5.4.3.2.1.

5 ... the number of times i have listened to "i'm not ready to make nice" by the dixie chicks on repeat today (while mouthing the words as i was not in a situation where i could sing aloud as perceived lip syncing to silence was bad enough)

4 ... specific items brought from home to keep me grounded

3 ... days (starting tomorrow) that will be spent talking about the elephant

2 ... planes my sinus infection and i road on today

1 ... book i started reading for the first time