An uneasy night...

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I am vaguely aware of dreaming about... tedium. Toward morning, I achieved a state of consciousness that allowed me to recall my dream and it turns out I was actually translating something in my sleep, but I cannot remember what.

Nor can I recall whether the translation was any good. 8^)

The PowerPoint presentation is done and going out the wire as I type this.

Strangely enough, faced with the prospect of completing all outstanding assignments within the next 30 hours or so, I am picking up the slight tingling sensation of - let's give it a tentative name - translator's paranoia (a mental state in which you wonder "Will I ever get another assignment?").

* * *In other news, I'm discouraged at one of CNN's headlines this morning: Gender or race: Black women voters face tough choices in S.C. In my opinion, voting for someone based on their skin color or sex makes voting for someone based on their party affiliation sound positively intellectual. Then again, the headline doubtless reflects the way CNN thinks the world works (or should work).

Headlines like this appear to give some weight to recent wisecracks - stemming from the Nevada primaries, I think - about how, if you vote for Obama, you're a sexist, but if you vote for Hillary, you're a racist.

It must be something in the water.

Cheers...