What happens when every single dimension of your life (work, personal, research, family) decides to pay you a visit the weekend before your birthday which also happens to be your birthday celebration weekend? I dunno, have fun with it and breathe a lot and drink a lot of caffeine to deal with the lack of sleep. But I think I am really able to deal with all of this craziness because my passport finally arrived in the mail so I now know that I can leave the country at the end of the month!
I am off to the beautiful pacific coast for the night. Hopefully that will have some effect on my psyche. It always does.