Necessary Mutilation

Weight: 274 lbs.

What an interesting concept returning to work is. Not only did I wake up swollen and discovered that I had gained another pound of weight back, but I dreamt all night that my office building was different and larger and cavernous, and that when I returned I repeatedly got lost and couldn’t find either co-workers or my office. And when I tried to find some work to do, I didn’t know where to get my mail or find any of the necessary information to conduct business. So instead, I sat idly in a classroom with strangers, feeling self-conscious and uncertain how to proceed. I knew that my mail and phone messages must have piled up in my absence, but had no idea where or how to find them or what to do with myself.

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