Yeah yeah, I haven't been typing on here in a while. Motivation low, but overall outlook has been up. Job is working out fine, I just hope a contract hits soon so I can be actually hired rather than on contract for June. Lots of wordsmithing (think grant writing), but also a lot of thinking and discussing ideas that may or may not work out.
On the non-work front, had an excellent but way too short visit with a super friend on Tuesday. It is friends like this that make your sense of time and space warp, so that a six hour drive across the state for a one day visit is not actual insanity, but a normal natural thing to do.
The final stages of bamboo removal, which involves sneaking (well, not really, the fence is basically down, it is the six feet from the fence to the neighbor's house) into the neighbor's yard to pry up bamboo before/as it grows. I am not in the shape I was even 2 years ago, which wasn't top shape, so I can only do it for 15 minutes at a time. Slow progress, but steady.
Trivia semi-finals. Fun, but a disaster in a lot of ways. We choked badly on the back half, and a couple I could have over-ridden but I tend to defer to others. We had plenty of answers pulled out of the air, but just couldn't redeem. During the contest a huge storm blew through, enough wind to force rain through the air conditioner above us and shower us with water. Then upon leaving, I was parked in by a truck that stuck past the end of the parking space by 3 to 4 feet. No way to maneuver either direction, so ended up taking a hit on the drivers side, from the driver's door to the gas cap. I think some buffing will take a bit of the ugliness away, but there a couple spots where paint flaked and one good impression at the back end. Ugh.
Oh, and Saturday morning, with our Groupon in hand (paid $40 for $200 credit), we went to Mattress Firm and got a new mattress, first in 10 years or more. Since Queen was the same price as Full (Our bed frame/headboard is full) we finally (!) upgraded and just left the headboard standing alone (it is a sort of bookcase thing that can stand on its own). Daughter got the old mattress as a hand-me-down and everybody is happy and sleeping soundly.
And yesterday went to see Super 8. I had no expectations and didn't let the wife and daughter know anything about it, so everybody was pleased. Excellent place setting and nostalgia for me...small town in 1979. Little bits that were snuck in for atmosphere really hit home.
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