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This weekend was both busy and exhausting. We did our classroom and pool scuba classes Saturday and Sunday, both ending at 6 each day. Saturday was particularly tiring since we had to swim 200m and tread water for 10 minutes. I’m not only out of shape, but also not a good swimmer. With a snorkel, [...]

I’m still tired from Tuesday night. As you probably know, I play D&D and instead of just not playing when one of us is busy on a weekend (which happens more and more frequently), we try to play on a week night after work. When things go late, the next day is hell. That day [...]

Wow, May is moving along fast. We’re already at the mid-way point and it’s not slowing down. This weekend is Corinne and my classroom and pool scuba classes. When those are complete, we’ll book our open water dives to finish the certification. I’m guessing those will be done in early to mid June, pending availability [...]

Got two big things today. The first, was my camera. The second, was a kitty. She’s totally adorable, fat and lovable. Her name is Sabine and she’s one of Corinne’s old roommate’s kitties. We’re adopting her because the current apartment she’s in already has a cat and they just don’t get along. Since we’re basically [...]

My new camera came today, but it wasn’t delivered since I wasn’t here to sign for it. In a bit of luck, the carrier is DHL. The reason this is lucky is because the DHL depot for my area is about 10 buildings away from I work. So anytime after 8:30, I’ll be able to [...]

Saw Spiderman 3 last night after work. I liked it. Certain parts of the plot seemed somewhat forced/contrived, but whatever. It was graphically very appealing and entertaining. Bruce Campbell’s part was AWESOME – definitely my favorite out of the three movies. I probably won’t run out to get the DVD when it hits the shelves, [...]

Holy productive Saturday! I got up at about 8 and headed over to the post office to ship out some books. I recently signed up with BookMooch and I had some books to send. I think it’s a great idea to keep books circulating to people that want or need them. Not too much later, [...]

When I got up this morning and looked out the window next to my computer, I noticed something that I hadn’t seen in a long time – green leaves. I really have to say that it made me smile and brightened my mood. [find out more about that link here] Since it’s going to be [...]

I spent yesterday working from home in a bit of a fog due to cold medicine. It works well, but it fucks me up – so I just picked away at some stuff remotely. It’s a very nice option to have. I’m feeling tons better today with just a runny nose and very minor sinus [...]

I’m officially sick. I had two days of a sore throat which it appears is over. I’m now in the slight congestion and phlegm stage with a small bout of coughing. I don’t think it’s going to long and I hope that’s the case. Yesterday was nice – we went for a walk around JP [...]