how to tell when you're pms-ing:

(Or, how to tell when you've officially lost it...)

1. When missing half of the questions on an MCAT problem set brings you close to tears.

2. When the end of Game 7 of the NBA Finals leaves you with an inexplicable desire to pet Derek Fisher's head.

3. When, faced with the realization that there is no chocolate in the house, you pick up a bag of semisweet chocolate chips and start eating them by the handful.

4. When Toy Story 2 leaves you bawling and and extremely distressed as you struggle to remember how many stuffed animals you've donated in the past and how many lives you've brought to ruin.

5. When you become inordinately upset over the fact that your mom finished all the imitation crab meat sticks in the freezer.

6. When you start carrying on conversations with inanimate objects, or enacting conversations between inanimate objects complete with designated voices and backstories.

Sometimes I think that PMS is a myth, or at least a convenient excuse for emotional irrationality. In any case, let's hope tomorrow is a better day.