25%

I don't think I've just sat and watched a YouTube video since June or so. My brain can't handle the concentration.

— Jeffrey Nordstrom (@jeffnords) October 17, 2016

I think it's safe to say that I'm currently working at about 25%. My brain is having trouble taking in new information. It's like my processor has moved into a sort of survival mode, where I'm doing all the things I'm supposed to do to get through hard times... and nothing more. 

I haven't been able to sit and concentrate on a YouTube video or television show for months; I can barely take in a podcast; I have no creative or insightful things to offer to anybody right now.

And I have to admit that my students are not getting the best version of "Mr.. Nordstrom" right now.

It's kind-of embarrassing. Understandable, not humiliating, but embarrassing.

I read an article yesterday that summed it up nicely. I posted a section of it to my Tumblr: 

http://jeffnords.tumblr.com/post/151903488501/but-it-is-not-easy-the-cost-of-this-peace-and

*BLAM*

Needless to say, I can't wait to get my brain working right again.