A day.

Today has not been the best.
Last night, I started having some sharp pains in my chest, on the left side.  It wasn't the first time I'd experienced this.  Every few weeks, I have chest pain (!), but it never lasts very long...perhaps a couple of minutes at most, with the pain coming in waves.  I always assumed it was nothing, or at least nothing serious.  Early this morning, though, I woke up to more pain.  I went to the ER around 8am with J at the recommendation of a nurse at my primary care.  I was at the hospital for about three hours, and after an EKG, an X-ray, and some blood tests, I still don't have a diagnosis.  The doctor I saw thinks it might be anxiety-induced.  I have a history of anxiety, so this isn't a terribly big surprise.  It's still crappy, though.

I didn't go to work today.  Tons of guilt about that, which makes the anxiety worse.
I've been deep in thought all day.  I'm thinking about some ways I can reduce the stress I feel, and try to absorb less of the day-to-day pressures I face.
I was somewhat productive here at home.  This is just off the needles:

Sock #1 of my modified version of Froot Loop.

I also watched the entire second series of the BBC's The Office on DVD, which I really like and has been oddly comforting today.  J was sweet enough to rent it for me from Filmzilla.

Anyhoo...I otter go...
Good night.