Meltdown

It's official. I've lost my mind.

I spent the morning finishing my PowerPoint and working on my video for today's Bored (sic) meeting. I didn't have much to say, nor did my boss, so we planned a quick dog and pony show.

Little did I know that we were last on the three-hour agenda. Little did I know that I would lose all sense of decorum and intelligence and veer off on a random tangent during my presentation.

Granted, my mom was known for getting her train derailed often on the conversation track, but I try to be concise when I speak. I had an outline. I had an agenda. I had SLIDES for Pete's sake.

But one of the... ahem... older gentlemen asked me a question and I found myself talking about the economy. About politics. About other colleges, and Chambers of Commerce and road construction. For eons I droned on and on. Surprising and boring even myself. Where did that come from?

My poor boss. I'm sure he's mortified. And bless that sweet guy's heart, he kept me afterwards (it had been four hours by this point) to ask my opinion about a whole array of subjects. Like economic development and tourism in the great city of Austin, Texas. And football. And the housing market.

Verbal diarrhea strikes again.

At least I get to meet James Patterson tomorrow. Wonder if he wants to discuss some random things with me?