Gorgeous Day

Rejuvenating Spring

So it's absolutely gorgeous outside. Supposed to get to about 60 degrees out today... bright sunshine, not-too-cool breeze. One of those kinds of days where you just feel like shaking off the Winter Lazies, and DOing something. Seriously... driving to work this morning, I felt invigorated... motivated to start exercising, work on projects, get packing for the move... anything but just sitting and doing nothing. It really was no warmer than any other typical morning these last few weeks, but mebbe I can just feel Mother Earth waking up... and she's contageous!

Of course, my new-found motivation will disappear by 5:30 tonight, but it should be interesting to see what I feel up to over the weekend. The weather's supposed to continue it's gorgeosity through to Monday. It's actually perfect weather start on my annual Houseplant Maintenance... we'll see how it goes. I really do have quite a list of Things to Get Done Before the Move. Plus, there's that game I need to finish. And, no, I am NOT capable of leaving it unfinished. The need for closure is a strange compulsion at times. lol

Lunch Date

Just got back from lunch with the folks, as has become quasi-tradition these last few months. Tuesdays: Lunch with Mom... Fridays: Lunch with Mom & Pop, since he works strange hours at the hospital (he's a Physical Therapist) and usually has Thursdays and Fridays off.

We walked in this gorgeous weather to a new Campus Dining Facility that recently finished construction, along with a rather impressive series of related residence halls, both of which opened in time for the beginning of the last Fall Semester. Pretty impressive place... cafeteria style with a custom touch, large interactive atmosphere, and good food for $6.25. Pop commented that it reminded him of the Galleys back on shore-side duty stations. I had to agree... I spent about 3 weeks working in one such galley during the interim period after Boot, while I was waiting for an AT Land (Apprenticeship Training) class to open. Amway, it was pretty nice. They're really goin all out to attract a wider base of students to the University, creating a LOT of new buildings and facilites. I can rest assured that I won't be out of a job anytime soon.

Rough Start

I actually woke in a somewhat foul mood, this morning. I sprung awake at the familiar sound of heaving feline and jerked out of bed, hoping to startle her out of the bedroom. If I can just get Ms. Pukesalot to deposit her load OUTside of the bedroom, I can pretend it didn't happen... shut the door and try to fall back asleep without the pleasant aroma of regurgitated Science Diet for Hairballs formula wafting through the room. I USED to get straight up to clean it up, but I just don't get excited about messes anymore... if I can get just a li'l more shut-eye for a little bit longer, I'll deal with it in the morning.

However, this morning, I was just a little too late. Oh, she startled all right... in mid-hurl. I didn't have a nice neat li'l pile of puke to clean up... I had a 5-foot swath as she leaped away from me. And every foot of it made it INSIDE my room. *sigh* I wasn't a happy camper. I mean, the damned cat can certainly hold it in when I manage to snatch her up mid-heave and deposit her on linoleum... you know, the stuff that's easy to clean? She'll sit there and look at me warily, as if I'm about to throw her in the bathtub. We'll have a stand-off for 10 minutes. Finally, I'll give up, she'll go into the living room on the carpeting, and promptly heave it up.

But she couldn't hold it today. I ignored her almost all morning after having to clean it up, but then finally caved just before I left for work. No matter how mad I am at her, I don't like to leave her with absolutely no love or attention at all. She's usually all over me each morning, starved for love after being left unattended all night long while I sleep. I just can't leave her for another 8 hours with nothing. For one thing, that's just downright cruel... and for another, I'm liable to come home to more puke if she feels neglected for too long.

Mood-Improving Spring

So amway, the morning started not well. I even started feelin a headache comin on... though it was quickly dispatched by a couple of Excedrin. Well, I thought so, anyway. My head and neck are beginning to give me warning signals again, so I think I may hit the Chiropractor on the way home. But it's still not enough to damper my Spring-infected spirits. I started feeling better almost as soon as I made amends with Ms. Pukesalot this morning... and the gorgeous weather outside sent me the rest of my way to an excellent mood. I'm lookin forward to watchin my Friday night shows with Mom over the phone, and gettin in gear for the weekend.

Of course, this requires my work day to get over... which it's not really doing very quickly. This week has been generally slow, and I think time has actually come to a standstill today. But that's okay. I have a few things I want to blog about, so hopefully this will keep me occupied for the duration.