Impulse -- The Next Big Disease

It's funny how just one moment of impulse will ruin months worth of planning and decision-making.

You finally have everything in order -- your X's and O's are good to go, you've dotted all your I's, and you've crossed all your T's.

And then it happens: the moment of impulse.

"Do what? Oh, you would like me to write an additional proposal, organize an entire meeting, and lay waste to pain and suffering all over the world? Ummm . . . . . . . . sure, I can do that."

Noooooooooooo! Just like Sysiphus and his stone, the ball comes tumbling back down upon us. Why must we always follow the "path of least resistance," and how the hell did our bosses lose that memo?

If you haven't caught on, I may have been delegated some extra tasks (no I do not have a chip on my shoulders!). I was recently dubbed the president of an organization on campus called "The Society for Technical Communication." For me it may as well be named "The Society for Extra Work You Will Never Finish."

Long story short: .

(Lol, sorry -- couldn't resist! That really is a short story!) But seriously, I joined this organization as a favor for one of my past professors to help her get the thing jump-started again, and now I'm in over my head -- again.

Of course being inundated with work, overwhelmed, and secretly wishing I was a two-year old again would naturally lead me to a blog post. Isn't it nice that you all get to experience the oh-so good side of people in the blogosphere?

Thanks for your ears! It's now back to work ...