June 5, 2002 6:42 PM

You know it's a good day when

You know it's a good day when you worked less than you did the day before. Yesterday totalled about 14 hours, 11 of them in the basement of the journalism building. Today has hit the eight mark and will go further, but not by more than a couple hours.

You know it's a good day when you ate better than you did the day before. Yesterday was no lunch. Today was Giordano's baby pizza.

You know it's a good day when your massive final project seems more possible than it did the day before. Yesterday our site didn't work on Netscape. Today it's cross-browser like it was born that way. Yesterday our content didn't make sense to our professor. Today after receiving an explanation, she loved it. Yesterday I spent three hours trying to think of a way to start our final presentation. Today the whole group bought on to a song-and-dance number, Blues-Brothers style. It'll be so, so good.

You know it's a good day when it rained less than it did the day before.

You know it's a good day when your music sounds better than it did the day before. Yesterday I had too much of a headache to turn on the Discman. Today the remasters of CCR's Willy and the Poor Boys and Green River arrived from BMG.

Bring a nickel; tap your feet.

Thoughts?