i am having a moment of mania. I've come to recognize these times. I think it gives balance to my usual state of being. I am temped to call my usual state of being "slightly depressed", which it may be, but looking at it more sublty, "anxiety exhaustion" may be more accurate.

Anyhow back to the mania. I think blood sugar levels and sleep levels trigger it, probably circadian rhythms are part of the triger too. I am sitting in the PSU computer lab. I've been running errands all morning. Ive got my todo list and I've been gleefully checking off each important one. Now its after lunch and I dont have as much to do. Plus I'm a bit tired, a bit lonely, and a bit bored.

On #ptp (chat room), laptops was mentioned and I went to peruse IBM's offering of laptops. I couldnt help but come across IBM's GRID project and now their new Autonomic project. Which reminded me of my grad school focus - "Scalable Data Structures". Then I thought hey the GRID project has a lot of relevance to SDS. And oh hey, what if there are national research centers with smart people that also have social skills where I could fit in (I imagine the "National Severe Storm Center" as portrayed in the movie Twister)? And oh hey I bet it pays really well (I imagine paying off debt and having a vacation budget). This could be the guiding light while at school. I quickly formulate the next few steps, get in contact with IBM people who are already working in these areas. Find out how PSU professors might be able to help.

okay enough of that for a while. I saw "School of Rock" last week with Seth, Brooke, and Jason. It was a very good, fun movie. Go see it if you can.

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