SADness
The other night Keith Olbermann was criticizing Sarah Palin for suffering from SAD and taking steps to manage her illness. As someone who suffers from this to a limited extent I can’t say I agree with him. She took steps to deal with the issue and used her own money to make it happen, frankly that’s one of the most responsible things she’s ever done.
I’m defending Sarah Palin – stand by for the Rapture.
Today I was a little over half way to work when I noticed I was feeling a little weird; negative thoughts kept cropping up in my mind and then I realized it was the first overcast day in quite some time. I could literally feel the SAD kicking in, which is very strange. It probably didn’t help that I was watching the Torchwood episode A Day In The Death which is, suffice to say a little depressing and not just a bit morbid.
It’s like a bit of a midlife crisis really. The first, easiest escape would seem to be buying something to distract/please yourself but thankfully my no gifts for myself rule for the month of my birth prevents that – I’m often surprised seeing how my own rules protect me sometimes.
Anyways I put those thoughts aside and went on about my day. Then in the afternoon I heard that West Jet had dropped their egregious fuel surcharges that nearly doubled the cost of many flights along with other service fees AND they were having a 40% off seat sale. I could take my family to Edmonton for a mini-break for less than $800 total…but then I realized my partner didn’t have as many vacation days left as I thought and other things reminded me of why that just wouldn’t work. It’s not like I’m upset about it, I still have Vegas to look forward to. I even priced out how much it would cost for her to join us in Vegas for a few days, less than $400 but for only a couple days it’s not a very efficient use of money.
I really should just stick to one vacation at a time.
Although I can’t help but wonder if I could convince Jon to go to Orlando for his birthday for a week for nearly the exact same amount we’re paying for Vegas (around $600)…temperatures range from 11°C to 22°C in February which is much colder than September to be sure but gets much less rainfall than it does in September…
Just a thought.
