Weezer and Muppets are good.

Weezer and Muppets are good. Just saw the video and I can't quit smiling.

So what a week this has been. It's gone so fast and so much has been going on. Let me backtrack a bit.

Last Saturday (7-13)
I stayed at home last Saturday night because I didn't feel much like going out. Needed some alone time and had the house all to myself. Then crashed into bed super early. I had spent most of the day moping around because I wasn't at H2K2 (HOPE - a 2600 thing) seeing cDc do their thing. Kevin had been super busy preparing for the show and I never got to see it. Maybe there will be video online someday.

Last Sunday (7-14)
I got up really, really early and got busy around the house. Completely organized and cleaned the garage. It had been in pretty bad shape for quite sometime. Looks much better now and I can actually find stuff! Then I washed my car and worked on the lawn a bit. All before noon! Then I treated myself to a dip in mom and dad's pool. It was the perfect temperature since it had warmed up a bit since the 4th. (Did I mention how cold the water was on the 4th?) Sunday night Josh and I saw Road to Perdition. It is such a beautifully filmed movie. It's tempting to see it on big screen again just for the images. I liked it a lot better than I had expected and would recommend it. We had egg rolls and pot stickers before I headed home to talk with Kevin. I was anxious to hear about his weekend as we had only been talking between events. Unfortunately he was still out with friends and I knew I couldn't stay awake.

Monday
I woke up late Monday which set the whole week off to a bad start. I could have woken up on time but I chose to hit snooze instead. *Note to self: even one press of the snooze button will make your whole week harder.* As I was struggling to get out of bed, I realized that it was quite possible my Visual Basic class started that morning. I hopped out of bed to check and sure enough, I had 15 minutes to get there. In a baseball cap and blue jeans, I make it to the first class on time. I'm quite impressed with the instructor. After class, I went home and got ready for work. Wish I hadn't because I had a really, really tough day at work. I can't put my finger on what it was exactly but it was a bad day. The only thing that helped was working out Monday night. When you make your body tired, it eases the mind somehow. Then I finally got to have a real conversation with Kevin, which always makes things seem right in the world. We talked forever catching up on each other's weekend.

Tuesday
Tuesday was pretty insignificant except that I attended a Dinner Cult event at Liberty Noodle. Got to meet some nice people (whose names I can't remember now) and had the world's best grilled calamari. It was really nice to meet some new people from different backgrounds and interests. The best part was some of the stories that were told. I should have recorded some of them here but tumbled into bed as soon as I got home. Stayed out too late by going for ice cream after dinner.

Wednesday
Had yet another tough time getting out of bed on time Wednesday. But made it to class on time and learned a bunch more. I actually built a very simple slot machine program. Not particularly exciting until I was able to make modifications to it. Pretty neat. I've been wanting to do more work and practice with the VB stuff but just haven't had made the time. Despite feeling really worn out, I headed over to Hurricane Grill for the DFW Blogs happy hour. It was great to see friends and talk. But I bailed early before I fell asleep on a table.

Friday
Skipping past Thursday because I can't remember anything significant. I probably just went to bed early. Friday was a decent day at work. Finally the weekend had arrived and all I wanted to do was sleep. So I ate a couple pieces of Karen's pizza then hopped into bed to watch tv. Pure pleasure. I watched a few hours of tv, talked to Kevin briefly (he had friends visiting and was busy entertaining), and fell asleep around 11pm. Wow, I feel good just thinking about it.

Saturday
Woke up early, early feeling fully rested for the first time in days. Karen was up early too (after, unknown to me, going to bed as early as I did AND watching the same tv show as I did) so we took the doggies for a walk. After some messing around the house, we headed out for a little shopping. It was fun to beat the Saturday crowds and find a few good deals on summer clothes since they just released fall stuff. (WTF? The fashion industry has never made any sense to me.) Picked up a couple summer items for my big trip to Vegas in a few weeks. I am getting very excited.

Yesterday afternoon was spent watching the Great Outdoor Games in order to catch J.R.'s boom run. Then I met up with Paul and his friend Ed for dinner and drinks. Paul works for a company that works with my company and since he was in town for training we decided to hang out. His friend since high school, Ed, lives in Houston and attends Rice University came up to see Dallas. So I got to play tour guide a little bit. First we had an incredible dinner at Foca de Chow, the Brazilian restaurant. The restaurant choice was Paul's and I have to say it was a good one. Wow, I haven't had food that good in a really long time. After dinner we met up with Karen at Zu Bar but it was bit loud for my taste. We then went next door to Moosh which is a perfect bar in my opinion. The bartender served us edamame! It doesn't get any better than that. Karen wanted to meet friends at Minc, a new bar near New Amsterdam, so we headed down that way separately. By the time we arrived, the line was halfway down the block. I can't tell you the last time I waited in line for a bar. So we split for Meridian Room. Ran into Josh and Carly on the street which was a big surprise. We didn't stay long at Meridian Room as I had reached my limit. Dropped Paul and Ed off at the hotel before I made the long drive back to Arlington. (It felt especially long last night for some reason.) Tumbled into bed and asleep in a matter of seconds. What a night!

Today
Just been hanging around the house today recovering from last night. Had lunch at Mom and Dad's house. It was nice to see Grandma, who is back in Texas after a month visiting family in New York. Mom even made dessert for Grandma's homecoming. I've spent the rest of the afternoon watching tv and laying around the house. Looking forward to getting in bed early tonight and starting off my week better than I did the last week. Now I'm off to make the weekend phone calls.

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