This seems to summarize how I feel in cat form.
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I'm with you. It's crunch time for my damn wedding, and I need a helper so badly. I can't make decisions to save my life, and I am realizing that I'll need at least a couple more people to do my dirty work while I am hoisting myself into perfection.

I don't have a lot to offer, so I'll give you my (animal-heavy) list of pick-me-up links and videos. It's not necessarily optimistic per se, but I like to think that a world with so many weird and wonderful things in it can't get you down all the time :)

Hark A Vagrant
--my favorite
--my REAL favorite, which they took down

Worst Album Covers

Exploding whale video (not gross)
French and Saunders in Carmen
Rusty, the narcoleptic dachshund
Otters holding hands
Dancing With The Star Wars Stars
Five Guys in a Limo
Jesus Is My Friend
David Sedaris reads "Jesus Shaves"
The Hippo That Lives In A House
Pygmy hippo baby

Everybody, I know you can believe in yourself!

I'm not sure these are optimistic or encouraging words, but I just finished my first day of classes at Big State Uni, and holy hell, the class sizes are huge and, unlike my nice evening courses at Commie College, I'm in there with regular underclassmen and I haven't felt this old in, well, ever maybe.

But fuck it. Chase the dream, keep grinding and do well. Good luck, ethylene.

Chances are good that your work ethic will be much greater than the kids'. That's what got me through Ga Tech; I was used to getting up every day by 6 am. A lot of college is just showing up.

It's true, a lot of it is just doing it, I just have to get use to doing it again. Grr. Argh. Lots of change recently and adjustment. I gotta go haul my ass back to class in about three minutes. Already the homework is piling up.
Ok, this is me sucking it up.

Madamina, maybe we can help with decisions and opinions. I'd be happy to help out if at all possible.

I don't have much, but I will say this: Godspeed, ethelyne!

heh...godspeed...sounds funny.

Here is a very silly new music video. You will think to yourself: "Things may be bad in some small respects, but at least I am not wearing ridiculous green tights," and that must be a good feeeling!

Oh, I google Eddie Izzard and legos.

Or if it's really serious, pull up netflix and stream his stuff.

If that doesn't work, it's time for my no spaz pills.

There are pills for spazziness? I need these pills.

YMMV, I take Xanax.