you have no idea

probably one of the worst things about having been gone for the amount of time i have is that i now have a to-list the size of a large coffee chain.

yeah.

the other problem is that some of those to-do items can only be checked off once i get information from other people that i haven't seen and who have also been away, or having babies, or doing important things- like ending world hunger.

so, as you can imagine, when i am with these people, i suddenly have to socialize a bit and find out about their summers, get the latest gossip, joke around, have coffee (yes, i know my life sucks), but also get some stuff done.  there is the killjoy people.  the getting of stuff done.  i think august is my least favorite month of the year because getting ready for the fall semester is infinitely worse than getting ready for the spring.

why can't everyone just come with me to france and we can work and socialize together?  why?