Positive thinking

Lillian tells me - as it is her perennial perspective - that I should focus today on making myself happy. Comfort foods have lost their appeal (thanks, acyclovir), but I do like the idea of being productive. The question is, what can I do while my brain is fluff? Hmm. Candidates: read non-challenging articles, plan things to read later on narrative construction of self, download yet more articles, maybe work on fractal9091's photo album of Malaysia.

And it might be 65 and sunny today! So maybe I can sit outside later.

Edit: Yay! Not 20 minutes have passed, and already I have accidentally happened upon what looks like an excellent article: "Group-based guilt as a predictor of commitment to apology," by McGarty and colleagues. Ooh, and "The ways that people talk about natural resources: Discursive strategies as barriers to environmentally sustainable practices," by Kurz and colleagues.

Did it!

Felt better as the day progressed - went to campus and met with my advisor and attended class. So pretty on campus, too: Cherry trees and camellias in bloom.

The funny part of the day was when I had to give D. his mid-day ear drops (he has ear infections) - since I'm contagious for chicken pox, I pulled up right outside the school's door, and they sent him out to me. I felt like I was under a reverse quarantine.