Almost to round #4

This has been a pretty normal week. I think I worked about 38 hours, so very nearly a 40 hour week! Exciting! I am still trying to fight off this cold I've had since last Tuesday or so. It just doesn't want to go away. I don't feel too bad, but I'm still hacking and have a mildly sniffy nose. Very annoying. So things have been going pretty well. I knocked a bunch of stuff at work that I had been putting off and buttoned a few things up, which was productive and good. Hopefully it all works while I skip out for the next 3-5 days! Round #4 is this Monday. Hopefully it goes well. I'll be 1/3 of the way through after it. Bowel function has returned to normal pretty much. I'm off of laxatives (except around chemo days where I think I still need them). So I'm pretty much pill free lately. I'd say drug free, except of course for the chemo which I think counts as drugs.

We have not put any holes in the wall nor have I put any effort into putting the Smith machine together! I pretty much never do anything on weekdays other than work, eat, play on the computer a bit, and sleep. So weekends are the only feasible time to get anything like that done. We didn't really clean the basement all that much last weekend either which is preventing me from moving the Smith machine around. I think I know where I want it, and there is a huge pile of junk there right now. We have no major plans for the weekend so hopefully that will translate into getting some more stuff organized around the house. I finally called some other contractors to come out and give us some quotes on a deck. I got ahold of 3 more and have a marathon the next week of meeting them. I look forward to seeing what they have to say.

The weather is chilling off again for the weekend (< class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">oogling at computer parts. I have a strange inclination to build another computer. We already have plenty in this house. But I want more! I'm sure I could find better things to spend the money on though. Currently I am listening to Squarepusher. I highly recommend it to everyone, though I imagine I might be the only person to actually like it. He once played a concert in Atlanta (he rarely tours, and even more rarely comes to the U.S.) which a couple of friends of mine were going to. I was all set to go, and it turned out to be on the same day (a Saturday, of all days) as my CHM2045 (General Chemistry I) final. I could have skipped the final completely and gotten a B+. I sat for the final and got an A. I wish I had seen Squarepusher ;)

Last weekend we went and ate some pizza at Scittino's in Catonsville. They have extremely excellent pizza. Best I've had up in Maryland so far (though to be fair I haven't tried many other places.) And best of all, Opie's was open next door!

Mine, before.

Emily's, before.

Ours, after. I ate more!

Here are some kitty pictures. Emily took them (actually she takes all of the pictures). She might use them in her blog too, but I'm first!

Squirrel is extremely happy in the sun.

(possibly the first cute pose he's ever had)