I posted earlier about feeling burned out- more from being stuck than from working too much. Still, burn out is burn out and coming out of it feels good no matter the reason.

Friday night I updated my website with a new CD review (Flatfoot 56- Jungle of the Midwest Sea) that I’d rushed through to get it up. Amazingly, I’ve had the most positive feedback on that review. Although I have mixed feelings about the one that said “You’re really improving!”… Ok, neurosis is back.

Saturday I went to the Celtic Fling since three of my favorite bands were playing and we never seem to get decent live shows around here. Ya gotta take it when you can get it. Unfortunately I got sun poisoning along with the 4 cds that I bought, and crashed immediately upon getting home.

Those who know me, know that I don’t go to bed until 4am usually, and I got home just before 9pm.

Sunday, I still didn’t feel too great and yet all of the stress that has been dragging me down for months seemed to have melted away. I don’t know if it was spending the day doing exactly as I pleased (not counting getting dragged away from my favorite band to witness a proposal- but I was quite happy about that), or if it was the enforced bed rest- but I spent Sunday pounding out reviews, blog posts, and various other “work” that I’d been long neglecting. It felt good.

And the blog posts and reviews (I added a review of the Celtic Fling under “show reviews”) that I wrote have had some of the highest hits I’ve gotten yet. It just goes to show- sometimes when you have the most pressing deadlines is when you need to take a break the most.