divine angst

I’m dealing with a particularly ugly bit of work right now, one of those picking-up-after-people kind of things, and it’s pretty frustrating. I mean, I signed on for this particular duty and I knew I’d have to deal with these sorts of things, but that doesn’t make me any happier when I open a document that’s supposed to be one way only to find it’s totally not.

So to cope, I made these cookies and boy, are they good. I’ve had three or four now, and that’s WAY too many, but they’re too tasty not to. Because they have maple syrup in them, they get all crnchy and caramalized, but they are also kind of gooey, and they are Teh Yum.

I encourage all of you stress bunnies out there to make cookies when you need a break. That way, when it’s time to get back to work, you’ll have snackies.

I suppose it’s appropriate that, as my schedule is getting busier again, the weather is getting nastier. I’m not tempted by the sun shining on the lake–there IS no sun today. While I waited for the train this morning, I was even pelted with hard little balls of snowy-sleety stuff. (And I forgot to grab a hat on the way out the door. Ack!) I stood there and wondered why I was leaving the apartment on a Saturday, but then I remembered–I have all this work to do.

It’s funny how rarely I venture to campus on the weekends, but perhaps I should do more of it. I’ve been more productive today than in the past two whole weekends combined. Getting away from the cuteness of the dog and the wonderfulness of Mr. Angst gets me away from the distractions, I guess. Unfortunate, that. But it does mean I can plan to relax at home tonight, and that’s always something to look forward to.