Z is for Zonked

I am definitely zonked. So is Penny, I suspect, but I know I am for sure.
Apparently the price we paid for winding up in 6th place on Mondays
nights is a schedule which both sucks and blows. Our game times are 9:00,
10:00 or 10:30. Of course, last night was 10:30. This means I don't get
back until well after midnight and I'm too wired to get to sleep right
away. Monday night, Morpheus was somewhat elusive and I wasn't asleep and
settled until well after 4.

Of course, that was when Penny had to get up. 4AM, you say? Yes indeed.
Oh Four Hundred. She was going in to work for 5, instead of 9:00. She
wrote about the whole fiasco on her blgo so I won't repeat myself.

And, of course, I had my own session booked with Wesley Crusher last
night, but I was sufficiently wiped that I left work early to try and get
at least a little sleep...because being punchy and unfocused is NOT a good
thing when working with free weights. The fatigue fallout spilled over to
this morning when I was at a complete loss as to the location of my keys.
Penny and I tried to get that sorted out while figuring out car logistics
for our back-to-back slots at the gym...and then I promptly left the house
without feeding or pilling the cat.

Its gonna be one of those weeks.

And there you have it. 26 spellbinding and gripping posts...all for your
reading and soporific pleasure!

(Psst...if you hate the whole thing, blame Steph...it was her idea.)

Y is for Yowza! (and some other stuff)

Y is for Yowza! I know you're probably sick to death of me babbling on about how amazing my DW is, but this time, She really is!

I was a bad husband and I cheerfully ignored her advice about not buying her anything for our anniversary, and I got her a lovely pendant of amber, all done in silver. So she threatened told me NOT to get her anything for Valentine's day but that she was going to get me something. (I believe her exact words were "when you see this, you're gonna shit!)

Fully prepared for a spontaneous bowel evacuation, I received her gleeful news that the gift had arrived on time in spite of the bad weather. So, after picking me up at the gym, she brought me home to show off the gift.

Here's what she got me. (Cricket, now I don't have to covet yours....)

This thing totally rocks! And, of course, I have the best wife ever. I can also say that this entire post was generated using the gizmo. (I am such a geek.)

(Not without some errors, of course. The last bit in parentheses translated as (Yamauchi a geek)

"Yowza" also describes the wholly undeserved 20/20 I received on the final assignment for my most recent course. Guess I'll have to deal with the A+

"Y" is also for "yuck", which describes my play tonight. *sigh*

"Y" is for "Y am I so hungry?" Oh yeah, I didn't eat dinner yet. Guess the dinner bell tolls for me.

X is for X-traordinary

Hello to my remaining readers. Yes I know I've been gone a little while, but I had assignments due for school and a lovely vacation with my wife of now just over two years. No, I can't promise to post more frequently, but I do promise to keep posting. (Yes, Kal, that does mean you'll just have to keep begging, whining, grovelling & pleading fighting for Penny's attentions.)

So we continue with the Alphabet Series.

X is for X-traordinary. (Hey, it works phonetically, so deal with it!)

X-traordinary Tidbit #1 - The Steph blogged! I must say, she doesn't post often anymore but she's always a good read. Especially when she tries a little BUI (Blogging Under the Influence.) She is the step-sib of our friend (and other hopeful Penny-suck-up-suitor) Larry. Penny told me that Steph finally did a 100 Things list. I can't wait to sit down and enjoy it. Bring a snack, folks, because you might be a while.

X-traordinary Tidbit #2 - (TMI Warning!) Nature's cycles being what they are, Penny and I nearly wound up being bereft of travel sex on two consecutive trips. We didn't really plan it that way, but fate's a cruel diva when she wants to be. We accept these little potholes on the road of life and deal with them. Fortunately, Penny does maintain an even keel about it but every once in a while, the mask slips and her frustrations show. At one point, we were in the kitchen, getting some things for an afternoon meal and I gave her a hug and a little nuzzle of the neck. She grabbed me and whispered harshly in my ear, "Damnit, don't DO that to me or Mother Nature be damned, I will throw you on the floor and take you.right.here." Yep, this is why I married her, folks. For those of you who aren't completely turned off and still wondering, the stars did align and we managed to 'reconnect' in time for Anniversary #2.)

X-traordinary Tidbit #3 - My Awesome Wife. 'nuff said.

X-traordinary Tidbit #4 - Penny and I have been working very hard of late to, as we say, "cast smaller shadows." This involves some radical changes to our diet and eating habits (such as they were) and making trips to the gym. We've actually done quite well, but vacations tend to be a little hard on us, especially when her mother's cooking/hospitality is involved. My MiL is a wonderful woman and always makes sure her guests want for nothing. In true East Coast fashion, that includes copious amounts of food. Amazingly enough, we stayed very true to our plans and intake and probably managed to lose a little while we were down there and even walked about 7km almost every day. So, yay, us!

X-traordinary Tidbit #5 - Pan's Labyrinth is a freakin weird movie. Visually impressive and an amazing tale, but weird. Experience it for yourself.

X-traordinary Tidbit #6 - I've missed regular blogging. I really have, honest. School has me writing a lot (assignments, notes and discussion forum contributions) so some of my writing energies are drained, but I miss the simple, life-based pleasures of the blog. Unbelievably, this particular blog has been running for two years and its been a great trip so far. Blogs as a whole are becoming pretty mainstream and I'm curious to see the evolution.

X-traordinary Tidbit #7 - That would be all of you who still read this stuff every so often. I'm glad you're all still around. You regulars and lurkers rock.