So, I just wanted to say THANK YOU to everyone that I've talked to in the last week or so who listened to my problems, on the phone or online (or both). It's always good to hear from good friends, but it was almost overwhelming to hear words of encouragement and sympathy and agreement from other people who seemed to get what I was trying to say (and it's always reassuring to know you aren't crazy when you're having awful feelings). Being way up here makes me miss having SANE people who know me around to use as sounding boards. Anyway, I feel so lucky to have so many smart, caring, beautiful, awesome people (ok, women) in my life to pick me up when I feel sad...even from 17 states away. :) I miss y'all!

Today I went to an workshop to brush up on the basics of advising before starting work next week. It was tee-dee-ous...but it did make me really excited about going back to work (school, still not so much) which is a very good sign. FYI, there was a girl there named Clarity. At first I was like, "ew, weird name" but now it's kind of growing on me (..I told you the workshop was boring).