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This morning the sky was so blue and beautiful, and the sun so gleamingly bright, that it looked for all the world like a midsummer's day.

I turned up the heat and enjoyed every second of it.

Excited

I got some great news about my book. The Rutgers University Press flyer promoting their new books in anthropology has gone out to libraries and academics around the country. My book is featured near the top.

An FoV peep and fellow anthropologist just told me about it. I'm so flooded with excitement that I don't know what to do. So many good things have happened in the last week that I'm almost overwhelmed. Part of me is screaming, "More! More!" and another part just wants to curl up and be still until I can get my heart rate and breathing calmed down.

If I were rich, I'd have an on-call massage therapist to help me with this.

I don't seem to be able to moderate excitement and stimulation all on my own very easily; if I didn't live in a community that practiced Reiki and healing touch, I'd be totally screwed.

Maybe I can do some slow breathing and listen to some really calm music on my iPhone this afternoon. If I can just focus for long enough to get this article out, everything will be OK.

EDIT: I know what's up: I haven't run, lifted or exercised since I got back. I need to hit the gym to get back into a little more balance.

OK, universe, I can handle it: please send me more. This is an *excellent* problem to have.