Looks like it's going to be a hard night's day.

Three hours sleep. Bad, bad thoughts running through my head before sleep blessfully came. The dog was trying to take my spot on the bed. And I get bad news from work even before I'm out of the shower.

On top of that, I think I need to make an appointment for a check-up. It's probably nothing, but for the past week, I've had this on-again-off-again pain in my chest, in the upper left. At first I thought it was just a pulled muscle, but it keeps recurring. And worse, I tend to notice it most when I'm under stress or hyped up on caffiene. I'm only 33. I'm too young to have heart problems.

On a lighter note: Observations on the bus ride in today-
Is there a less photogenic business owner on the face of the planet than Denny Hecker? Not that he is particularly ugly, but I just saw a picture of him on the side of the bus. The picture looks like one a photojournalist would have taken about 3 seconds after informing him that he is facing a Grand Jury indicment.

Also seen on the side of a bus: the text read "Toddlers are not born, they are raised." It was an ad for center providing resources for child care providers. The picture was a closeup on the face of a two or three year old girl. And she had earings on. Not, mind you, the cute clipons that some little girls use to play dressup. These were studs. There is no good reason to pierce a child's ears, or any other part of their body. Ear piercing and makeup are what older girls (like 12 or 13) should argue with their mothers about. If these things are given as toddlers (or even infants), what does the 12 year old girl rebel against? I am afraid of that answer.