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My mornings are incredibly hectic. I get to work anywhere from 6 to 7 a.m. and as soon as I get in I hit the ground running. This involves harassing people in the early morning hours, lots of writing, last minutes emails, sprinting to-and-fro and making sure I’m in sync with all the latest news. Usually I get an adrenalin rush from the fast pace.

But this morning it wasn’t me that entered the newsroom though. Rather, zombie Brenna did. Zombie Brenna grumbles and holds her head in her hands. She resembles a gremlin troll with disheveled hair and circles under her eyes. She stares at the computer screen blankly trying to force intelligent words to appear. She repeats sentences to people. She says she’s fine, but by fine, she really means don’t-talk-to-me-if-you-know-what’s-good-for-you.

Yesterday I went swimming. I’m a great swimmer but this time I felt the water weigh me down as I urged my arms to keep moving forward and my legs to keep kicking. Swimming in a zombie daze is a surreal experience. Worrying that you could faint in the water is worrisome, on the other hand. As it used to happen in my lifeguarding days, I felt incredibly hungry afterward. Chlorine has always done that to me for some reason.

I ate a potato for dinner last night. Soon I will have some toast. I checked my side profile in the mirror this morning. Pretty sure I’ve lost two lbs. How do people survive like this?

To be honest, I am not sure how I will make it through today. One hour at a time. When I get home I will probably sleep to try and forget the hunger.

I’m sorry this entry is anything but coherent. I guess that as a journalist you have to write at the best and worst of times. Today is the latter.