I got sent home from work today due to the snow. I got to work with no problem; the freeway had one lane that was fairly clear and my truck had no problems navigating the road. By the time I got sent home the freeways were pretty much white out in some places, and closer to home, the freeway was totally covered in compact snow.
I had no problem, of course. I did see 3 different accident scenes going the other direction, and several cars flipped over in the median. It looks like the majority of the accidents were caused by people who lost traction, and the people behind them were following to closely to stop in time to avoid a collision. I can never understand why people drive 15 feet behind another vehicle in the snow. Dumb.
I’ve come down with teh sicknezz that has been going around the last few months. My first sign was the lovely trip to the porcelain palace last week, and a slow decline in health over the rest of the week. I woke up today with a nasty head cold.
The tendon itis/osis in my right elbow is also partiularly bad. Fun Fun.
Other than that, I am watching with great fascination as the financial markets of the world weeble and wobble. It will be interesting to see just how big a recession the US has, and potentiall Canada as well.
I am sick.
I spent much of the night worshipping the porcelain god. Needless to say I did not sleep.
And now I have to go to work.
I think it was food poisoning. If it was the flu I’d have stayed home, but I can’t afford to miss work for food poisoning.
According to my post vasectomy sperm count, I have rare sperm! Interesting. I had my sperm count taken 5 months after my vasectomy, and there were still swimmers. I always figured I was extra fertile. I have to set up an appointment to bring in a new sample to see if they are all gone and I am infertile so that I can get my ‘certified spermless’ certificate to go along with my no babies t-shirt.
I got my computer back today. I am currently running the battery auto learn CMOS feature on it. This has so far taken 5 hours.
I also think I am getting tendonitis in my right elbow. I get shooting pain when I try to lift anything and I have a hard time straightening my elbow. I am going to take a week off of using my arms for lifting and probably just do cardio and squats. I don’t want to chance a long term injury. It has only been sore for about a week, so I am hoping I have caught it early enough for quick recovery.
This is getting ridiculous. Once again I had to send my computer away, and it came back from the repair depot with the exact same damned problem. Nothing was done -at all- with it. I’ve spoken with the techs at the store I purchased it from and they are going to ‘look into what they can do for me’. Just give me a farking computer that works already! The computer has bee in for ‘repair’ for 3 out of the last 6 months. 3 months of lost productivity. 3 months of losing business because I can’t work. I will be going in tomorrow to raise holy hell. I am beyond pissed off.
Other than being chronically tired from lack of sleep, I am looking forward to 2008. Now, the measurement of time being arbitrary (it is a human construct after all), the new year really doesn’t mean anything, but it is still nice to spend some time to reflect on the past and look forward to the future.
2008 will be the year of paying off debt. Within 5 months two of our student loans will be paid off, leaving two more to pay off in the next few years. This is really exciting to me. Money became very tight in the latter half of 2007, so I started working outside the home for the first time in almost 7 years. Student loans have really been a burden for us for the last 10 years and it will be nice to have to worry a bit less about them.
I hope to catch up on some sleep, too.
2008 should be an interesting year politically across the world. Global finance will also be something to keep an eye on.
I’m hoping to have some new experiences in 2008. Some of my goals are to maintain my fitness, start martial arts again, maybe travel if we can afford it. I would also like to become a bit more involved in our communities. Both the girl and I get lonely and we miss interacting with people. Our social life is the weakest aspect of our lives, so it could definitely use some work.
Perhaps most of all, I want to continue to build on my anti-grumping strategy. Strangely enough, many people perceive me to be radiate tranquility, which is nice to hear, but I’d certainly like to make the inner tranquility reflect the outer.
I am without my computer yet again. I’ve sent it in for the fourth time for repair; this time the battery has lost the ability to hold a charge since it was in for service the last time, the machine doe snot keep time any longer, and the DVD player works intermittently. Given the fact that I my computer is a real necessity, it is very difficult to be without it. I do have an extended warranty, so if it continues to break down and give me problems, the machine will either be fixed or replaced.
The holiday season is over now, and the tree and decorations are ready to come down. Soon, I’ll forget about the holiday season and will be looking forward to spring and the new growth, and the warmth of summer.
I want to spend some time focusing on what I really want from life. I have pretty much everything I ever imaged or wanted when I was growing up. I have a wonderful partner that I absolutely adore, a home, pets, friends, I make enough money to live comfortably, and I have lots of opportunities available to me. It doesn’t make sense to me to exist so I can pay off a mortgage or buy a new TV. There has to be something more for me. I am feeling somewhat directionless in my life. I have made changes in my life recently for financial stability that I am really enjoying on a professional level. I didn’t realize how much I missed working with people. But still… what am I working towards in my life. Security and safety perhaps…
I don’t know.
Lots of thinking to do.
