brain chemistry and caffeine

okay, so I was off of coffee from Sunday through Wednesday. Yes, that's four more days than I usually go without coffee. But that doesn't explain why, after half a cup, I'm HYPED UP. Like, fast heart beat, want to go out and mow the grass or go hunting or something. No good at ALL. This must be how the boy feels when he has a shot of espresso. But me? Come on, people, I have averaged 1.25 mochas per work day for the past, oh, five years or so. Four days' hiatus and this is what I get? Freakin' virus.

one of the funny things about Boston is

If I wanted to go and see the Wallace and Gromit movie today, opening day, in this area, I could probably get in no problem, as everyone who isn't at work is at home/bars/elsewhere watching a baseball game.