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So I've felt a little strange today. For some reason, even with all the stress in my life at the moment, I felt strangely calm. On my walk home from work, I started wondering what exactly might be causing this, but couldn't decide what it might be...

Is it the fact that I'm moving into a new apartment on Saturday but happen to already be all packed and ready to go? It's quite an accomplishment -- aside from wrapping up the clothes in my closet, I don't have anything left to do in regards for the move. I felt such a sense of relief yesterday when I finished packing up the last couple boxes. I can't wait to move into my new place. It's a block from the beach, bigger than my old place and my rent is actually less (!!!) -- I'm happy.

Or maybe it's the fact that I feel a sense of closure about my poor froggy, Babagahnoosh? Sick with bloat for about 3 weeks, Baba had been on a regimen of antibiotics that I had hoped would improve his situation. I spent a lot of time worrying about him and wondering if he'd get better. However, this past Saturday, he decided he had enough of his difficult life of swimming, eating, and lounging, and passed on. I think any normal person would probably have seen to a quick and respectable burial, but I of course couldn't resist the curiosity of wanting to know why he died (Bloat is an ambiguous diagnosis that has many possible causes). The former Babagahnoosh was given to a friend of mine this morning to deliver to a frog expert. If I'm lucky, said expert will have time to do an autopsy! Oh, it's so wonderful to think that Babagahnoosh has donated his body to science. I feel much better now.

Or could it have been the coffee I drank on my walk to BART this morning? I'm not a coffee drinker, usually. But a friend of mine told me that I couldn't possibly think of moving away from the Jack London area without trying Peerless Coffee at least once. Even though I walk by the place every morning, I've never once tried it. Today I decided to change that and just after sunrise, I stopped at the Espresso Bar, which they only open weekday mornings for passing commuters. I ordered a mocha, which I am happy to say ended up being worth the $3 I paid for it. Wow, that was some good stuff. It also gave me a little bit more morning energy than I usually have...

Or perhaps I'm just happy and excited about the upcoming milestone at work? Without revealing things I shouldn't, I'll just say that we're planning a lot of fun and exciting things for STO during this milestone, and I am responsible for making sure much of it comes out well. Many people and processes will be put to the test over the next few weeks -- it's going to be a very trying yet productive time for the team. I was somewhat overwhelmed before this last weekend, but today, I was feeling inspired. I arrived at work before everyone else this morning and got a head start on my tasks. Even though there was one particularly difficult meeting in the afternoon, any frustration I had regarding meeting participants getting off-topic dissipated quickly and things still appear to be on track.

But then I was thinking... It could be the allergy medicine I took right before a meeting today in an attempt to recover from a headache. So while it might be all those other things that happened to me over the past few days, chances are I should just thank the Walitin (Walgreen's answer to Claritin!) that I swiped from John for that fuzzy, happy, serene feeling in my head. Well, whatever it is, I hope it lasts a little longer. With the plans I have over the next couple of months, I'm sure going to need it.