Batteries running low...

Today started oddly, and a little too early.

I woke up at 5 AM sharp. I felt well and refreshed; if it wasn't so damned early, I would have prepped for work immediately. Instead, I glanced at the clock, realized I had two more hours to sleep and calmly dozed off again.

The alarm shattered my sleep at 7 AM. This time, I felt sluggish with dizzy spells. WTF?!

Showered & dressed, I felt better. Still a little less than myself but manageable so I headed to work in the minivan; since my car had a flat yesterday and has only the tiny donut spare, I wasn't about to drive it 30 miles to work at 70 mph. The minivan is a little oversized for my purposes but is otherwise a comfortable ride. If I had a repeat of my

Both of my teammates in Urbana were out today, one on vacation, the other out sick. Figures. Fortunately, there was nothing particularly catastrophic on the agenda: generate some reports, collect Sarbanes-Oxley compliance evidence, update status reports, build a couple of servers, answer user queries, etc..

Once home, I swapped vehicles to take my flat tire to be repaired. Alas, the nail which had caused the flat did a lot of damage so it was a loss; I had to instead purchase a replacement tire which was mounted on the car while I waited. Unfortunately, heat & humidity in DC was rather high today --not quite hideous, but close-- and the waiting area & shop had no air conditioning. I spent most of the hour sitting on the steps outside at the front of the building, sipping chilled water and keeping to the shade.

By 6:30 PM, I was running very low on energy. I really needed a nap. With the tire replaced and my car fully operational again, I collected Kent from the subway, we foraged for food in Aspen Hill with a quick side trip to Home Depot, then headed for home. I had a quick nap, arose to watch this week's Dr. Who and am currently prepping for bed.

We're planning to do a little renovation work on the master bathroom tomorrow, followed by X Men III with Jeff M, then dinner.

Batteries running low...

Today started oddly, and a little too early.

I woke up at 5 AM sharp. I felt well and refreshed; if it wasn't so damned early, I would have prepped for work immediately. Instead, I glanced at the clock, realized I had two more hours to sleep and calmly dozed off again.

The alarm shattered my sleep at 7 AM. This time, I felt sluggish with dizzy spells. WTF?!

Showered & dressed, I felt better. Still a little less than myself but manageable so I headed to work in the minivan; since my car had a flat yesterday and has only the tiny donut spare, I wasn't about to drive it 30 miles to work at 70 mph. The minivan is a little oversized for my purposes but is otherwise a comfortable ride. If I had a repeat of my

Both of my teammates in Urbana were out today, one on vacation, the other out sick. Figures. Fortunately, there was nothing particularly catastrophic on the agenda: generate some reports, collect Sarbanes-Oxley compliance evidence, update status reports, build a couple of servers, answer user queries, etc..

Once home, I swapped vehicles to take my flat tire to be repaired. Alas, the nail which had caused the flat did a lot of damage so it was a loss; I had to instead purchase a replacement tire which was mounted on the car while I waited. Unfortunately, heat & humidity in DC was rather high today --not quite hideous, but close-- and the waiting area & shop had no air conditioning. I spent most of the hour sitting on the steps outside at the front of the building, sipping chilled water and keeping to the shade.

By 6:30 PM, I was running very low on energy. I really needed a nap. With the tire replaced and my car fully operational again, I collected Kent from the subway, we foraged for food in Aspen Hill with a quick side trip to Home Depot, then headed for home. I had a quick nap, arose to watch this week's Dr. Who and am currently prepping for bed.

We're planning to do a little renovation work on the master bathroom tomorrow, followed by X Men III with Jeff M, then dinner.