Y3 D51

I am up way too fucking early for a Saturday morning. Ugh. I am up for the kid. She has to open this morning and I need my car today and it's too early and too cold for me to make her walk. I need a couple of grand to take care of her car which would eliminate this issue once and for all.

Anyway, yesterday was pretty good. I got a new piercing. Inner cartilage known as the daith (pronounced doth for the record). I REALLY like it. It's subtle, it doesn't hurt and it looks freakin' cool. 16 gauge CBR. Did it after work. Back up a little. With yesterday's ramblings I forgot to mention something cool -- one of the kids friends from her old area came up to visit on Thursday. I am pretty impressed at her too. 17.5 year old girl gets on a six hour Amtrak ride, takes a one hour bus, and then a 25 minute train to our house. No issues, no complaints. Very impressed.

The kid and her friend bummed around the city yesterday while I was at work. Work went well. I did some more work on training manuals to get ready for a class on Monday. We have 17 students showing up Monday and I am going to TA the first two days of training. I have a client dinner Monday night which is going to make for a long day, but I will deal with that then.

After work, I take a cab over to the piercing place as it is one of the highest recommended places for ink and piercing. Been around since 89 with almost all original staff. These folks are my age and have been doing this for 20 years. Talked to the piercer about what I wanted and breathe in....exhale bam. New earring. Very little pain, almost no blood. It's supposed to be an easy area to maintain too.

Came home on the train and then headed out to a coffee shop to listen to some music and support a local cause. I was invited by a friend who came to my birthday party and wanted to say thank you by supporting their event. It was nice. Went with my old friend who has been going through some stuff and I knew he needed a safe and sane night out. We hung out until about 10 and then I headed home. Good day, early night. Now time to take the kid to work and a show tonight. This is her friend's first time. Yeah, that's going to be fun...