i finally fell asleep sometime around 2:30.

i had to be up this morning at 4:45.

*weep*

*patting myself on the back*

i actually made it through the day in one piece. barely. all the craziness that kept me awake last night got resolved a mere 45 minutes before the all-day meeting it was for. whew. so my project is back on track, sort of, and i can now turn my attention to the 5 million things i need to cram in by the end of the week.

it was NOT fun going in this morning. i got in the office around 7:30, and by 9am most of my team was in... everyone was giving each other a cheery, "hiya! how was your long weekend?!?!?" i had to choke back my response: "i was sick in bed all weekend, i worked 10 hours on what was supposed to be my day off, and i'm running on 2 and 1/2 hours of sleep." didn't think that would go over well, no matter how true... when people are perky after a long weekend, they don't want debbie downer ruining it for them. grrrrr.

so, i'm forcing myself to not work this evening. instead i treated myself to some chicken makhni from the indian place across the street, and am going to settle in and lose myself in the 2-hour season opener of "american idol". and then BED. wonderful, glorious BEDDY BED BED!!!!!!