and because it's a friday...

i am looking forward to ending this rather productive work.  if i were to rate this week out of 10, i'd probably give it a 6.  i finished some of the things that i intended to finish.  some, i had to postpone because of emergent priority changes.  others, i had to cancel because of how the world changes.

but i am still hopeful.

that in spite of the anger and the madness and confusion welling up in my gut - that i would nonetheless have to swallow in spite of its a non-appealing, bile taste - i will emerge through all these a better man.

scarred.  scathed.  perhaps, even slightly jaded and cynical about the goodness of humanity.

[ but still hopeful.]