So Friday was another day off for me. It was mostly voluntary, but I told people I might not be coming in ... first thing on the agenda was a visit to the dentist. Here's the thing. I'm married to a dentist. And despite her daily efforts to tell me to floss, I don't. It's not something I'm in the habit of doing. Yet. Anyway, I'm having some slight pain in my teeth, so I wanted to make sure that yes, I do have a giant problem and yes, I'm going to need multiple root canals.
No.
Nothing major. Just one of my fillings maybe making some sweet love to the nerve and causing the occasional ache.
But I'll be going in a few weeks for a regular checkup, cleaning, sandblasting, mining, etc., operation. I shall have to remember to charge my iPod. I'm sure it'll take all morning.
I managed to get a lot of other errands run on Friday, so I was stoked about that. That included a trip to the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Which is now free! I didn't see all of it -- figured I'd save some for later.
I also bought some magnetic sheets of paper. I ordered Moo cards a long, long time ago. (When they had free shipping for a while). Some of you may have seen them or heard of them. I ended up turning about 30 of the cards that I still have into refrigerator magnets. They turned out really well. They don't hold up papers that well on the fridge, but hey, if you get enough of them, it's all good.
Today it's Saturday and ... more snow. There's a few more inches on the ground, but based on what I can see, there's not really a traffic issue. The roads are probably just a little slushy or wet. I don't have anything that I'm dying to do, but at least I can hit up the gym.
Actually, that's the funny thing. I have all this time now on my hands. And doing domestic chores isn't a high priority. I mean, I want to reorganize a drawer. But then I'm like, 'shouldn't I do that tomorrow when I'm watching the Daytona 500?' Or laundry. What do I have, like two loads? That's not going to take any effort. Maybe later today.
Saturday, February 17
Tuesday, February 13
Snowed in
Well, it's Tuesday here in the Midwest, and I'm stuck at home, snowed in by feet and feet of powdery goodness. Actually, that's not true. I went out to the gym today. Got stuck in the parking lot, but managed to shovel my way out using their shovel. I'm not so prduent. Then it was off to the Meijer to get some milk and salsa (which I already had a full jar of). Yesterday when I casually strolled over to the Meijer for burritos, they were out of 1%, 2% and skim milk. Crazy. Today? Everything's back in stock. You just have to trudge through the snow to get to it.
Fortunately I have one of those jobs where I don't need to imperil myself on the roads. Then again, for those of you who know me fairly well, you must know that driving in the snow brings me great joy. No, really. Great, great, joy. Particularly when I had the Audi. Not so much with this Jetta, but I still enjoy slipping about.
Ok, time for some accountability. I'm going to include a few things that I'd like to get done over the next few weeks while I'm home alone. They are in no particular order.
1. Get to the gym at least 5 days a week. I'm still fat. And I have a 10K on 3/10. And a half-marathon in May to do. Side note: I did manage to go today and just do some light cardio so that I can ease into it. Felt pretty good.
2. Finish writing a play. I have this grandiose idea for a simple play. Two characters, one location, three acts. That's all I'll say there.
3. Get to Louisville to putz around. Adam and I are slated to go there on 3/17.
4. Clean the heck out of this apartment. Asim's papers are here and there, bills are here and there; it's all a disorganized mess. I also save magazines thinking that I'm going to read them. These need to be sorted through and thrown out.
5. Start studying for the LEED Accredited Professional Exam.
6. Hash-out a study plan for my Professional Engineering exam that I'll be taking in October. I'm going to go out there and say it -- this is akin to the Bar exam. I think the Bar is over two days? Well, this exam has two parts -- the first of which I took about four years ago (8 hours, closed book save for provided formulae). Then you have to 'practice' as an engineer for four years. And get five letters of recommendation. Three have to come from people with PEs. And this exam? 8 hours, open book. Here are the passing rates (bottom of page). So yes, I'm going to start studying now. All I know is that it's going to feel fantastic once I get my license.
7. Photograph the heck out of Downtown Indianapolis. This will have to wait until maybe late March when it warms up a little more.
I'm sure there will be some other things that I'll get around to doing. Check back for updates.
Fortunately I have one of those jobs where I don't need to imperil myself on the roads. Then again, for those of you who know me fairly well, you must know that driving in the snow brings me great joy. No, really. Great, great, joy. Particularly when I had the Audi. Not so much with this Jetta, but I still enjoy slipping about.
Ok, time for some accountability. I'm going to include a few things that I'd like to get done over the next few weeks while I'm home alone. They are in no particular order.
1. Get to the gym at least 5 days a week. I'm still fat. And I have a 10K on 3/10. And a half-marathon in May to do. Side note: I did manage to go today and just do some light cardio so that I can ease into it. Felt pretty good.
2. Finish writing a play. I have this grandiose idea for a simple play. Two characters, one location, three acts. That's all I'll say there.
3. Get to Louisville to putz around. Adam and I are slated to go there on 3/17.
4. Clean the heck out of this apartment. Asim's papers are here and there, bills are here and there; it's all a disorganized mess. I also save magazines thinking that I'm going to read them. These need to be sorted through and thrown out.
5. Start studying for the LEED Accredited Professional Exam.
6. Hash-out a study plan for my Professional Engineering exam that I'll be taking in October. I'm going to go out there and say it -- this is akin to the Bar exam. I think the Bar is over two days? Well, this exam has two parts -- the first of which I took about four years ago (8 hours, closed book save for provided formulae). Then you have to 'practice' as an engineer for four years. And get five letters of recommendation. Three have to come from people with PEs. And this exam? 8 hours, open book. Here are the passing rates (bottom of page). So yes, I'm going to start studying now. All I know is that it's going to feel fantastic once I get my license.
7. Photograph the heck out of Downtown Indianapolis. This will have to wait until maybe late March when it warms up a little more.
I'm sure there will be some other things that I'll get around to doing. Check back for updates.
Sunday, February 11
Home Alone
Lots of updates since the last posting, of course. But that's what happens when you wait weeks and weeks and weeks. We'll go in alphabetical order with the family:
Asim: Turned four months old on Feb 5th! He's gotten the rolling over thing figured out, but it's still a bit clumsy. I think if he's really determined he can pull it off. We've also started to try to feed him some actual food. And by that I mean the Gerber stuff. Rice and oatmeal, blenderificated stuff. He takes it, but he's not a huge fan yet. I'm just waiting for when I put in a plate of nachos into the blender and give that to him.
He's also growing and gaining weight pretty well. He was about 20 lbs at four months. He was putting on weight pretty quickly before but has slowed down a bit, which is all within the normal development curves. It's harder to tell if he's getting taller. He's over two feet at least.
We're also pretty sure he's teething now. This is mainly due to the screaming for no reason attributes he shows. We got some Orajel which seems to work. I dunno. I think it'll get pretty bad for him pretty soon.
Maria: She and Asim left yesterday (Saturday) for Pakistan for about seven weeks. Hence the "Home Alone" bit for this post. Her brother is going to get married at the end of February. She's been handling Asim really well, and I think that once they get back the driving lessons will begin. I will likely be buying a used car in the next few weeks. So if anybody knows of a decent 2001 or newer used Volvo station wagon, I'd appreciate it. Not the cross-country, though. I like the regular ones better.
Rehan: Well, home alone, plenty of time, and plenty to do. Mainly getting my ass to the gym as often as possible so I can lose some weight. I'm going to post later on a few goals for the next few weeks, and we can all see how many I actually accomplish. In the meantime, there are plenty of photos o'er on Flickr. At least I update that all the time!
Asim: Turned four months old on Feb 5th! He's gotten the rolling over thing figured out, but it's still a bit clumsy. I think if he's really determined he can pull it off. We've also started to try to feed him some actual food. And by that I mean the Gerber stuff. Rice and oatmeal, blenderificated stuff. He takes it, but he's not a huge fan yet. I'm just waiting for when I put in a plate of nachos into the blender and give that to him.
He's also growing and gaining weight pretty well. He was about 20 lbs at four months. He was putting on weight pretty quickly before but has slowed down a bit, which is all within the normal development curves. It's harder to tell if he's getting taller. He's over two feet at least.
We're also pretty sure he's teething now. This is mainly due to the screaming for no reason attributes he shows. We got some Orajel which seems to work. I dunno. I think it'll get pretty bad for him pretty soon.
Maria: She and Asim left yesterday (Saturday) for Pakistan for about seven weeks. Hence the "Home Alone" bit for this post. Her brother is going to get married at the end of February. She's been handling Asim really well, and I think that once they get back the driving lessons will begin. I will likely be buying a used car in the next few weeks. So if anybody knows of a decent 2001 or newer used Volvo station wagon, I'd appreciate it. Not the cross-country, though. I like the regular ones better.
Rehan: Well, home alone, plenty of time, and plenty to do. Mainly getting my ass to the gym as often as possible so I can lose some weight. I'm going to post later on a few goals for the next few weeks, and we can all see how many I actually accomplish. In the meantime, there are plenty of photos o'er on Flickr. At least I update that all the time!
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