Personal

I am on the earlier train for me. I figured I would get to work a bit early and get some stuff done before 9AM when a new hire starts. That plan may have gone out the window just now. As I was in the van going to the rail road the news said that 2 trains collided in Penn Station early this morning. Now the LIRR is saying to expect 10-20 minute delays. That means we may be stuck on the tracks near the tunnel for a while.

I need one. I want one. I have a willing travel companion. Why can’t I think of where to go?

I am not going anywhere so soon. Work is a bit crazy right now. I need to fill a position in our NYC office. I also have a new guy that is starting that needs to get broken in. Also Gus will be away for several weeks in May. Hopefully I can think of something to do in May and go in July or something. Of course the tropical islands is not the place to go during the summer. I have to think about this a bit.

I will ponder now and hopefully come up with something soon. I better do it soon. I have maxed out my time off. I need to use it or I cannot generate any more.

This blog entry was written while listening to Crash and Burn from the album “Affirmation” by Savage Garden

I tried to catch up on some work this morning. I had the time. I got up at 10AM. Still cannot sleep, but I refuse to take something unless I am sick. So no drugs for that for me right now.

I meet up with Alison and friends in the afternoon. She had friends from college come up from New Jersey and wanted me to meet them. By the afternoon I was feeling a bit out of it from a potential headache but I knew it meant allot to her for me to go. I met them at the Cheese Cake Factory. I had a light lunch/dinner. Her friends were cool. I had a good time, and I think they did also.

We walked around the mall for a while (see the MOB for some pictures) and then went to this new ice cream place. It was really good. They mash the toppings right into the ice cream as you stand there. It was the first time I went to the cheese cake factory and didn’t get cheese cake. The desert was good anyway. I wasn’t that hungry from the the headache. I barely ate my meal and had half the ice cream. it was still good.

We all went to Jillian’s to try and play some bowling. Don’t ask, it wasn’t my idea. They were having a party so we couldn’t play there. We then went to another bowling place by Alison’s apartment. That place also was busy for hours. Turns out people play leagues of bowling during the early evening on Saturday. Information that you don’t need to know.

We ended up at a bar and just hung out for a while. It was fun. we called it a night early because 4 of them had to drive back to jersey. Alison and her friend Alison went to the movies. I didn’t want to push the headache thing with going to a loud movie so I passed. Sean called from work when we were at the bar so I had something I had to do for work anyway.

End of day. FYI it is warm in my apartment right now. I hope for AC soon!!!

This blog entry was written while listening to Bent from the album “Beneath These Fireworks” by Matt Nathanson

When I started this blog I told myself it would server a small personal function to document when I had migraines and when I took medication. Not anything anyone needs to know about, but it saves me from having to keep it in a spread sheet. I write about my day in this blog anyway, so it just made sense. And yes I said I would otherwise have to keep this record in a spread sheet. The doctors tell you to do that so you know when you had one.

Well this week I have taken medication for my Migraines 3 days. Thursday I had to leave early because the drugs weren’t working and I didn’t think I was going to make it through the rest of the day. I left a little after 2PM. I went home and slept all afternoon and night.

Today I felt like I was getting one and then it never really took hold. That is good, but I felt down most of the day.

Why am I getting them? I think I know myself to know this by now. 3 reasons. 1, stress. If you know me you know what is going on at work right now. Short term bad stress, longer term things will be good. Second lack of sleep due to the stress. And lastly the one thing I cannot control; the weather. I actually get migraines from the weather change from cold to hot or vice versa. Lack of AC at work and at home is not helping. Work AC is an unknown right now. I don’t know how I can goto the office if we don’t have AC in May. As for my apartment it will get turned on when the wether gets and stays warm, or May 15. Which ever comes first. The good news is that my building has turned it on as early as April 4, 2 years ago.

This blog entry was written while listening to Hidden Track from the album “Retro Active” by Def Leppard

I thought they forgot about me, but I have been asked (really sort of told) that my Government (City/State Government that is) needs me as a Jury alternate. I have to start calling some week in May. I postponed this last year, and they were supposed to call me to come in back in November. I guess they forgot or didn’t need me. Now I got the post card. Not too happy about it.

At least I am an alternate and I hopefully can get away with not showing up to the courthouse for a few days, and then HOPEFULLY spend only one day there. it is so boring to do.

Ironically my mom got called for the same week and status as me. She is also an alternate. Makes some sense. We have the same first initial and same last name. She also lives relatively nearby me. I wonder if we will get called to the same courthouse? Never know.

It is always fun to be on the Rail Road (LIRR) and have the train jerk to a stop and then have the conductor say they are having “minor” break problems. Let me tell you, I don’t believe that any break problem is minor. Especially in a 10 car commuter train.

We are moving again. I hope we just make it to Penn station on time. I need to catch an Amtrak train.

Last night was my second in a row with a really bad night sleep. I am not sure what is wrong. It may be the time change, but 1 hour is nothing. My apartment is a good temperature at night, so that is not it. The usual stress at work, nothing out of the ordinary, so that isn’t it. I just don’t know. I hate these bouts of insomnia.