SLOW DAY
I used to like slow sports days. It let me catch up with a bunch of stuff on the internet and I don't have to work very hard. But today was just plain boring.

I went out after work last night to Corbett McGee's, and after a few cocktails and conversations, finally got home at around 3:30 p.m. The bad thing about drinking is while it makes really drowsy, and I don't sleep all that long when I've had a lot to drink.

I woke up around 7:30 and fought off waking up until 10. I caught up with all the TiVo recordings I had that I hadn't seen this week, and by the time 3 p.m. came around, I was chomping at the bit to get to work today.

So I basically steamrolled all the work I had to do for today by 6:30 p.m. Of course it helps when it's a slow sports day that Wimbledon and the Tour de France are on the front. And it also helps when your local stuff is done in advance. It's now 10:45, I'm done. I have nothing more to do, but check pages and I'm bored off my ass.

I watched even got to watch the whole IndyCar race that I planned on watching via TiVo later tongiht. So who knows what I'll do now.

Geez I'm so bored.

Good news: I'm going to visit Marcus in Charleston this week.

PRODUCTIVE DAY

I know a bunch of you read this while at work. So here's a good waste of time . I got 1147.

UPDATED: Now my high score is 2170. What else was I going to do while I was waiting for UPS to bring my package today.

RANDOM THOUGHT

It's one thing to miss the UPS package because you aren't home. It's another to miss it because you are home (like when you have it delivered to work and you are off). I missed a UPS package delivered to my apartment today and I was at home because the guy tried to deliver it when I was asleep. I need to mention this happened at 12:30 p.m. Man. I'm pretty lame.

BEST TOY EVER

I've wanted one for a while and I've finally got a TIVO this week, and yes, it's the best thing ever. I highly recommend it for anyone who has the means, even if you have a VCR, it's still R-O-X. Now I will get to see all the TV that I miss because I work at night and I don't have to remember what tape I put in the VCR or if I left the cable box on the right channel.

I'm still learning about everything I can do with the little box, but I'm liking the ability to pause live TV and the guide is pretty cool too. So thanks to Ryan for telling me about the deal to get one for such a good price. In a few weeks, I'll probably wonder how I ever got along without a TIVO, just like I wondered how I got along when I had to dial in to the internet. The horror. The horror.

Gotta go now. I have more TV to watch...

I'm still blogging... yeah, yeah, yeah

I promised I'd write more later. Well it's later. About five days later :) And Blogger went and changed things on me.

It's been a pretty hectic month for me. I went to Indianapolis for the Indy 500. Came back and worked the next 10 days in a row, then headed home to Texas for races and to see my family. It hasn't left a lot of time to blog, or do anything that I did the first third of the year.

When I got home from Indy. I woke up early one day ready to go to the track and see what that day brought me. Then I realized I was in South Carolina and there wasn't going to be a day at the track. Now, it's summer and life is getting back to the routine I know so well -- Work, games for an hour or so then sleep.

Work, Games, Sleep.

Rinse and Repeat daily.

A NICE PLACE TO VISIT

So I've been back in Texas for a few days, and though I have a lot of friends and family here, I've decided that home is a nice place to visit, but I really wouldn't want to live there again. Races are always fun, but I'm enjoying hanging out with the family, even if it's only for a little while.

More later...

I THINK I'M GETTING SICK

When I left Indianapolis, I left with a warning that I could get sick. Well it took a week, but I think the combination of being worn down from the trip, playing kickball and a game of catch and the cold temperature of the building has made me sick. Yesterday, I was exhausted the whole day, I came home for dinner, but slept for about two hours instead. Fortunately, I didn't have much work to do, so I skimmed by. Today I feel better, but I hope I can shake this soon.

Other than that, I continue to work the "fireman's schedule" at the paper. I was gone for 15 days, and in the midst of a 10-day stretch. I'll probably have another similar stretch after I get back from Texas this weekend. Speaking of going to Texas, it will be the last time, the entire family may be together with the exception of holidays. We'll soon be spread across the country, Taft and Indhu in Michigan, Joy in Kansas City, Robyn in Ohio or wherever she wants to be and Amanda in San Francisco. I'll be here, or maybe I'll be in Indiana. Who knows? But I'm looking forward to going home.