Paranoid Monster Syndrome and other random shiznit

Good morning Kittens,

First of all, thanks to everyone who left warm comments here on the blog after my "Writer's Workshop" post the other day. I needed to rant, and I didn't realize how much until I really got into writing. It was a long week at work, and I had a lot mulling about. Since I've started reading steadily again, I've been staying up till midnight or slightly later just to finish one more chapter. I've paid a price in my sleep habits. Today I slept till 8:30, and I feel MUCH better.

I also was experiencing some wicked bad PMS. Now to some of you that may come off as an excuse, but for me, it's NO excuse. Two days before and the first day of my period, I become a totally different person. I turn into someone I don't like, someone who acts like a volcano who's about to erupt. This is no joke. I start to sweat the small stuff, I snap at anyone who rubs me the wrong way, and I let little details bother me. A lot. I say things that I will regret saying much later.

I regret saying a lot of what I did in the Writer's Workshop post, but not enough to delete it. After all, I was being honest with myself, and the factors listed above made me engage in a huge bout of self-pity.

Physically I don't feel too hot, either. I feel like I've got two sandbags on my chest, and I get really painful cramps. To the men who read this: If you're rolling your eyes over my description, trust me, this is mild and discreet. It could be a lot worse.

Today, I'm feeling better, both physically and emotionally. I got to sleep in, something I love to do. I went bowling last night (I bowled a 97! Yay me!), then I went scrapbooking. I didn't get many layouts done because I forgot my photo splits, but I did a lot of cropping. It turns out I wasn't alone; one of my girlfriends brought her old middle school yearbook from the 1989-1990 school year, and we spent much of the night laughing and reminicing over bad 80s fashion, our adolescence, and our teachers.

This is going to be a busy weekend for me, so you may not hear from me much. I've got a lot of papers to grade, am having lunch with a friend today, and I'm attending a Grammys party tomorrow night. But I've got another book review to write, an interview with Jenners that I need to post, and various other posts I've promised to write for readers who have asked questions about various things. Those will come, but if not within the next week, then the week of the 15th, when I am off on February vacation.

So that's today's installment of Life With Kitten. Now I've got to go scrounge up some breakfast. Happy Saturday, Kittens!