I'm going to spend my monthly whiney blog allowance.  Last week, I turned 29.  I showed up to an event at a friends, 30 minutes late and 1 day early, and she said, "Lib, you're too young for this type of mixup."  Lovingly, she said it.  You know what I mean.  Now, I've just spent the entire night at work.  And since I am now 29, I've turned into a raving hypochondriac.  When I was a kid of 21, I could type all night with no ill effects.  Now, I feel that I have a rather acute case of mouse finger and keyboard wrist, along with an unpleasant feeling in my stomach.  I am not sure if this is a result of the 10 cups of coffee, vitamin water, and 4 krispy creme doughnuts that I deemed necessary to survive the night, or if it's caused by me overanalyzing how much fat I just consumed and how it's probably coating my undeniably adult arteries as I sit here.  And oh boy, do I want to sleep.  Back in the day it was different.  I could cram for days for final exams and then I got to go home and sleep for days....but alas, no, no sleep for the weary...it's um, 
monday.  Now how did I get myself into this mess of an all nighter, well, I don't want to point any fingers, but this is a result of me responding to job ads that say things like 'thrives in a deadline driven environment'.....hmmm....red flag!!  It should read, enjoys pressure and stress and doesn't need a pat on the back for a job well done ever.  Extremely good at all nighters.   Wears business casual all the time, so is ready for dress code on Monday morning...ooops.  Hey, I have a toothbrush and toothpaste in my desk, anything more than that, and I think somebody needs to have a talk about what's a realistic expectation and what's just plain delusional.  OK back to annotating.  You don't want to know.  It's not fun.  Really.
 
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