But then again...

You do have to try to find little things that make it seem worthwhile. Little escapes, little amusements.

(I think part of my malaise this morning is twofold: I worked all day long yesterday and then worked all evening. And also, because of the level of stuff going into my brain, I'm having crazy jumbled-up dreams where I wake up feeling like I haven't slept, because my brain's processing so darn much. And that's not likely to change any time soon. I just have a lot of things I have to do this fall.)

Then again, there are things out there that make me feel at least momentary delight:

My Little Top Gear Or perhaps, Top Ponies. I don't know. (Charles posted this on his Twitter stream). It's a very clever job of re-lip-synching the ponies and editing the audio. (Rarity is Jeremy Clarkson, Fluttershy is Richard Hammond, and Pinkie Pie is James May. Which I also find hilarious.)

Top Gear is one of those shows where I don't really know what they're talking out perhaps 1/3 to 1/2 of the time (British terminology plus car stuff conspire to leave me in the dark on some of it) but I still find it amusing. (Yes, yes, I know there's an American version out there; never have seen it. I'm thinking I wouldn't find it nearly as amusing because the main reason I watch the Brit version is for the interaction between the hosts - and for the classic British "game with points" where the points are either ludicrously assigned or total cheats. (They used to do similar on "My Word" and "My Music," both BBC radio programs I used to be able to listen to on WCLV...)