Guess who turns 30 today?

Happy birthday, mattrolls!

Yes, you're old now, but we love you anyway. :-)

Tired in my soul?

tafkar was writing yesterday about information overload and chronic overextendedness. I've been contemplating this feeling in my own life for some months now, with ever-increasing urgency... or at least consciousness that this cannot go on indefinitely. When your baseline state is "burnt", you are not in a sustainable position.

I took Matthew out for birthday dinner on Sunday (to the Outback Steakhouse; although neither of us had steak, everything was still quite tasty), and we had some good talk, and one of the things we talked about was how both of us these days feel "tired in our souls." (His phrase, which certainly hit home for me.)

In principle, I'm somewhat interested in doing Ruddigore with MITG&SP this fall, but thinking about stepping into that kind of major time-sink again is making me cringe. I feel strapped for time now! And I didn't even do Carmen this summer! [Though I intend to go see it Thursday night 7/31, if anyone wants to accompany me.]

Everything I do is stuff that matters to me... but nevertheless there's so *much* of it. ( Read more... )