Salvaged from LiveJournal: January 11th, 2002

mood:  lethargic

music: The Celtic channel on Spinner.com

Needed: one weekend.

So it's Friday morning. Boss probably wants me to come into work tomorrow, but that won't be happening. There's a strong rumor that more layoffs are coming on Monday, so I'll be damned if'n I'm working the weekend before getting the boot!

Office Space is becoming less of a comedy and more of a documentary.

Late last night I finally finished painting the nursery. I think it turned out pretty good, with a few reservations. I'll post photos later for those who are interested. Then I vacuumed and steam-cleaned the carpet so we (I) can move all the new furniture (that I've been tripping over in the hallway for the past month) back in. Steam-cleaning carpets at 1:30 AM? It's amazing how liberating it is to not give a damn how awake/productive one is for work the next day.

I'm looking forward to drawing a lot this weekend- I really miss it. I also want to update some on-line photo pages. I've spent my lunch hours this week catching up on strips I haven't seen since November. I missed reading comics, too.

My new snow thrower still sits unused in my garage-- it's even got some tags still on it! There can be no more effective snow repellent than spending $800 on a machine to save one's back from last year's excruciating pain. I guess in that respect, it has worked-- just not in the way I thought it would.

Salvaged from LiveJournal: January 2nd, 2002

Twenty-Oh-Two

The holidays are over- much too quickly. Thanks mostly to (over)work, I feel like I missed most of the holiday season. When I finally was able to take some time off, it was spent running around shopping and visiting family. This was fun, mind you, but none of my holiday plans really "clicked" like i wanted them too. My wife and I were looking forward to hosting a family gathering at our house, which would be the first "official" holiday thing we've done since getting the house. But everyone else's plans seemed to be designed to directly counteract our plans. Oh, well.

We've finally started to get our baby room put together. Wow, is baby furniture expensive! And, for some reason, my wife didn't much care for my idea of letting the baby sleep in the bathtub. In the morning, all that would need to be done is a quick hosing off of the baby, and you're all set! I guess my wife has maternal instincts and stuff.

For those who are interested: I haven't abandoned my comic strip. It's just in an unplanned holiday stasis.