Monday, February 28, 2011

Sick *and* Sick

Went to the Immediate Care Center today. In and out in under 25 minutes. That has to be a record. Left with a prescription to treat my sinus infection that is dropping into my chest and trying to be a respiratory infection.

Jooj went up to the ICC this evening. She left with a prescription for Strep throat.

We're definitely not the house you want to come visit right now.

Happy Birthday, Dad!

59 of 365 | 12% (6 of 50) | 0 of 128 | 173 lbs. | 73.15% | 5.693% (10.6 lbs.)

Sick

Not sure what was going on with me yesterday. So sleepy. And I feel crappy. Skipping work and going to the doctor today.

58 of 365 | 12% (6 of 50) | 0 of 128 | 173 lbs. | 73.15% | 5.693% (10.6 lbs.)

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Uninteresting lack of title for post #57

Not really much to say about today. I ate a lot of Taco Bell and then took a 3 hour nap. Will and I played lots of video games. I worked on my buddy Matt's web site. Jooj went to bed early. My throat kind of hurts. It's bed time for me too.

57 of 365 | 12% (6 of 50) | 0 of 128 | 172 lbs. | 73.15% | 5.693% (10.6 lbs.)

Friday, February 25, 2011

Got the gov'ment check

Not really. Our federal tax refund was deposited into our account this morning. Hip-hip-hooray!

And with that check another hefty payment was made to the credit card. At this rate, we'll have it paid off next month. Unfortunately, we can't keep this rate up since tax refunds and escrow refund checks have dried up. But we will diligently pay it down and are scheduled to knock it out in May (just in time for college tuition to kick in).

I'm at home with Will today. I had a parent/teacher conference with his teacher this morning. Later I'm taking Boba to get some cancerous cells laser'ed off. I figured I needed another day off so I took it.

On the comic front, I had a few sparks and epiphanies over this last week. Progress may be made shortly.

56 of 365 | 12% (6 of 50) | 0 of 128 | 174 lbs. | 73.15% | 5.693% (10.6 lbs.)

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Will ate the whole box

(Just noticed this post was in DRAFT mode... guess I didn't post it yesterday)

Jooj called earlier in the day and told me that Girl Scout Cookies were in. On the way home I called and she asked me in I liked Thin Mints. While not my favorite, I've been known to put down a few Thin Mints at a time. So I replied, "Sure, yeah, I guess." (Decisive, right?)

Her response was, "Well, I hope not because your son just ate the entire box!"

That's my boy!

54 of 365 | 12% (6 of 50) | 0 of 128 | 173 lbs. | 66.11% | 5.693% (10.6 lbs.)

It's official... Jooj is moving jobs

It's as official as having her name typed on a piece of paper (which kind of doesn't sound official but really it is). Jooj is moving from a teacher in an MD unit to being an ECE resource. She'll be working with mostly 5th graders - in class with them and in tandem with their primary teacher.

No classroom to manage. No bulletin boards to put up. No diapers to change. No kids to wrestle. No bat-shit crazy parents to deal with (directly, at least). No report cards :)

She's done her time. She's put her 6 years into MD units. It's long past time to move onto what she really wants to do (and what she went to school to do in the first place). I'm very proud of her and very happy for her.

55 of 365 | 12% (6 of 50) | 0 of 128 | 172.5 lbs. | 66.11% | 5.693% (10.6 lbs.)

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

It's the little things, you know?

Good lord, I love days off.

I stayed up 'til 4AM yesterday (shhh, don't tell Jooj) playing video games on the new computer. And I found out something that is so totally and unnecessarily sweet. So my Alienware PC glows with neon colors and that's cool. And I know that I can modify those colors. That's cool too. But what I didn't know is that certain games will modify those colors.

For instance (this is so sweet), in the game City of Heroes you play a super hero or super villain - you can also play as a Praetorian as well, which is kind of neutral (that's the easiest way to explain it for now). In the game, when chatting with others, it is common for someone to ask what side you are playing so they may join up with you. A common response is "blue side" for heroes, "red side" for villains, or "gold" for Praetorians. Well, wouldn't you know it, that awesome Alienware PC changes its glow from the default glow to either blue, red, or gold depending on which "side" you are playing.

Hot damn, that's flippin' spectacular!

BTW, gained 2 pounds since last week - technically. But it is mainly due to the Arby's and lasagna in my gut. I was sleep-deprived and could help myself yesterday.

53 of 365 | 12% (6 of 50) | 0 of 128 | 171.5 lbs. | 66.11% | 5.693% (10.6 lbs.)