02 May 2004 - 1:27 p.m.

Yesterday I was trying to write a paper on Othello and help my Dad put up chair rail and get ready for the Derby at the same time.

And I thought, back in high school, this wouldn't have bothered me at all. Shakespeare, carpentry, and horses would be about an average day at Odyssey of the Mind.

More on that later.

What I'm wearing: Black sleeveless polo shirt, pink gingham pedal pushers.

What I'm reading: Um, Othello.

What I'm doing after this: Pretending to work but really watching Iron Chef America.