Ugh… I spent half of today in bed. We were dark, anyway. Still, it was difficult to find motivation to do anything other than hit my mental snooze button. Gretchen's gone now, I've eaten dinner (sashimi delivery), and Sprocket is being forced to settle in for the evening. He was outside barking at nothing for longer than two minutes. That, in my book, is two minutes too long. I stayed awake long enough to walk down the street for my first acupuncture session. Yeah, I realize the irony – but it wasn't even close to being painful. In fact, I left the center feeling relaxed. It's like the sensation of being light-headed, without actually being light-headed. Diagnosis: lay off the caffeine. Teccino, where are you?!