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Okay… I just noticed that what I had thought that I had posted last night apparently didn’t get through. Fortunately, there wasn’t much to it. I’ll just recap the Quotes of the Day:

• From Dee’s son, Nick: “Hey Daddy, did you know that girls are also called ‘chicks?'”
• And this one is at Dee’s request:Our friend, Jim, stopped by our workstations to say “hi” before he started his shift. Dee looked at me and said, “I think he’s taken a liking to you.” I replied,“Can you blame him? I am a sexy bitch!”
  

One down, four to go.

Absolutely NOTHING special about work today. Hmm. That may not be a bad thing, though. After work, we hit the gym. I’m actually increasing the amount of weight I’m lifting – I’m bench pressing a little more than my body weight. Yeah, yeah… it’s not like pressing 250 lbs. Yet. But I’m moving in that direction! After that, groc-shopping because we have to have something to eat. And then… home.

I mentioned, yesterday, that the cats were being calm. The other shoe dropped around 7:30 am this morning (Monday) – they were back to business as usual. Surprise. But they are still fairly cute, so that makes up for a lot.

Peace.

Okay, this was a depressing football day: All three of my teams lost. Oddly, I actually got to watch the Ravens play. ::: boggle ::: It was odd because neither Baltimore nor Green Bay are exactly “regional;” we usually get San Fran or Denver games. So, even though they lost, I can’t complain TOO much – I got to see them.

Otherwise, it was a quiet day. Even the cats have been calm… I’m not sure if I should be frightened by that or not. Time will tell. I think that I will go and instill fear in… something… on EverQuest. Hmm, I wonder if I still remember how to play it…

Peace.

Today was rather quiet, on the whole. It started with something very simple: I slept in. And, being the weekend, I’m fine with that. I didn’t do much today, but I did get to talk with the coolest parents in the world. Ok, technically I “talked” to one and “instant messaged” the other, but it’s good enough for government work and close enough for jazz.

We went bowling again tonight. We went to the place where we first started bowling as a group about a year or so ago. They do “Cosmic Bowling,” which means black lights and florescent paint and music. Thankfully, the music selection has gotten better since we were last there.

As I didn’t rest well last night, sleep is a welcome and rapidly-approaching friend.

Peace.

Tis finally the end-of-the-week. Today:

• Gym.
• Work (6 hours, just wanted to start the weekend ASAP).
• Side trip to Borders and Jos. A Bank (men’s clothing store).
• Dinner for two at the Macaroni Grill.
• Home.

And that, as they say, is that.

I can tell that I was in geek mode tonight: I watched 2-1/2 hours of Star Trek TV. I’m not sure if I should be worried yet. On the one hand: I enjoyed them (1/2 hour of Voyager and then DS-9 and Enterprise), and all were eps that I hadn’t seen. On the OTHER hand: it WAS 2-1/2 hours of ‘Trek. If I collected comic books and played video games, then I would know that my journey into geekdom was complete.

::: looks at the DreamCast and stack of comics :::
Uh-oh.
I also had an interesting experience on IRC. I was talking with a few people in an open-forum channel and found out that one of the people with whom I was chatting works for the same (relatively small) department store chain that I did; I haven’t been with that store for seven years now. When I worked for them, it was in their newest (at that time) store, number 36; this person works in one of the newer stores, number 227. To quote my high school physics teacher,”It’s just so bizarre!” To think that in seven years the company has grown to roughly seven times its size. Yeah, “bizarre” is a good word for it.

Peace.

Yes, yet another rare and elusive midday post!

I was feeling accomplished for having somewhat updated my site (and LJ user info) and wanted to share. Y’know, the simple pleasures really are the best. Wow. Who would’ve thought it…

Better finish getting ready for work.

Peace.

And then, there was Thursday… and unless I get caught in a loop like Bill Murray in “Groundhog Day,” that means that tomorrow is Friday and the start of the weekend!

It was a fairly standard day: Work. Gym. Home. Sisko Show.

Quote of the Day This little nugget of joy came from Dee at the end of another wonderful workday: “I’m going to drink myself beautiful.”

And, like two red (and one colorless) mana, after casting Summon Hurloon Minotaur, I’m tapped. Goodnight, all.

Peace.

I am up WAAAY later than I had planned to be. Why? No good reason.

Imagine that.

It was a pretty standard day: Work. Gym. Home. Nothing out of the ordinary.

Quotes of the Day, courtesy of Dee:

• “I think that every bad thing is a result of peoples’ selfishness.”
• About someone who is more than a little obsessive about her things:“I’m going to spray paint her name on it; that way EVERYONE knows…”

And, I have to share , since it’s late and I seem to be easily amused. Okay, I think that about wraps it up for now.

Peace.

Well, it happened… just like I said yesterday. It snowed a little on the mountains last night. Look at the mountain in the background here. Not much, but it is snow.

It was a good day, including a VERY short workday. A few of us left early and headed to lunch. And to the mall. And to the parking lot… we had to get our cars. On the way home, traffic was the usual SLC valley rush hour snarl. Yay.

Came home and hung out for a bit and then… “and then… and then, along came Jones. Tall, thin Jones. Slow-walking Jones. Slow-talking Jones. Along came long, lean, lanky Jones.” Umm. Sorry about that. Having a Coasters moment. It’s been one of those days – they were playing Oldies at the restaurant. I like Oldies; but I haven’t listened to many lately. It was a nice change of pace. ANYWAY….. What I was GOING to say was that we went to the gym after work. We had a good workout.

The Quote of the Day, from my friend Jason, is simply: “Rock On!”

Today’s LJ entry was brought to you by the letters “W” and “S” and the number “6.”

Peace.

Another nice day off… even though it was overcast and rather drab-looking all day.

• Slept in.
• Went to Guru’s for lunch with Jess, Peggy and Shasta.
• Tooled around town for a bit, including a trip to the comic shop and B&N.
• Home.
• Gym.

And that’s how I spent my Columbus Day vacation. Tomorrow it’s back to the grind, but it’s only a four-day work week. And SOMETIME in the next day or so, I have to remember to touch-up some pictures and get them distributed.

And there’s a chance of SNOW in the forecast!!! Before Halloween?! INSOLENCE! Maybe I’m geographically spoiled, but it should never snow before December… just like the song in “Camelot” says!

Peace.

Musings on the day:

• I like our cats; I’d even go so far as to say that I love them… especially when they are behaving. This morning, however, they were not exactly on my “Favorite Creatures List.” Having gotten to bed late/early (depending on your p.o.v.), I was looking forward to sleeping in a bit. Unfortunately, I didn’t check the cats’ social calendar, otherwise I would have seen that “Fighting Under the Bed” and “Running Through the Apartment” were scheduled for 8:00 am today. Not an auspicious start to the day, but I did manage to get a little more sleep.
• Football: Two of my top three teams – the Ravens and the Dolphins – won today; the Panthers, however, couldn’t seem to get with the program.
• Spending a relaxing afternoon at the inlaws’ is always a plus. And when you throw in three (count ’em: THREE) football games, and some homemade pumpkin pie, it just gets better.
• The Parking Lot Is Full contains funny and irreverent comics. They remind me of The Far Side and strips of that type.
• Does anyone remember making “suicides,” the soda drink, as a kid? I was introduced to them at camp many, many rains ago… and I still like them. My usual concoction consists of: Coca-Cola, Sprite, Mr. Pibb or Dr. Pepper, and what ever orange soda is available. I had one today and I actually stopped and thought about the first time that I tried one. Nostalgia. Who knew?!

And that’s all the news from behind the Zion Curtain. What happened in your respective parts of the world?

Peace.

Days off are a good thing. We got to (more-or-less) sleep in, which is always a nice thing. We didn’t have to rush to get anywhere. I called my father, twice, for his birthday – Happy Birthday, Dad – but he wasn’t home. And, I was able to work on – and seemingly fix – the network. Yup, I just checked – it’s up and running again… FINALLY!!!

Jess and I went to Scott’s to cook out. The usual crew was there. And, most importantly, we had a good time. Angie made potstickers, too; they were as good as, if not better than, ANY restaurant’s potstickers that I have had. And, she made lots of them!

We left there and headed to Peggy’s (the coolest ex-gf in the world) place for a party/get-together. It was fairly low-key… for a while. A few people got a little boisterous, but not too over-the-top. As a major bonus, I got to see Peggy’s daughter, Sadie, for the first time in… in… oh, Hell… in a LONG time! Sadie is easily one of the most adorable, cute and funny young ladies that I know. We also got to meet Shasta, who is up for a visit; she’s a regular in an IRC channel that I’m on, so it was nice to be able to put a face with the name. And… Bill and George, whom we haven’t seen in ages, also put in cameo appearances. I tell you: I was better than “Night of a Thousand Stars!”

Tomorrow brings football, wonderful football. While I am hoping, possibly in vain, that the early game that will be air in this region is the Ravens’ game, I am not going to hold my breath. If not, hopefully the games that air will be good matchups that I will want to watch, because there is almost nothing worse than having to sit through a game (not to mention TWO games) between two teams about whom you don’t give a flying rat’s ass.

Until next time…

Peace.

Finally… the weekend has arrived!

Today’s adventures included:

• Gym – We actually got up and went this morning!
• Work – We stayed all day although the temptation to get a few hours’ head start on the long weekend was very tempting…
• Trip to Borders – I picked up Issue #8 of IKEA Space. What can I say: I’m an IKEA junkie. Now, all I that remains is to await the arrival of the 2001-2002 catalog.
• Home.

It was a pretty painless day at work; we didn’t get moved around too much, and considering the fact that we process mail for thirteen plants (there are a few smaller cities that feed into the larger ones, so it’s more like twenty cities), not moving isn’t bad. One of the major benefits of not moving was getting to sit near and talk with Jen and Dee – who singlehandedly was a veritable fountain of Quotes of the Day:

• Me: “I hate you.”
  Dee: “I agree, I hate me too. Let’s kick my ass!”

• Dee told me about one of his sons going down the stairs at their house saying “Gravy. Gravy. Gravy. Corn,” in a rather emotionless manner. He then bumped into a wall, and in the same manner said, “Dizziness. Stars,” and then returned to “Gravy. Gravy. Gravy. Corn.”
• “You can be counted on; you can be trusted… except when it comes to having lunch in Park City.”
• “I’m not above anyone, but some people act beneath me.”

Back to tinkering around with the network settings. *sigh* No rest for the wicked, I guess. That’s not true – I have three days of rest… and that includes a shindig at Peggy’s tomorrow night. Yes, as Dr. Pangloss said in Voltaire’s Candide, “This is the best of all possible worlds.”

Peace.

Four down… one more day. There is a light at the end of the tunnel.

“Congratulations” to Barry Bonds, who tied Mark McGuire with 70 home runs today. Astros’ left-hander Wilfredo Rodriguez served one right down the line… and then watched as it cruised to the upper deck in right-center. Three games left for the Giants; will Bonds take the home run title? And, there are only three more games before the Iron Man himself, Cal Ripken, hangs up his jersey. For more on Ripken’s achievements, check out The Orioles’ page.

Just another day in the neighborhood:

• Work.
• Gym. ::: flex :::
• Home.
• Late breakfast with a couple of friends. This was a plus because I found out that a few good things may be heading my way in the not-too-distant future. Damn this “delayed gratification” thing!!!
• Home again, home again, jiggety-jig.

Have I mentioned “three-day weekend” yet? No? Well, consider it mentioned. Three days of schedule-free goodness… maybe I’ll get some decent cleaning done. Maybe I’ll just squander the time. *shrug*

Today’s quote came from Julia: “He’s not quite Superman, he’s more like… ‘Adequate Man.’ “ I just wish that I could remember the context of the quote.

Peace.

Three down and two to go…. and there’s a three-day weekend on the not-too-distant horizon.

Pretty uneventful day…

• Saved the world, yet again.
• Went to work.
• Went to the gym.
• Came home.

I even called home (“hometown home”) tonight. Rana’s still sick, but she’s not deathbed sick (unless you ask her opinion of it), so I’m taking that as a good sign. She’s still scheduled to leave in just under three weeks and she seems a *wee* bit excited about that. Talked to Dad for a little bit; not much going on, but all’s well on homefront.

And that’s all the news from Lake Wobegone.

Peace.