Frustration, Waking and Sleeping

Yesterday was one of those days where I feel like I should have stayed in bed. One of those days where several little things went wrong, none of them exactly tragic but cumulatively adding up to a frustrating, unpleasant day. First, I broke our home computer - well, just the USB ports*, but it means we can't finish setting up Debbie's brand new PDA, or connect any other digital devices. Then, I wasted hours watching my football team, whom I only get to see on TV a few times a season (when they play local NY teams, are on Monday night, or due to some other programming fluke), get absolutely demolished and embarrassed by The-Team-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, their hated rivals. Other things, too petty-sounding to list individually, also went wrong. About the only thing I accomplished successfully yesterday was an act of de-construction; taking down the sukkah.

Then last night I had my infamous recurring "pesach dream". This is my personal variation on the well-known "examination" dream where you show up to a test and are totally unprepared. In my version, it's erev pesach morning and we have done no cleaning, there's non-pesach food everywhere, we've bought no matza or other supplies (not even real-sugar Coke) and there's no time left to do all these things. I have had this dream probably a dozen times or more in my adult life, and I always wake up feeling shaken and disturbed.

I hope the rest of this week gets better. Or else hiding under the covers is starting to sound very appealing.

* Does anyone know if there are adaptors that would allow me to connect USB devices through another port on the PC? I.e., the adaptor would be female USB, to male some-other PC port.