auger rig

"auger rig" are the first words out of my mouth most mornings. this is not as odd as it might seem. first of all, i don't glibly pronounce "auger rig" as three simple syllables, but rather draw it out, "awwwwwwwwwwwwwww-grrrrrrrrrrrrr riiiiiiiig." it's the early-morning sound i make when i wake up and arch my back and stretch, and the sounds come out in a burst of morning halitosis that i realized only this week could actually be construed as the words "auger rig."

which is all to say that i've been sleeping in late the last couple of mornings. i can afford to. nothing else to do.

ever since last memorial day weekend, i've been afraid of long stretches of unstructured time. the trouble with long stretches of unstructured time is that without having to go to work, take a trip, or meet and entertain friends, i tend to go into a sort of catatosis, sleeping late and spending hours doing nothing, being surprised that it's already gotten dark outside and i haven't even finished the pot of coffee that i brewed in the "morning" (which actually occurred in mid-afternoon), realizing that night that i've squandered a precious day of my life and vowing to be more productive the next day, only to wake up late again the following morning and do the whole thing over again.

but now i'm facing a test - over two weeks of nothing in particular that i'm required to do. as of today, i have enough vacation time accrued that i don't have to go to work again for the rest of the year. i could carry the vacation time over into next year, but i've managed to sort of catch up on every deadline i had hanging over me, and the business world is starting to slow down as more and more clients are heading out on vacations of their own. so it's up to me - go to work and try to act busy, or stay at home. i've decided to split the difference and work part time between now and year's end.

so, after thai night, all i had scheduled for the weekend was saturday's karate class at noon, but having slept late that morning and sipping coffee until quarter to twelve, i realized i wasn't going to make it to class, so i just let it slide. and managed not to leave the house all day.

today, the high point of the day, at least ambition-wise, was going food shopping. at least i was out of the house for a while.

tomorrow, i will go to the office in the morning (if nothing else, i have to complete a timesheet if i want to get paid - and i do - and speaking of money, as long as i'm there, i ought to catch up on expense reports). that evening, i have to open the zen center. but i'm free to do what i want with that afternoon and early evening.

i've written myself up a little list of chores to do, from buying more RAM for my computer to projects for the house. it will be interesting to see how much i actually get done.

As I was walking up the stairs,
I met a man who wasn't there.
He wasn't there again today.
I wish that he would go away.