Sanity gained and lost

On Sunday, I gradually gained a handle on things. The massive soul-crushing project I've been doing at work seemed to be relenting. The Katrina recovery effort was making progress. NFL season hit full swing.

Sadly, Monday happened.

Specifically, the following things happened:

• There's a tropical storm slowly threatening a place I used to live, where a buddy of mine just moved with his family.
• We hit some home improvement bureaucracy.
• The power went out in Los Angeles. Terrorists undoubtedly weren't involved, but it was still a little spooky.
• The koi in the fountain at work apparently died. All of them. Terrorists undoubtedly weren't involved, but it was still a little spooky.
• Don't follow this link unless you want to cry. Seriously. It has nothing to do with Katrina, but it's just another thing that makes you wonder what anyone could possibly do to deserve so much agony.
• The project at work got a little messier.
• Just before a call to straighten out some things on that project, my main contact with the vendor was fired.

I'd like a do-over, please.