things that make me feel stressed.

1. Chama dying.

2. Dad and Barb in Cairo with very poor communication.

3. David probably not getting in to the same school as Rose.

4. Discovering Rose still awake at 10:00 probably because she heard me on the phone discussing 1-3.

things that relieve my stress

1. Getting another poem accepted. This one's at Drash. Yeah!

2. Working on big important projects like my chapbook. Anyone want to read the rough draft of a poetry chapbook and make organizational suggestions?

3. Watching Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, a bad movie with bad lines badly said and lots of bad words. I'm sure it's better drunk or stoned, but since I don't do that, I'll have to just glory in the badness of it all. Hilariously bad.

4. Discussing items 1-4 with friends.