March--apparently a bad month for IRR blogging

How else to explain my sudden silence? I've had things to say. I've got some keen content lined up to run w/ the now 7 days overdue monthly roundup. So why am I at a loss to have at it, after such a fruitful last week of February?

My best guess is that a particular sort of seasonal affected disorder has overtaken me. Towards the end of each month, you see, I kind of fixate on how I'm about to cross a month off the list, filp to the next page on my various calendars, and take this giant symbolic step towards home. It's kind of a big deal, in my head at least, and the end of months are as such filled with hope, butterflies and puppy dogs.

And then the 1st of the month rolls around. The act of finishing off a month seems ages away, off in the mists of some distant future. I start to realize that this moment that I was all excited for didn't really mean anything, as I still have to make it through 7 more calendar turns. Add to that the stress of the month to come, its imposing tasks and important missions. At once I dread the escalating stress that comes with approaching deadlines and I lust for the rapid passage of time that inevitably tags along with busyness. Those two forces cancel each other out, and time neither flies nor drags. I'm left with only the stress.

So, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. I'm also hoping to break out of the funk with post after exciting post over the next day or two. I know it makes for an uneven reading experience when I stack posts like this, but sometimes it's best just to let the momentum propel my blogging. I hope everyone enjoys the results!