Nights

I've been working nights lately, so socially things have been a bit rough. Maria really doesn't enjoy the lack of me as well. Basically it's a 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. kind of thing. So I sleep most of the day away, wake up, get ready, eat something, spend an hour or two at home and then head back to the plant. Should be over at the end of this week, though. The only consolation is that I do get paid for each hour that I work, so in a fortnight the paycheck will be pretty sweet.

This coming weekend we haven't got any plans yet, although given my work conditions, that's probably a good thing. I think we'll end up sticking around Lancaster. We're still planning a party the following weekend, although we're now considering pushing it around a day or two to increase the turnout.

This past Friday night I had to work from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. That meant that I missed the Pitt-Temple game over in Philly. I'm pretty worried about that, too. These next two weekends are prime for going to Pittsburgh to see a game, but it'll be tough. After that, the next home game is over Thanksgiving. I haven't missed a Pitt football game in a season since I started school there in 1997, and the idea of breaking that streak is very unsettling. Must make at least one game. I've got the same streak for basketball, too.