I was having the most wonderful dream. I think you were in it.

A good solid nights sleep has eluded me again.

I finished reading Carrie last night, around 11-11:30 last night.

While I should've put it down around 10:00, I wanted to finish it, as it got REALLY intense at the end.

When I fell to sleep, I thought.. "Hey, this is it!"

Then I woke up a little bit past 12:00, wide awake.

Next, I slept until around 1:00.

No good, I was up again around 1:30, and I thought, "Hey, if I'm still awake around 2:00, I'll get up and start work early."

Well, I stayed awake till close to 2:00 and came to consciousness again after 3:00.

Finally, I slept good until after 7:00 AM, which is the typical time that Ellie gets out of the shower, and turns the fan off and the lights on.

I laid in bed till after 7:30 when I got up, got dressed and finally sat down to work.

Now I've been sitting here for almost two hours, and I'm still tired as everyone got watching the Energizer Bunny on TV.

I want to sleep, but I also know that I'm supposed to work today.  Usually on days like this, I don't get much done at all.

Feels like a manic episode is poking its head out from behind the curtain of "normal"...

The extra 50 mg of Lamictal in the morning doesn't seem to affect me much.

Prior to going to bed and finishing Carrie last night, the kids carved pumpkins and I wound up helping my youngest with hers, because she chose an intricate pattern and needed to shower before it got any later.

Ellie has a cold and didn't feel well last night.

She kept tossing and turning.

Right now, I feel like the guys who like to watch NASCAR... They don't want a wreck to happen, but secretly like to thrill of a crash.

I want a really bad headache so that I can stop working, but I really don't want to deal with the pain and all associated problems.

It's chilly in my office this morning, which is helping me stay awake a bit, and it's also keeping me from sweating like a ice cold glass of lemonade on a hot summer day.

Well, I realized that I've been doing lots of metaphors and similes in this post today and figure that I should stop.

Besides, I'm just bitching and ranting today...