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burns a redness on my face

I finally managed to stop listening to that one same CD. I apparently listened to it straight for almost 2 weeks. Its a good album but really, I needed more variety as it apparently snuck into my mood. So now it seems to be back to “Random – Play All” on the MP3 player and rocking out to whatever happens to be playing when I am at home.

So the Friday before memorial day I woke up feeling restless for various reasons so I hopped on the bike and started riding. Ended up hitting up South Dakota, just for a bit as I realised I was supposed to be meeting friends at the bar that evening. So I turned around came home.

Then on Saturday I went out for coffee and some reading, followed up by spending right around 8 hours at the state fair with Olaf, Kate and Anders. Was, truth be told, a damn good time, even if it really was way more walking then I am used to. Then it was out to the bars with some more friends.

Sunday I mostly bummed around, hung out doing very little before, you guessed it, going to the bars with a few friends. I am not used to having friends so readily available anymore, so it was pleasant but I am not used to going out that much at all anymore. Still, spent surprisingly little money at the bar.

The work week was, largely, uneventful. Some stuff here and there but nothing spectacular in any regard. They rolled out a new paid time off policy which is impacting me (and I am not happy about it) but if worse comes to worse… I call in sick. Could be worse in many ways.

This present weekend is shaping up to be largely uneventful. Nothing much planned and with the highways near me closed as of last night, its a pain in the ass to get much of anywhere these days. But hey, it could be worse. Actually between the crosstown project, the 35W bridge, the 694/35E construction, the 494 bridge… its really a pain in the ass to get anywhere all of the time.

I am looking forward to whichever weekend out of the next two that it is that I am headed towards E.C. Been managing to reconnect with some people who I haven’t really had a chance to talk to much recently. I am actually giving enough advanced warning that people can find the time to go to the bars or whatever! Guess its a sign of my advancing age (like I was telling one of my friends on the phone last night).

Also continuing to look forward to my trip to CO, just a few weeks away at this point. I think it will be damn nice to take a bit of a “real” vacation. I haven’t done that since 2005 for various reasons. Lots of day trips and the like but weekends or overnight trips but no multi-day trips to far away places. The best I managed was a trip last winter for 3 days to the east coast which I have many fond memories of.

Other then that, I guess the weather is starting to change. Or at least giving the impression that it wants to, which is much the same. Its 60s-70s around these parts during the day. One of my favorite seasons of the year, relax, a nice ride in the crisp air, stuff like that. Fall and spring man… the changing seasons. They really have some stuff going for them.

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