders to pick up a couple of books.When I got home, the forums were in full swing. 13 pages of thread done since I left that morning at 1030am. I got started, and as I worked through the thread, I became more and more agitated and angsty. I didn't know why, but I began to become more abrasive, but not in a mean-spirited way, per se. I wasn't any worse than a couple of the other regulars there.

Yet, despite this, M began to seem concerned that something was wrong. And this just egged me on. Well, not quite. I was on a roll, and having fun, and no one else seemed upset, but from the way she was reacting, I was expecting her to call me a troll any minute. She never did, though I felt like I was becoming unhinged and it was too late to stop it. That's when I realized that I was coming down from work. See, when I get home, I either nap for a few minutes, or I unwind so drastically, that I come off as more than a little crazy. Unfortunately, I unwound on the forums. Oh, I was NEVER as bad as other folks I've seen there, but it WAS uncharacteristic.

Then, something was said that annoyed me. It stuck to me the rest of the night. And I do mean, the rest of the night. I fell asleep around midnight, and I was still thinking about it, steaming, when I drifted off. I have quite a lot of anger built up, apparently, and I have got to work through it.

Well, perhaps my new plan will help. *goes to read before he has to leave* Good bye, all. Hopefully, I'll see you guys this afternoon. :)

I gotta tell ya..

..I hate working shifts with only that 10 hour gap. I mean, how am I supposed to get off work, get home, eat dinner, unwind, and get to bed where I can get 8 hours of sleep, and still be able to get up in time to get to work? Answer: I can't. So, sleep is what gets sacrificed. *sighs*

Work wasn't too bad today at all, and I came home feeling pretty good. I actually got a birthday card.... from my local Saturn dealership! LOL! How about that? They have their money from me already (with the car being paid off), so they had no reason to do so. I'm just glad they did. :) That means, I got ONE birthday card.

I'm tired. I'm going to bed early tonight, if I can help it. I am going to start getting up at 4am, so I have time to read the new day in "A Purpose-Driven Life". Today, I learned that it's not about me. I don't feel like going into it now, but I liked it. *nodnod*

Now, I'm going to bed, because I have no reason to stay up, and every reason to get some sleep.