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God damn, it's been a while! I've been a busy boy, and as such have had little time to report my meandering life as of late.
Work has been an exhausting ordeal lately. It seems like in most cases that when it rains it pours. Unfortunately for me the rain is a bloody affair, and while I am ever vigilant against the turmoil I must unravel in those who are charged in my care, I can't help but feel utterly fatigued to endure what I believe most people aren't meant to witness. Still, I have things to look forward to every night; good friends, a living space that provides solace from the harshness of work, and a loving girlfriend who is ever ready to be everything I need. But damn do I feel run down. Thankfully, respite is just around the corner.
That right - it is time for a vacation! This coming Wednesday will see me sailing the skies to California for some fun under the sun. My sister, ever the hostess and planner, has arranged the following to occur:
Wednesday: Arrive, see the new house, eat pizza, and sit in hot tub for extended lengths of time.
Thursday: Spend the day reading my Psych GRE prep guide and some Neil Gaiman while lying in the sun, occasionally pausing for a dip in the pool or a nice walk with Jess. In the evening, eat at Benihana for dinner and then more hot tub bliss to end the night.
Friday: Drive to San Diego and check out the zoo, take in some Great Panda viewing, and then head to Tijuana and perhaps have a drink or two.
Saturday: Take the boat out and head to Huntington Beach for some dinner, sunset viewing, and spending our last evening appreciating every second of it.
Sunday: Fly back to WI, wishing it wasn't so.
This is a vacation I feel I've earned. I need my strength and focus if I'm to get my focus and get this graduate show on the road. I've started to feel ashamed of myself for having wasted so much time with this, but I honestly believe that I needed to live how I have to truly appreciate the necessity that I am destined to go back to school or be ever stagnant.
I'm very excited that I'll be getting to see NIN for the first time on 02.11.06 at the Rave - a good way to return to Milwaukee from my holiday. Too much have I lived vicariously through stories concerning how amazing a show it has been. Now, for perhaps the last time ever, I'll be able to appreciate yet another adolescent building block.
Well, that's my update as of right now. To all of those who I haven't seen or talked to lately - I miss you all, and hopefully we can catch up upon my return. Now I have a great deal of packing to do before Wednesday and two more days of work that will most likely prove to be the most difficult yet.
Still, I have something to look forward to, and that honestly all I need to get my through the dreariest of times.
Work has been an exhausting ordeal lately. It seems like in most cases that when it rains it pours. Unfortunately for me the rain is a bloody affair, and while I am ever vigilant against the turmoil I must unravel in those who are charged in my care, I can't help but feel utterly fatigued to endure what I believe most people aren't meant to witness. Still, I have things to look forward to every night; good friends, a living space that provides solace from the harshness of work, and a loving girlfriend who is ever ready to be everything I need. But damn do I feel run down. Thankfully, respite is just around the corner.
That right - it is time for a vacation! This coming Wednesday will see me sailing the skies to California for some fun under the sun. My sister, ever the hostess and planner, has arranged the following to occur:
Wednesday: Arrive, see the new house, eat pizza, and sit in hot tub for extended lengths of time.
Thursday: Spend the day reading my Psych GRE prep guide and some Neil Gaiman while lying in the sun, occasionally pausing for a dip in the pool or a nice walk with Jess. In the evening, eat at Benihana for dinner and then more hot tub bliss to end the night.
Friday: Drive to San Diego and check out the zoo, take in some Great Panda viewing, and then head to Tijuana and perhaps have a drink or two.
Saturday: Take the boat out and head to Huntington Beach for some dinner, sunset viewing, and spending our last evening appreciating every second of it.
Sunday: Fly back to WI, wishing it wasn't so.
This is a vacation I feel I've earned. I need my strength and focus if I'm to get my focus and get this graduate show on the road. I've started to feel ashamed of myself for having wasted so much time with this, but I honestly believe that I needed to live how I have to truly appreciate the necessity that I am destined to go back to school or be ever stagnant.
I'm very excited that I'll be getting to see NIN for the first time on 02.11.06 at the Rave - a good way to return to Milwaukee from my holiday. Too much have I lived vicariously through stories concerning how amazing a show it has been. Now, for perhaps the last time ever, I'll be able to appreciate yet another adolescent building block.
Well, that's my update as of right now. To all of those who I haven't seen or talked to lately - I miss you all, and hopefully we can catch up upon my return. Now I have a great deal of packing to do before Wednesday and two more days of work that will most likely prove to be the most difficult yet.
Still, I have something to look forward to, and that honestly all I need to get my through the dreariest of times.