Extended Weekend Odds & Ends

[kybearfuzz]

I was more than happy to have a three-day weekend thanks to the Columbus Day holiday. There is nothing I enjoy more than sleeping in, especially when there is an extra day. It was mostly a weekend of odds and ends.

• Friday was a bit of a blur. Because of the number of people who had taken the day off and the employee picnic, the office was practically empty by lunchtime. I think when I left, there were four people in the office counting myself. I'll head into the office tomorrow asking what the employee picnic was like.



• I found a new podcast over the weekend that I am loving. It's called "Lore," produced by a writer named Aaron Mahnke, and each episode describes something scary or horror-related from the past. They're only 15-25 minutes long, but they have a great NPR kind a feel to them. From what I've read online, a producer of "The Walking Dead" is in talks to turn it into a TV horror anthology. The podcast is available on iTunes, or you can find it at http://www.lorepodcast.com.



• Saturday was sleeping in, followed by a grueling workout. It's an alternating workout of kettle bell swings, squat thrusts, and standing squats. You do 15 swings, followed by 15 thrusts, and then 15 squats. Then you do 14... then 13... then 12... until you get to 1. I am soaked to the skin with sweat by the time I get halfway done and am exausted at "1." Still, it does work those butt muscles.



• Saturday night I went to my buddy Rob's birthday dinner. It was a good time, but I ate WAY TOO MUCH. His birthday cake was almost half-made of icing, I swear. I woke up Sunday with what I call a food "hangover."



• Sunday was more of the same. Sunday night was the 2nd presidential debate. It was pretty much the train wreck I expected, but sadly I wasn't as irritated as the first. The Orange Dumpster Fire pretty much showed his true colors again, especially after his past p*ssy-grabbing comments have come to light, refusing to answer questions and deflecting what he could to topics he half-understands. The online world had a field day with the debate afterward. I really wish the election was over and done.



• I spent most of the day cleaning out old tee-shirts and socks. It sounds weird, I know, but it's amazing how fast old undershirts get stained and socks lose their elasticity, but they always end up in the drawer again. I think I made some room in some overcrowded drawers.

Tomorrow is a substitute Monday... ugh..

Comments

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

I lost my desire to work out a decade ago, so I am impressed by the intensity of your workouts with no one to drive you except you.

Well done!

You probably saw that I've had to deal with flooding of my apartment due to a malfunctioning clothes washer. It's a process of recovery. The maintenance man on call and myself took care of the remediation work quickly.

[dendren.livejournal.com]

everyone at work always are so "awwww, you have to come in on the holiday" when I have to come in and close out payroll, but honestly, just the fact that I sleep in til 7 instead of 5 is a holiday for me. If I saunter in and do a couple hours of work around 9, I'm fine and dandy and still feel like I got my holiday LOL Yay for sleeping in!!! I just wish I could past 7 or so :P

[mikiedoggie.livejournal.com]

I hear you on the sleeping in until 7 thing. WHOOO!

[barak.livejournal.com]

No matter what day of the week it is, Mondays always seem to suck.