Is there something in the air? The water? The spooky internet waves?

[Left Is Write]

I was in a reasonably good mood earlier too, and now *I* am feeling inexplicably blue, and a bit crabby.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

1. The moon's not full, I believe

Just a general feeling of tiredness stemming from the daily outrages from the squatter in the White House.

[TheProphetess]

2. It's the state of the world

that's bringing us down. But, we shall overcome! :hug:

[Left Is Write]

3. Maybe my mood's not so inexplicable after all...

I got to thinking about things. Twenty years ago today was my first date with my oldest daughter's father. Twenty years. Where do twenty years go? It's been nearly eight years since I met my husband, and if it weren't for the fact that we have a five-year-old and a three-year-old, I'd swear it was just a month or two ago.

I'm entering (or have entered) perimenopause. Of that I am convinced. I'm seeing my doctor next week, so we'll see what he says. There's a certain amount of ambivalence about that. I don't want to have anymore children necessarily, but the finalty of nature telling me I won't be able to is a little daunting.

And my first baby is graduating high school in twelve days. She's leaving for California for a vacation with her dad immediately after, then she's spending June in Minnesota. I won't even get to be with her on her eighteenth birthday.

She's moving back to Minnesota in August. This all just suddenly hit me. It seemed fuzzy and far-off before, but now it's nearly here. I'll be the parent of an adult child who does not live with me. How strange it feels.

It's raining too.

Maybe these are all reasons for my discontent this afternoon.

[TheProphetess]

4. That could very well be your answer

Time is rough on us, isn't it? I hope things start looking up for you. :)

[Jamastiene]

5. You are not alone.

I started out looking at the Smoking Gun web site about all the idiotic things the Bush family gets away with and now I am downloading a game called President Forever that I think may have spyware in it because of the strange location in the download manager box thingy. It's supposed to be a game where you can call the shots between Kerry and Bush. I know it's a little after the fact, but I think I could win. I would like to try the game, but spyware really irks me and disgusts me and tires me out. This was supposed to be my day off. I will try to check the game before I install it and see if that works. If not, I'll probably be spending the rest of the night trying to get rid of some spyware.