Survivor followed by The Apprentice. I hope to finish the extremely dense book I’m reading tonight or tomorrow because when I went to the library last night I snagged the latest by one of my favorite authors of trashy novels.
I will go learn about the genetics of microbes for approximately 1.5 hours, after which I will go to participate in a short Japanese skit involving paper bag puppets, one of which is a zombie, and will eat the poor unsuspecting other puppets. at some point, quite likely all points, I will wish I were instead (or concurrently) drinking a beer or four.
It’s a good day for me, too. It’s my last day at my current job, which is exciting in itself, but on Monday I start a new job that so far sounds like it’s going to be great. So today’s the start of a long weekend. And that’s always good.
Go home.
Elder-sit the mom-in-law.
Have a whiskey sour or 4.
Contemplate how I’m 48 y.o., and work in a tech field where my skills are rapidly becoming obsolete. What isn’t obsolete seems very narrowly defined. Not much demand. Feeling too old to start over, yet way too young and poor to retire.
I have a degree, majored in philosophy… so -that’s- no help! :smack:
Maybe have another whiskey sour or 4.
Clean cat poop.
Take out trash.
I think I’ve already hit the high point of my day–got into the doctor’s office and actually got seen within 20 minutes. Had X-rays and discovered that I didn’t manage to break any bones in my wrist. Also, thrillingly to relate, instead of making me buy anti-inflammatories and muscle relaxers, my doctor gave me samples of those. And even more thrillingly, the drugstore was able to fill my hydrocodone-apap prescription in fewer than 5 minutes. So now I’m home, just took a few pills, and now I’m going to lie down and watch Spongebob Squarepants until I pass out.
Today I worked, and in about 1/2 hour I’m going to class.
The beer or four will happen next Thursday, when we have a party (or maybe go to a bar) to celebrate the last day of class. What a happy coincidence that it will also be Cinco de Mayo.
At 8 PM EST, I will interrupt regular programming to carry coverage of the president’s speech on our radio stations, and be here when it’s over to return to regular programming. And I’ll try not to think about how starving I am.