Y2 D325

I have to admit, it's nice to wake up on a Saturday morning without a headache, without freaking out, without panic, without stressing that I made mistakes. Makes getting up in the morning a much more pleasant process.

I had an on and then off kind of day yesterday for work. I went to get stuff done in the morning only to find the client's servers were all down. Not just a quick reboot situation either, all their environments had gone down during the night thanks to the IT folks not caring and doing patches out of order. They had the order in which certain boxes need to come back on line but they decided to ignore that and do it whatever way they wanted. End result? Most of the day was spent with servers down. Nice.

I had a conference call with the VP who wanted to know when his reports would be ready. I politely told him when his people decided to get the servers back online. This was at 11, the servers came back up around 2. In the in between I sat and waited refreshing the screen. Fun fun.

Around 10:30 my tax guy stopped by with my tax forms. I signed and placed in the mail. It is now a done deal. It is what it is.

I decided to go run some errands while I waited for the servers to come back up. I went and test drove a car. Yes, that's right, I am still on that. If I pick the right car this time, I can save upwards of $1200 a year. That's the estimated savings in monthly payment, gas, and insurance. I went and drove the Kia Optima EX. I was VERY surprised at how nice it was. The one I drove had everything including a navigation system which is not something I am really interested in, but it was there. The difference without it is about $2k, but I also lose the decent stereo system. I think I would probably just leave it in. The car as equipped was 27k which isn't bad. I swear I felt like I was driving the Mercedes again. It was that comfortable. Heated and cooled seats, ample leg room, good response. They have come a long way. I am still going to drive the Fusion and the Passat as comparison points though.

Got back home, finished the client's reports and then hit the grocery store. I needed to stock up for the kid being here this week. It's not bad; $135 in groceries which realistically will last me two weeks if not longer. Some of that was silly stuff to have just for her, but mostly it was staples which will be here even after she is gone.

I also got a phone call from my bosses. Seems my local client wants me back again next week. Nice. This means I don't have to stress on my commute next week while the kid is here AND I finally get out of the house again.

For dinner, I made some ground lamb and stuffed it into pita pockets with cucumber, hummus, and a little yogurt. Pretty damn tasty. Had that with some orzo and feta. Watched Fight Club, because I could thank you very much, and went to bed. I am now out of here in 45 to pick up the kid. Show tonight. Good weekend I am feeling. Wow, now I am talking like Yoda...