Thanks for the fish

till vacation! Ok, let’s get the complaining out of the way. Work is a total nightmare - one step forward, two steps back. Even on the rare occasion I can cross somethign off my list, somehow it gets unchecked and put back on it. Such is the bliss of working on government contracts! You try and try to get ahead of the game, and something is always wrong. Oh well! Today, as we were driving in, I made a point of countering my “he’s a f*cking idiot” grumblings about certain people I work with with a conscious effort at compassion. After all, people are just trying to get by, right? They might be in a rough place. Maybe their daughter is not sleeping and is keeping them up and now they’re taking her to therapy. Their 4 year old daughter. Therapy. Compassion.

And now to the good part. I’m going on an Alaska cruise at the end of next week ohmigod! I’m actually super excited. I was never sure about cruises… I like the idea of lots of activities, but I don’t like the idea of lots of people. But I do tend to like cheesey, touristy kind of things, especially things that I would never do at home… you know, like rock climbing and social dancing. I don’t think my cruise has rock climbing, but I DO intend to get on the dance floor, which is something I would NEVER do at home (slightly insane fear of looking like an ass in front of people I know or might see again).

The weather on the cruise looks like it’s going to be really shitty, and I don’t really care. I’ve already survived a summer of shitty weather at home, so at least I’m prepared. (After 3 months of rain, summer finally showed up, in the form of 90 degree weather, smog, and humidity. But eff it. )

Started tracking what I eat and the exercise I do on livestrong.com. It’s kind of cool. It adds up all your totals for you. For example,

oh nevermind…posting error. Just ignore that crap down there. that’s what happens when you have a beer for dinner because you’re out of calories. Now I need a snack cuz I’m so irritated. argh.