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Easter has brought a bounty of chocolate and public holidays and I’ve had a gut full of both. I know that if I was in my previous job I would be loving this four day weekend, but now that I actually enjoy what I do I’m tired of wasting time and would simply just like to “get on with it”. That said, it’s been nice catching up with people and spending time with Allison but while my income remains at zero dollars and zero cents I can’t help but feel a sense of _urgency_!

While I’m talking about Easter I’d just like to point out how absurd this society has become. We have a 60% divorce rate but yet we’re a Christian country. Most people don’t go to church or practice any sprituality (until they need something) but yet eat fish on Friday, wish people a “happy Easter”, and hand out over priced chocolate eggs/bunnies in flashy alfoil at Easter. As a point of interest, Cadbury and Mars have been in long competition to supply American (and other?) troops chocolate during times of war. One of the companies even created a special melt resistant chocolate bar for the Gulf War. Anyway, these same companies are creating those “lovely” eggs and bunnies that are handed out during Easter, a religious occassion. I suppose that’s to be expected though when religious fanaticism is a pre-requisite to blowing people up.

I’m having yet another one of those Spock moments where you fail to comprehend the irrational nature of humanoids.

It’s 4am and I can’t sleep. My head’s racing like crazy! This is a particularly extreme example of how I’ve been sleeping for the last two weeks or so. I have noticed I have been far more intense since I arrived back from my honeymoon. I thought the long weekend would help me but it hasn’t. Ah well…