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The Holy Day

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Yesterday was the Jewish high holy day. I worked. I probably didn’t have to work, but Keith was out and Justin was in Kingston so I went to work. I never really felt guilty or cared about working on that day, but yesterday I did a little. I am not religious. I never goto temple, not even on major holidays. That does not mean I don’t believe. I have friends who just don’t believe in religion or what not. I believe, but I just don’t think I have to go somewhere every week to prove I believe.

I decided yesterday on the way home from work that I will take off next year on that day. I probably won’t goto temple. I am not deluding myself to think I will do that, but at least I will stay home and reflect.

I didn’t fast either. But I didn’t eat very much. I tried not to eat, but got hungry and had a candy bar. Now this is where I am stupid. I know when I don’t eat allot of the time I get a MIGRAINE. Well I didn’t eat much and got a migraine yesterday. It was a particularly bad one too. I took two butabital’s, and tried to rest. I after about forty minutes I was able to get up long enough to make some dinner. Going to the break fast with my family was out by then so I cooked some food. I ate, and still felt like crap. I ended up lying down around 7:30PM. I know the migraine was a bad one because the drugs didn’t really work that well. I felt the affects of them but they didn’t stop the migraine. Also I almost threw up. Not pleasant I know, but it is what happened. Puking is a sign of a rather nasty migraine for me. I ended up sleeping till 1AM and then got some water and tried to sleep again. I couldn’t and probably fell asleep again around 2:30-3AM.

If I was superstitious (which I am sometimes) I would say that this was the big guy’s way of saying “he you did bad today”, but it really was just me being stupid and not eating. According to my dad (whose only religious claim to fame is understanding this day and the such) if I need to eat for medical reasons or am sick I am allowed to do so. Who knew? Next year I will stay home and eat.

My Hybernation Is Over

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Well I did what I always do when I get sick. I take lots of cold meds that make me tired and sleep the entire thing off. It works for me most of the time. It is the “24 hours of Nyquil” regiment that my friend sean came up with in college. Well this time I went a bit longer than 24 hours, but the theory is the same. I zoned out most of friday. I did the same yesterday, but I was up at night. All that sleeping makes you not tired. I got up at like 11-am today and feel somewhat human. My throat is still a bit soar and my noise is still a little stuffed up, but I feel much better. After a shower and a shave I am wide awake. I need to be. I am off to my parents house for the first night of the holidays.

Before I go out I am expecting a delivery from Freshdirect. They still rock so I buy food from them. There arrive is perfectly timed since I have absolutely no food left in my apartment. I have been putting off the order for a week and then I got sick.

I Don’t Feel So Well

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I woke up early this morning not feeling very well. I have a cold and feel like crap. My noise has been running all day. My ears hurt, and my throat feels like crap. The bad part is that I know it will only get worse before it gets better. I am heading home to Nyquil or Tylonol PM. Hopefully I can sleep using that stuff because I didn’t sleep well at all last night. Hopefully the drugs will kick this thing, or make me not feel anything while my body deals with the problem.

I left Kingston early since I don’t feel to hot. I left right when our CEO was showing up. Perfect timing on my part.

UPDATE, my jaw now hurts from the sinus pressure. I am on the train and the elevation changes are hurting like hell. I need some coco and a nap:)

Never-mind What I Said About Poker

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OK, so I canceled going to poker. It was going to be a late night, and I am not ready to goto Kingston tomorrow. I needed to get some last minute work, and house stuff done today. I will go with my dad as planned tomorrow morning and then head up to Kingston.

I got my Mom’s EZpass so hopefully the trip won’t be so bad. Tried a new (or new for me) italian restaurant by my house. The food was ok, but the service was really slow.

I also got a bunch of clothing shopping done. I finally got a Fall/Spring coat. Also tried some new khakis and polo’s. I am buying polo’s again:( Dam company dress code.

I need to pack now, and finish folding my laundry. I also have to remember to export all the hold messages from my companies NYC office to bring to Kingston.

Clothing

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So don’t normally look through clothing catalog’s. Actually I almost never do. So when I got the latest LL Bean catalog in the mail I was about to toss it when I noticed the thing was the size of a small book. Curiosity got me. Now I have like 6 pages folded over of stuff I want to get. The problem with mail order, and the internet is that you don’t know your size. I can tell you what paint or shirt size I wear, but a coat? that is more difficult.

I will probably order some stuff. Their was some great deals, and I need some fall/winter clothes. I need to contact some fashion help to make sure I don’t get bad stuff. I usually am good with what I buy, but you can never be too sure. For that task I will probably ask Amanda to help. She is good with that sort of stuff.

The Early Train

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I actually made the early train for the first time in a while. It is more crowded than it used to be. I have plans with mike later, so I hope to cut out early. Not sure what crazy think he has us doing. I am hoping to cut out at around 4-5PM. We will see how busy things are.

Another interesting note about the early train is that it is one of the LIRR’s new trains. The seats are comfy, and the automated lady tells you clearly what stop is next. It feels like the london underground. Over their they have automated alerts, and all the bells and whistles we are just now installing.

What Do You Do For A Living?

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So what do you do for a living? That is a question I get allot. Most people probably do when meeting new people. For some it is easy, and not so much for others. My brother in law, has it simple. He is a doctor (MD). My mom’s a teacher. Their are more complex answers to those questions, but you get the idea of what they do by that simple statement. Now I have a more difficult answer. I tell people I am a Network Engineer. Sounds good, sort of descriptive. Not really what I do anymore. I have found it is close enough for most purposes. If pressed for more information you have to figure out how much someone knows about computers and technology. For Mike, he is a doctor in emergency medicine. Still very descriptive. Technology jobs still have this stigma of oh, you do that. You must be a computer geek. Now I don’t deny the fact that I am into technology, but it is sort of a bad way to think.

These thoughts come to my mind now, since I am dating, or attempting to do so. That is one of the first topics of conversation. Now you don’t want to talk to a date about computers. Trust me you really don’t. But work is such a big part of someone’s life, especially mine. It is an interesting dilemma.

The next big question is “what does your company do”? Yet again, for me right now it is a difficult question to answer. I have not been able to give a one sentence answer to that question yet, that accurately explains what my company does. We just had a meeting last friday at our presidents house. We discussed that same problem. We got a laugh about it. It is just one of those things that can be difficult to answer, but be a really simple question.

Dinner With The Family

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My family is meeting at my sisters tonight for dinner. As much as I want to go, I am not sure if I will get to them by the meeting time. I am also tired from working today. I do want to play with morgan. Thinking of her just now I can’t help but smiling:)

Update. So I wrote this when I was on the train. Turns out I didn’t go to dinner, since I was tired and it was late. I will catch them next time, when I am not traveling.

Shopping Called Off

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My shopping plans with my dad got called off today. My parents had plans that started earlier than they originally planned. My dad didn’t even know about the change. He isn’t up on my family’s social calendar. He just goes where he is told. He was not too happy. He wants a new PDA. Also I was going to order him his new computer today. It worked out ok since I unexpected work stuff come up also.

Sort of funny good/bad new today my sister called. She said that morgan got scared from a game of peekaboo gone wrong with her dad, and the only thing that would calm her down was Blume the big pink elephant I got her when she was born. Got to love the plush toys!

Tired

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Granted I went to bed really late last night (2AM today), but I woke up at noon and was still exhausted. I went back to bed till 2 and I still tired. Not sure what is up? Saturday is my day to lie around anyway, but I am getting nothing done today. I may go back for a nap later.

The weirdest thing is when I sleep flat on my back. I usually sleep to one side or another, but sometimes I fall asleep on my back. Sometimes when I do, I think I dream that I am awake but anytime I try to move I cannot, until I force myself to wake up. It is weird. Only happens when I am on my back. Very hard to describe. Sometimes it freaks me out, and other times it is very relaxing feeling.