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I'm writing this because I've put in 33 hours of work in under 3 days time and I'm exhausted. You'd think that would KEEP me from putting down my thoughts, rather than inciting me to. But you see, I'm so far ahead in my work-week that I can't fathom spending any more time today doing work, so my mind is wandering to other things. And I keep thinking about how long it has taken me to unpack my stuff after my move. And how I seem to come home and sit on the couch and zone out every evening. And how the times I'm with my wife seem to be few and far between. See any connection? It's there, and it ain't too subtle.

The problem is I've been going 100% every day at work for the past few weeks, and that's not something I normally do, all the time. Call me immodest if you want, but I'm a damn good employee and my 80% effort is equivalent to a lot of people's 100%. When I have to step it up to get things in under a deadline, or hash out something I've got no clue how to start, it does take its toll. I've got to recuperate mentally, if not physically too, and a "night off" seems to be my best cure. But since one night off turns into a week, then a month of nights where I'm getting nothing done, I'm getting concerned.

I can't really fix my work schedule right now – we just don't have enough people working on the job to support my stuff, and nobody has dealt with any of it to the point I have, so transferring it over is just as much of a pain as doing it myself. So I'll have to do something else – try to get some more sleep, or something so that I can play superman at work and still be "the ideal husband" at home.

Anyway, this weekend is the Annual Pig Pickin' at DeeDee's Dad's place (still can't think of him as my father-in-law), so good times will be had and I can take my mind off of stuff for a while. And while this entry sits idle on my main computer waiting for me to get my movable type server up and running again, I'll mull around a couple things I can do to get my shits together and get back to where I want to be in the grand scheme of things.

Currently Reading

Pedestrian Wolves by James L. Grant. I'm not very far into it yet, but so far it's gritty, engaging, and full of cool dialogue and descriptions of places in New Orleans. I can't wait to read more (when I actually have time to read!)

Currently Watching

I'm holding an anti-sit-in for the TV. No TV and No Books makes Ross go crazy..

Currently Listening To

I'm checking out the Resident Evil 2 soundtrack. It's got some really hard stuff on there, but it's strangely catchy…me likey so far.

Currently Thinking About

Nada. Brain broken.