Work till your eyes are bleary. Eschew assignments for mp3 hunting. Play the same 10 tracks from your collection of more than 200. Turn up the volume so nobody hears you sniffle at your desk. Sleep incessantly. Watch all the late-late shows that you’re usually asleep for. Step over your suitcases rather than unpacking them and putting them back in the closet. Scrub the front door’s threshold. Convince your housemate that rearranging the furniture would be a good idea. Wish you could call everyone you know. Opt instead for eating Easter candy. Don’t have lunch until 4:00. Instead of eating lunch, go for a run. Lie around the sofa imitating the cat. Breathe. Drop your shoulders down from your ears. You might ache for a while, but it will be all right.

Someday.