The strange symptoms of "Blogmute"

I've been struck lately by a solid case of blogmutes, the feeling of sitting there staring at the MT screen and just having nothing to say. I think this is caused mainly because it's an incredibly hectic time at work, with much crap-o-la raining down like manna from heaven. I sat through a meeting today with Chai-Rista, and basically did my best Beavis in the back of the room impersonation.

The other two things causing the blogmutes for me are that 1. I'm engaged in a serious jag of the real writing, trying to finish two articles (a longer and a shorter version on the same topic) that I'm going to deliver as a lecture in a setting that's scaring the crap out of me. The subject is on Thomas Jefferson and the Indian Removal cases of the 1830s, and I can only work so much on this topic without having to set it aside, tip my head back, close my eyes, and say "Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-Huck!" Anyhoo, there's a chance that CSPAN might carry the whole thing which would be nothing short of hilarious.

The other reason? I'll expound on it later when I feel capable of articulating it clearly. What? That's stopped you in the past?

In the meantime, a hearty YIP! YIP! YIP! to the Cake Eater for doing a fabulous job filling in for Rob, and for the LMC, who is, well, the LMC!

Thanks guys!