Today, one of my coworkers said to me, "There's something different about you today. I don't know what it is, but it's good." I responded, "Well, I'm completely exhausted." And then he said, "Maybe that's it. Maybe all of the energy is stripped away, and you're just yourself."
This somewhat unsettling conversation reminded me of several things: the scene from The Little Mermaid when Scuttle perches on Ariel's new legs and says, "There's something different about you; I can't put my finger on it;" the SNL skit of Mike Meyers as The Hyper Hypo; and most importantly, a comment my Pappaw once made to my mom. He and my Memmaw had kept me for several days when I was sick (I'm sure Memmaw did more nursing back to health and Pappaw did more antagonizing), and Pappaw said, "I like her best with just a little bit of a fever."
Well, folks, if my usual dose of crazy-hyper is too much to take, and you like me better when the sandman stays away for long periods of time, then get ready to LOVE me, because this semester is succeeding in kicking my butt!
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