I had a pretty quiet new year’s eve – went out to an early dinner of pesto chicken and amazing bread, then back video games until midnight. \u00a0I didn’t watch any of the countdowns as I find them all to be pretty painfully\u00a0artificial. \u00a0Especially the hosts. \u00a0Ugh.<\/p>\n
On New Year’s Day, I had lunch with friends-of-friends and found that one of them had interviewed at UA for an IT position a while back. \u00a0It was interesting to compare notes with someone who only had a brief glimpse of my department – at a time that really wasn’t us at our best.<\/p>\n
Today was back to work for me and it was a pretty quiet day even after being off for so long. \u00a0I had kept up with my emails pretty well so there were no surprises for me, just the usual stuff.<\/p>\n
I also got back to the pool \u00a0– which almost didn’t work out. \u00a0At my co-workers suggestion, I checked the website before I left and confirmed that the pool was open with three lanes. \u00a0When I got there, the sign on the door said the pool was closed. \u00a0 The guy at the desk said he “thought” it was open for a few lanes before the swim meet. \u00a0I got changed and checked with the life guard. \u00a0She “thought” there was an open lane and went to check. \u00a0Finally, she found one of the swim coaches and he kicked two of his swimmers out of the lane so I could use it. \u00a0I got in my laps – one mile down for the year and 199 to go.<\/p>\n
On Friday, it’s back to the dentist. \u00a0I have a cavity that needs to be filled and I’m going into work afterwards. \u00a0Eh, not really a big deal though I’m not looking forward to it.<\/p>\n
And on Monday, it’s back to donating blood. \u00a0I had to take a year off because I was deferred – which was a bummer. \u00a0This time I’m doing a double-red donation – and I have to remember to take some tums. \u00a0(the anti-coagulant in the mix gives me a horrible taste in my mouth – something that the calcium in tums will clear).<\/p>\n
In other news… I’ve decided to adopt a cat. \u00a0I don’t have it yet – though I’ve picked out a name and got all the gear. \u00a0I have a friend that volunteered at an animal shelter that I’m going to talk to and see if he can give me some pointers.<\/p>\n
And finally, I’m cautiously optimistic about the new year. \u00a0 Last year started out really rough, but as with all difficult things it got easier over time. \u00a0 I had begun to wonder, but I guess I’ve got a little Blue Lantern in me after all. \u00a0There’s a little hope in the days ahead and though I can be gloom and doom with the best of them, I’m trying to see the sunshine past the ever-present clouds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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