Who else is having trouble focusing today?

[Coexist]

I woke up this morning and leapt out of bed - "it might be Fitzmas" I thought.

Brushed my teeth, made some coffee, sent the kids off to school, and turned on the computer and television. DU, Kos, Rawstory... nothing new.

CNN, MSNBC... nothing.

Tried to watch Washington Journal - DLC idiot on - could barely focus. Trying to occupy my mind with other threads on the Greatest Page - they are barely registering.

Baked a cake, breakfast bread and cornbread yesterday. Made a huge pot of chili.

Dusted everything there is to dust, vacuumed the entire house, cleaned the playroom.

I am going to scream if I don't hear something soon... someone, please, talk me down...

[mike_c]

1. every day for the last five years....

But the last couple of weeks have been excrutiating.

[yy4me]

2. This is the funniest thing...I'm in the same boat but I have

to go to work today. No TV, no radio. Small company, new temporary job. I can't even talk about it, don't know political leanings of boss and others. Can't stand it!!!!! Go Fitz!

[stop the bleeding]

6. My situation is like yours except my job is more permanent, but the

company is small and its hard to say what peoples feelings are because they tend to keep that kind of stuff out of work.

Good luck with job and hopefully we will not have to wait to much longer for an announcement on Fitzmas.

[Coexist]

10. can you peek in on DU from time to time

blessedly, the powers-that-be here are changing GD to Fitzmas only, so a quick look will tell you if it has happened.

[seabeyond]

3. wow, suzie homemaker, come over to my house and

show me how it is done. good for you. we tend to embrace the dust. you know, draw the hearts and i love you,......in the dust.

[Coexist]

5. the funny thing is, I am "neat" but not "a cleaner" so there was

lot's of dust that I usually only get to once or twice a year. But I HAD to do something constructive with all my nervous energy. Someone on this board suggested deep cleaning as a remedy for Fitzmas jonesing - so I complied.

[seabeyond]

9. good for you. i am not too hard on myself seeing that i spend

everyday doing the neat, lol. picking up and putting away. to get to a clean is challenging in and of itself. but......does feel like cleaning time to last thru holidays. getting decorations going halloween, then thanksgiving then christmas.

i have inlaw coming in two weeks, my cleans get done then. thankfully someone comes every couple two three months.

lollol

bad. lol. i wonder about people that have spotless houses. dont fully trust them. oh and those that have dr pepper for breakfast, not coffee

[Coexist]

13. me, too on the picking up every day

It is enough to do that! I can't imagine doing more on a regular basis. It is a joke in my house that having company a few times a year is good, otherwise we would never "clean" clean!!

[seabeyond]

15. just like you .... high five. that is funny

and no one dare........ suggest anything but joy in it. then company comes, and all day, i yell and glare at kids to not move, .... touch nothing, or you diiiiiie. guest just has to step thru door, then kids are free again.

[Coexist]

18. OMG! My kids would die laughing if they were here!

They know - don't touch a thing, once the company comes and settles in for 1/2 hour, all bets are off - have fun and make a mess again.

That is SOOO funny. Thanks for breaking the tension for me this morning. I thought I was the only one like that! High fivin' ya right back.

[seabeyond]

24. laughing ass off with you. that is great. thanks n/t

[Verve]

4. I'm with ya!

About to go do piles of laundry while I flip back and forth between CNN and MSNBC.

I wish I knew definitively if today is the day. If it isn't, I have some outside work I've been putting off.

[DesertRat]

Wow, I'm tired just reading that!

It's only 6:30 in the morning here, so I'm still making the coffee...
I am nervous and excited too. I hope today will be Fitzmas!

[bigbrother05]

7. I am wired so can't help

it's 3:30 here and your day is just starting, I have to wait until 1 o'clock to listen to WJ, and it was crap this morning, if the indictments come out by the time the evening news comes on it's after midnight here. Can't get motivated to clean, wish I could find somebody to do it for me, and the baking it sounds good, but can't get motivated in that field either, just a news junkie, and its making me nuts.

[Coexist]

8. You poor thing.

I can't imagine having to wait in a different time zone.

[halobeam]

11. I am sanding down a 90" oak table and four chairs....

So far, it's taken a couple of days..

once I'm done, I'm refinishing it. That's what I'm doing with my nervous energy!

It's tedious, but when you listen to excellent tunes, break for (DU updates OFTEN)... it helps.

[Coexist]

14. that is awesome.

good for you.

[halobeam]

21. Thanks... I'm a bit nuts lately, and my family is grateful for

this distraction. Even if this project comes out like "crap"... they'd realize the benefits of "mommy keeping VERY busy" LOL!:rofl:

[peace frog]

12. The boss is hovering over me today

for some reason he decided to use my (out sick today) coworker's desk next to mine... DAMMIT! Can't surf without him seeing unless he's away for a bit. ARGH!

[unsavedtrash]

16. I have a mid-term in a few hours and instead of studying I'm here. I start

yawning and thinking of everything else in the world every time I pick up my study notes. Maybe I just need more coffee :donut:

[jojo54]

17. ME!!! ME!!! ME!!!!

Already painted on side of the window frame without taping off the wall. Oops! Turned to look at the TV with wet brush in hand and got paint on the window pane. Oops!

The anticipation is killing me. I can't wait to smell the bushnuts roasting on a open fire!!

[Coexist]

19. LOL! Bushnuts roasting on an open fire...

that is too funny. Nice Fitzmas ref.

[REACTIVATED IN CT]

20. The suspense is getting to me.

I'm at work and shouldn't be checking here for updates so I set up a Google News Alert in case anything breaks.

[NoBushSpokenHere]

22. Getting stressed over interuptions of DU forum check-ins

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr too many interuptions at work today! I just get the page up and someone either calls or walks in! I should just take off work until the indictments are served!

[FreedomAngel82]

23. I know how you feel!

I even dreamed about it! LOL. All I remember in my dream is something about the WHIG. :shrug: I have a test today in an hour so hopefully I'll be able to focus and do well on the test.

[Kittycat]

25. I'm about to make my Dunkin Donuts Run

Just to get out of the house. Of course I know the second I get in the car, AAR comes on - LOL.

[converted_democrat]

26. Today? I have not been able to focus for the last 2 weeks..

It's getting to be unbearable..completely unbearable!

[Roxy66]

27. I jumped out bed and turned on C-Span for Washington Journal

and they of course were talking about it.....they understand what the real news is

[CoffeeCat]

28. I am also cleaning up a storm too...

...and cooking as well.

I"m trying to keep busy. It's excruciating.

My sense is (and this is just a guess) is that any Fitz announcements would be made in the early morning. I'm guessing it's not today...so maybe tomorrow?

Yesterday, I actually baked a strata. Who bakes strata?

I'm thinking of baking some Halloween cookies today, for the kids to decorate tonight.

And I soooo relate to the cleaning thing. I try to keep things picked up, but with two kids--it's fruitless. I spend an hour cleaning and they spend 10 seconds bringing the it back to its original messy state.

The thing is...you can't "clean" until everything is "picked up" and I rarely get out of the "picking up" stage.

Also, I worry about people who constantly have a clean house. I mean really. It's not normal. I think it's almost impossible to achieve that kind of cleaning level. Those people must be uber obsessive and constantly yelling at their kids. Or else...their household runs much more smoothly than mine.

Sorry about rambling. I do it when I'm waiting for indictments to come down.

Ahhhhhh!

[Coexist]

30. I feel your pain!

I too am rambling lately, forgetting stuff - way too distracted to be a useful member of society.

[DeepModem Mom]

29. Having trouble posting articles -- mind not connected to typing fingers.

As for "real-life" responsibilities? Very difficult today.

[Coexist]

31. at least you are doing that

I keep forgetting about those pesky rules of grammar during posting. I read them before posting, and have to re-do the whole darn thing. They make no sense!

[coffeenap]

32. I'm so nuts I tried to get my borderline repug. friend to empathize!

Now, I think we're in a fight. Oops. Well, it is her fault--she asked if I wanted our Girl Scout troop to participate in: the "President's Volunteer Service Award". HAH HAH HAH--wrong day for that request, eh??:banghead: