Despite my best intentions, this formerly daily weblog has become weekly at best. I'm writing this post to 1) assure my readers (both of you) that I am, indeed, still alive and 2) catch up on some of the small events that for one reason or another I neglected to mention.
At the end of last week it went from beautifully warm to frigidly cold. In the space between these two extremes, it got really, really windy. It was so windy that it became hard to walk or ride a bike against the gusts. Also, a tree out back near the bike racks blew over. That's somewhat interesting. Let's continue, shall we?
Earlier today I got an IM from my father asking me about the string of $3 charges Sue had noticed on my debit account. The answer is I've taken to drinking smoothies. My schedule takes me by the right in the middle of the afternoon when the energy low from lunch hits. I've managed to keep myself down to about two a week, but it's certainly a struggle. Icy, puréed fruit is O so good.
I played a handful of poker games recently: a few with the suitemates and a few with various other friends. Those have been the standout activities in otherwise boring weekends for the past month or so. I should note that without exception, I played terribly every time. I don't know happened.
Last Friday I migrated from to . It is truly a work of art. I also a couple bucks to the while I was at it.