Friday, March 24, 2006
Hooked On A Feeling
I woke feeling about as rested as one could possibly hope for, and that was after not falling asleep in my own bed until almost 11pm. That nap on Mindy's sofa must have done some real good. I was up with an active mind around 5:30am. It was Friday so my approach to everything was in good spirits. It's no wonder, though, I was born on a Firkin Friday, so that explains a lot.
Those children born on a Friday are said to be both loving and giving. Yeah, that'd be me!
Monday's child is fair of face
Tuesday's child is full of grace
Wednesday's child is full of woe
Thursday's child has far to go
Friday's child is loving and giving
Saturday's child works for its living
And a child that's born on the Sabbath day
Is fair and wise and good and gay.
author unknown
After drudging through my morning calisthenics I hit the streets with Ykraps in tow. I took care not to rush the dog this particular day, something I admittedly do too often. He appreciates those days when I don't and I leave the pace up to him. The trouble with it is, being an exhibitionist, he often likes to venture as far as the retractable leash allows (16') and into anyone's yard that happens to be outside or peering out a window. He thinks little of leaving a pile of dung for their viewing pleasure. You have to wonder what he might possibly be thinking. Could he, in fact, be thinking that they're taking pleasure in seeing his trophy? One will never no for sure. Anyway he seems to like Friday's too, and it shows.
Back home we unleashed and made a dash for the coffee pot. I won! The coffee was heavenly. After some meditation and email I got busy wit the lunch and breakfast routine. Today being Friday was a tuna fish day. And, no, I wasn't celebrating 'lent'. If I were I would've decorated a tree with all the dryer lint I accumulated over the years which I never throw out because as I see it, I paid for it. never would I deny myself meat if I so craved it. By my measure, Friday is the best day to go out and order a steak because they must have plenty of good cuts left in fridge, thanks to the Lent'ers.
Moving on, I was in the shower by 7:10am. And because it was a Friday, I spent very little time grooming. I wore my old stale blue jeans and my old UUNET tie-die t-shirt. Even though this was a Firkin Friday, I figured once again that I'd very likely pass on Barley's later tonight. I just feel too tired and enjoy the peaceful quiet time alone at home.
Like often, I forced myself to take just a minute or two to play some guitar before leaving for work. It was beneficial and fun. I didn't speak to Mindy this morning because this being the first unofficial day of spring break, she was sleeping in a little and wouldn't be leaving for school until I would already be fast at work. Incidentally, I know that I said that Mindy had a late day yesterday but I was mistaken - it was today!!!!
Work started eerily slow, especially for a Friday. In due time, though, things picked up like expected. We were cookin'! But in spite of the deluge, we managed to stay on top of things for the better part of the day. I left for my run around 1:00pm. The escape was timely, although the weather was less than desirable given the time of year. It was cloudy, cool, and breezy. Like usual, I got my 5 miles in with little fanfare. My disposition was much improved after the workout. I returned to my desk with visions of a restful weekend dancing in my head. The remainder of the after, while busy, never got too out of hand like the last couple of Friday's. Soon it was time to leave work and its issues behind for 63+ hours.
I called Mindy as I pulled away from the building. My first stop was NAPA on route 16, just west of Sawmill to pick-up that illusive spark plug for my weed eater (NGK-CMR7A). They had em' and they were $3.79 a piece. I bought two because they were so frickin' hard to find! :) Even though I had ventured far off my usual trek home, I still made it there before 6:00pm. It was 5:59pm.
Ykraps and I made the most of our walk around the neighborhood and even the sun seemed to play a part in the doming of weekend by revealing itself just before it began its slow descent in the western sky. Upon our return home I slowly began my normal weekend chores of laundry and vacuuming. I was simply excited to be alone with myself in a peaceful home with out a deadline of any sort. I do miss my friends at Barley's but I know when I need my space and that time is now! As I finished my chores I cracked a beer and threw in my Elegant Universe DVD that I hadn't finished viewing. I eat that stuff up. The majority of this two DVD set is about the mysterious String Theory that many physicists believe ties general physics( Newton & Einstein's stuff) together with quantum physics, which till now have existed in disparate camps. Cool stuff! As the evening wound down I had another beer, drinking only two across the entire evening. Come 10:30pm and after a quick call to Mindy, I went to bed as I was overwhelmed with sleepiness.
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