But, other than that particular conflict, it was a pretty nice day. I slept later then usual, until about seven a.m.. I am sleeping late due to work, in my opinion. The long hours have been taking it out of me and when I get a chance to sleep, I tend to sleep longer then usual. I don't think I am sleeping deep enough, I think my mind is always spinning, trying to be overwhelmed with all the stuff going on. Sometimes when I wake up in the middle of the night I have to remind myself that it is the middle of the night and there is next to nothing I can do about work. So much of what is going on in my current work world is completely out of my control.
Anyway, after waking, I showered, had a cup of coffee, and then met Tony for breakfast. We actually had a plan for the day. Tony is looking for a cheaper place to live - a tough challenge here in San Jose where the cost of living is rather high to start with. After breakfast we drove up to Fremont to check out some lower cost apartments Tony had found online. Since neither one of us is all that familiar with Fremont, it was a bit of an exploration. I wasn't terribly impressed with what we saw, though I credit part of that to the fact that it was a gray and gloomy day.
There was one apartment complex that I instantly like for the ambience. It was old, ratty, and run down - but it had character. When it comes to apartments, character counts. The cost savings, to me, isn't that great - he'll add to his commute time and he may only make marginal savings. Ultimately though, it is his call since he has to live there - and I definitely understand the urge to save money.
After a few hours of apartment scouting, we stopped in Union City and had lunch at Texas Roadhouse, then from there, drove down to the AMC theatres at Cupertino Square and saw the new Stallone movie (directed by a favorite of mine, the very talented Walter Hill). It was entertaining and it was definitely a Walter Hill movie, which was kind of cool and unexpected. There were a few false notes in casting, but other then that, it was a pretty entertaining bit of popcorn.
After Tony dropped me off I got in my car and drove up to a health food store in Mountain View to get some Paleo Bread (low carb or net zero carb bread) and a few other low carb treats - some cookies and some health bars. With all the hours working I am spending too much time sitting and not watching my diet as closely as I should, consequently my blood sugar is creeping up. It is still in the excellent range, but it has been consistent ten to twenty percent higher that I like it. It is going to take a fair spot of discipline to pull it back in the very excellent range.
Then, back home, and I settled in for the evening and watched "Spartacus: War of the Damned" off the DVR. A nice guilty pleasure that is. After a simple dinner I took a short and brisk walk around the neighborhood, then slipped back inside to this moment, where I am sitting here writing in my blog.
My plan for the evening is, I think, a little correspondence. I am going to write to T.R., then to my sister and brother, and then, perhaps, watch another show off the DVR before curling up and reading. I didn't work today, on purpose, because I figured the sixty one hours I worked last week was sufficient to earn me a day off. I don't know if that was a mistake or not since I could never shake the work thoughts. Tomorrow though, I am definitely going to have to feed the beast. I've got what I am estimating is between six and eight hours of work that I want to have done prior to Monday. Tonight though, I am going to continue just trying to relax and have an easy evening.
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